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<p>In the light of the Green Deal and its ‘Farm to Fork’ and ‘Biodiversity’ strategies, the EU aims to find new ways to decrease GHG emissions through the EU Carbon Farming initiative stating that farming practices that remove CO<sub>2</sub> from the atmosphere should be rewarded in line with the development of new EU business models. The Carbon farming initiative is a new approach and concludes that carbon farming can significantly contribute to climate change mitigation. As European Commission acknowledges that carbon farming is in its infancy and there is a lot to be addressed, in the years towards 2030, result-based carbon farming plots and schemes should be settled by the Member States and local governments; therefore, the existing solutions for reducing emissions through improved farming practices should be defined for each region. The research identifies carbon farming solutions in the agriculture sector – minimal/zero tillage, carbon sequestration in soils, biogas and biomethane production, perennial plant growing, and agroforestry and described.</p>
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In the light of the Green Deal and its ‘Farm to Fork’ and ‘Biodiversity’ strategies, the EU aims to find new ways to decrease GHG emissions through the EU Carbon Farming initiative stating that farming practices that remove CO2 from the atmosphere should be rewarded in line with the development of new EU business models. The Carbon farming initiative is a new approach and concludes that carbon farming can significantly contribute to climate change mitigation. As European Commission acknowledges that carbon farming is in its infancy and there is a lot to be addressed, in the years towards 2030, result-based carbon farming plots and schemes should be settled by the Member States and local governments; therefore, the existing solutions for reducing emissions through improved farming practices should be defined for each region. The research identifies carbon farming solutions in the agriculture sector – minimal/zero tillage, carbon sequestration in soils, biogas and biomethane production, perennial plant growing, and agroforestry and described.

Development and Assessment of Carbon Farming Solutions

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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In the light of the Green Deal and its ‘Farm to Fork’ and ‘Biodiversity’ strategies, the EU aims to find new ways to decrease GHG emissions through the EU...

Development and Assessment of Carbon Farming Solutions

Publicado en línea: 11 oct 2022

Páginas: 898 - 916

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2022-0068

Palabras clave
Agriculture emission mitigation, biodiversity, biogas production, biomethane, carbon farming methods, CO sequestration, minimal tillage, perennial plants, soils, solutions, zero tillage

© 2022 Ketija Bumbiere et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Development and Assessment of Carbon Farming Solutions

Publicado en línea: 11 oct 2022

Páginas: 898 - 916

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2022-0068

Palabras claveAgriculture emission mitigation, biodiversity, biogas production, biomethane, carbon farming methods, CO sequestration, minimal tillage, perennial plants, soils, solutions, zero tillage

© 2022 Ketija Bumbiere et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
Agriculture emission mitigation, biodiversity, biogas production, biomethane, carbon farming methods, CO sequestration, minimal tillage, perennial plants, soils, solutions, zero tillage