Union of Concerned Scientists: Soils to Reverse Climate Change: What Do We Know about “Carbon Farming” Practices?
„“Carbon farming,” in my world as a scientist who studies soils and crop production, seems to be all the rage these days in the media. The idea is to build up carbon in soil while drawing down carbon in the atmosphere through improved soil management. This matters because building healthy soils requires adding carbon, while stabilizing the climate requires taking carbon out of the atmosphere. I want to dig—pun intended!—deeper into the nitty-gritty and discuss what we already know about a few agricultural practices that commonly come up in this discussion.“