Draft regulations for Canada’s new carbon market show Canadian farmers won’t receive credit for removing any greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from the atmosphere prior to 2017. Federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson on Friday announced the offset market, to be known as the Federal Greenhouse Gas Offset System. A 60-day public consultation period on draft regulations […] Read more
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No credit expected for farmers’ past work in new carbon market
Work on protocols for specific projects to begin this spring, department says
Group calls for investment in farm greenhouse gas reduction
Farmers for Climate Solutions says $300 million is needed from government
A group of farmers is calling for the federal government to invest $300 million to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on farms. Farmers for Climate Solutions says such an investment could reduce agricultural emissions by 10 million tonnes. Why it matters: The federal government is currently working on creating its 2021 budget and there’s an expectation […] Read more
Opinion: Biden’s victory a win for carbon pricing policy
Canada’s carbon pricing could help products get through a stiffer U.S. border
United States President-elect Joe Biden’s climate strategy will lay waste to the tired opposition some Canadians have to our country’s carbon pricing policy. Biden campaigned on aggressively combating climate change. When he becomes president in January, it is expected he will create investment in green technologies. Like Canada, the U.S. will soon be trying to […] Read more
Toning down plant vs. animal rhetoric
The benefit for the climate could be in linking systems closer to reduce waste
The true measure of livestock farming and sustainability is found somewhere between the big picture and the devil in the details. Sara Place, chief sustainability officer, Elanco Animal Health, boiled down the opportunities and challenges mired in societal perceptions, ecological impacts and the economic feasibility around sustainability at the recent Royal Agricultural Winter Fair’s Virtual […] Read more
Density, not diversity key to northern forest carbon sequestration
Science Notes: Forests can play a crucial role in mitigating climate change
An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has found that carbon sequestration is best in forests in cold and dry regions with an abundance of trees, not diversity of species. Inventory data from natural forests on five continents show that species diversity is optimal for equatorial and tropical rainforests, and that, conversely, […] Read more
Fertilizer use fuelling climate-warming nitrous oxide emissions, study says
London | Reuters — Rising use of nitrogen-based fertilizers is driving up global emissions of nitrous oxide, a lesser-known greenhouse gas, complicating efforts to limit climate change, scientists reported in a study on Wednesday. Most of the focus in curbing climate-warming gas emissions has focused on the most abundant, carbon dioxide, and one of the […] Read more
McCain builds farms to showcase sustainable practices
The company has committed to reducing the impact of its potato operations
Glacier Farmmedia – McCain Foods says it is building the farm of the future. The New Brunswick company announced in mid-July that it wants potato production to be more sustainable. To that end, McCain’s is establishing three Farms of the Future to learn how regenerative agriculture and innovation can work at scale in potato farming. […] Read more
Methane reducing additives that work
Herd management remains most important factor
Lemongrass has received media attention of late for its potential to reduce methane emissions in livestock. However, it’s just the latest in a long line of additives being studied. Following 10 to 15 years of investigations into other compounds, some clear winners have emerged, according to Dr. Karen Beauchemin, a research scientist who specializes in […] Read more
Burger King backtracks on lemongrass sass
Inconclusive data and misguided communication makes the company’s latest sustainability campaign a real stinker
If the theme song used by Burger King in a recent ad campaign is cartoonish and hokey, the story behind the campaign is even less believable, livestock nutrition experts say. Some experts say the company’s claims that lemongrass can substantially reduce the amount of methane emitted by cattle are misguided and based on inconclusive research. […] Read more
U.S. beef ranchers sour on Burger King lemongrass ration
RBI arm launches '#CowsMenu' program, 'Reduced Methane' Whopper
A new U.S. sustainability campaign from one of the world’s biggest fast food chains, training its lens on beef cattle passing gas, has “disappointed” some cattle producers while also proposing its own new feedlot ration as a way to help cut emissions. Burger King, owned by Toronto-based Restaurant Brands International, on Tuesday launched the “#CowsMenu” […] Read more
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