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Qualitative study finds agricultural soil carbon offsets lack additionality

Published 21:53 on September 25, 2023  /  Last updated at 21:53 on September 25, 2023  / Joan Pinto /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

US farmers are implementing sustainable agricultural practices irrespective of monetary incentives, and are also voicing concerns about the burdens of participating in the voluntary carbon market (VCM), according to an academic study published Monday that pointed to a resulting absence of additionality from such soil carbon projects.
US farmers are implementing sustainable agricultural practices irrespective of monetary incentives, and are also voicing concerns about the burdens of participating in the voluntary carbon market (VCM), according to an academic study published Monday that pointed to a resulting absence of additionality from such soil carbon projects.


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