EU new vision for agriculture signals cautious approach to carbon farming

Published 18:09 on February 19, 2025 / Last updated at 18:09 on February 19, 2025 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS)

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Brussels is taking a measured stance on carbon farming, preferring to build on existing voluntary initiatives rather than impose a complex new system of capturing carbon on the EU's 9 million farms, EU Agriculture Commissioner Christophe Hansen told Carbon Pulse on Wednesday.
Brussels is taking a measured stance on carbon farming, preferring to build on existing voluntary initiatives rather than impose a complex new system of capturing carbon on the EU's 9 million farms, EU Agriculture Commissioner Christophe Hansen told Carbon Pulse on Wednesday.


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