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Major soil carbon protocols deliver sharply different credits for same farm practices, study finds

Published 18:57 on December 21, 2025 / Last updated at 01:04 on December 22, 2025 / Americas (US & Canada), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Voluntary carbon market protocols for agricultural soil carbon can generate vastly different numbers of credits for the same underlying farming practices, raising fresh questions about whether such credits are truly equivalent, according to a new study.
Voluntary carbon market protocols for agricultural soil carbon can generate vastly different numbers of credits for the same underlying farming practices, raising fresh questions about whether such credits are truly equivalent, according to a new study.


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