{"id":17644,"date":"2022-04-12T11:00:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/?p=17644"},"modified":"2022-04-11T19:13:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T17:13:04","slug":"eu-council-carbon-farming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/agricultural-industry\/eu-council-carbon-farming\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbon farming regulation getting closer in EU as Council adopts conclusions"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Council of the EU Ministers has approved the Commission’s conclusions on soil carbon sequestration. The implementation of these practices in agriculture is expected to save 42 million tons of CO2 in the European Union by 2030<\/h2>\n

by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n

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A new step forward has been made for carbon farming in the EU. The Council of the European Union<\/strong> has approved the conclusions<\/a> expressed in December by the Commission on carbon sequestration in agricultural soils. This initiative, aims to “encourage agricultural practices that help to capture carbon from the atmosphere and store it in soil or biomass in a sustainable way.”<\/p>\n

The conclusions, according to an official statement<\/a>, “specify what the Council expects from the certification framework for carbon removals, for which a legislative proposal will follow at the end of this year<\/strong>, to ensure that economic value is attached to practices that increase carbon removal and storage, based on scientifically proven measurement requirements.”<\/p>\n

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Farm Ministers have adopted conclusions on carbon farming, based on the parts of the Commission\u2019s \u2018sustainable carbon cycles\u2019 communication that deal with agriculture and forestry https:\/\/t.co\/l7NjA2NYkt<\/a><\/p>\n

— AGRI NEWS EU (@amcgmobile) April 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n