January 27 to February 3, 2023
Initiative « 4 pour 1000 » - Interview de Paul Luu
30 janvier 2023
Initiative 4 pour 1000 : « Les solutions viendront des agriculteurs »
Interview de Paul Luu par Actu-environnement
Afin de sortir du tout chimique et développer des pratiques favorables au stockage du carbone dans les sols, les agriculteurs doivent s'entrainer pour trouver les bonnes recettes, selon Paul Luu, Secrétaire Exécutif de l'Initiative « 4 pour 1000 ».
“4 per 1000” Initiative - quotation
January 31, 2023
[Commentary] Soil organic carbon as an indicator of health of agroecosystems requires qualification
“4 per 1000” Initiative - Paul Luu - quotation
January 30, 2023
Nathalie Masse (50) Cycles 8000 Kms Across The Globe To Raise Awareness Of The Soil Crisis Under The Aegis Of ‘Wheels For Soil’ and ‘Save Soil Movement’
Agriculture and Agroforestry - Soil - Food Security
Agriculture - Soil - Farm soil - Ashes - Larvae
February 1, 2023
From ashes to fly larvae, new ideas aim to revive farm soil
Agriculture - Organic Food - Field Report - USDA
January 25, 2023
The Field Report: The Future of Organic Food Is Taking Shape at the USDA—and Beyond
Plus, the EPA will study water pollution from CAFOs, the FDA takes on lead in baby food, and some families are waiting months for SNAP benefits.
Agriculture - Pastoralism - Future of Food
January 24, 2023
Does Pastoralism Have a Place in the Future of Food?
People have been herding animals for millennia. The author of ‘Hoofprints on the Land’ argues that, unlike industrial-scale animal operations, the approach plays a vital role in our ecologies and economies.
Agriculture - Pesticides regulation - Science
January 23, 2023
The science is clear: We need an ambitious, undelayed pesticides regulation
Carbon markets
Voluntary carbon markets: a misunderstood climate solution [Commentary]
Eco-Business, Sandeep Roy Choudhury, 30 January
[source Nature4Climate]
Eco-Business publishes a commentary from Sandeep Roy Choudhury, co-founder of VNV Advisory Services, who drills into the purpose of voluntary carbon markets, arguing that they're voluntary actions by corporate climate leaders to help finance urgent climate action across the world. Choudhury questions the pushback against carbon markets which overlooks the valuable stream of finance they provide frontline communities in the Global South to reduce their emissions too. Carbon Pulse carries a commentary from Edward Mitchard, professor of global change mapping at the University of Edinburgh’s School of GeoSciences, and chief scientist of service provider Space Intelligence, who argues that carbon markets can be tricky but are necessary to address emissions quickly. The London School of Economics and Political Science and Grantham Institute shares a commentary exploring how the net mitigation benefits of carbon credits can be achieved despite the variable and uncertain quality of credits in the current market. BusinessGreen shares a letter from 49 different organizations representing a mix of developers, ratings platforms, NGOs, marketplaces, intermediaries, and industry bodies supporting high-integrity carbon markets. Niklas Kaskeala, co-founder of Compensate, weighed in on LinkedIn suggesting that the claims able to be made with REDD credits is changed. Rich Gilmore, CEO of Carbon Growth Partners, explains why "junk" credits are a smaller problem than many think.
The Guardian shares letters from readers responding to its article claiming more than 90% of Verra's forest conservation credits were unverifiable. Mongabay covers the confusion the business community faces when considering whether carbon markets are a worthwhile investment. Energy Monitor shares a new report by Imperial College Business School and forest carbon accelerator Terraformation that finds investors in forest carbon credits can reduce their financial risk and increase returns by establishing diversified investment portfolios in the tropics. Carbon Pulse covers a statement from Norway sharing their support for jurisdictional REDD+ carbon credits. Climate Advisers shares six trends to watch that will set the narrative around carbon credits in 2023.
Al Jazeera carries a commentary from Vijay Kolinjivadi, post-doctoral fellow at the University of Antwerp, who describes the voluntary carbon market and many other popular climate solutions as a calculated practice by the private sector to appease those who care about climate change without actually investing in system changes necessary to reduce emissions.
Follow The Money provides a deep dive report on South Pole's largest carbon credit project that they claim has overstated its carbon reductions worth millions of dollars based on internal call recordings it recovered from South Pole's team. Carbon Pulse reports that South Pole has paused offset sales from this REDD+ project as it revalidates the project's baseline assumptions.
[source Nature4Climate]
Crédit carbone - Compensation CO2 - Manque de fiabilité
February 1, 2023
Après les enquêtes du Guardian et de Cash Investigation, voilà pourquoi il ne faut pas (encore) tuer les crédits carbone.
De nouvelles enquêtes publiées ces derniers jours ont démontré une nouvelle fois le manque de fiabilité des crédits carbone, utilisés notamment par les grandes entreprises pour compenser leurs émissions de CO2 au lieu de les réduire. Un débat qui n'est pas nouveau et qui jette l'opprobre sur ce marché. Mais la polémique pourrait accoucher d'un marché des crédits carbone plus exigeant car tout n'est pas à jeter.
Crédit carbone - Compensation CO2 - Finance climat - Manque de fiabilité - South Pole
1er février 2023
Le scandale des crédits carbone jette le discrédit sur la finance climat et l’un de ses pionniers, South Pole
Le marché des crédits carbone est en plein développement. Une étude récente prévoyait qu’il passe de 67,3 milliards de dollars en 2022 à plus de 200 milliards en 2027. Cette prédiction pourrait ne pas se réaliser car la décrédibilisation du business des crédits carbone et d’un de ses fleurons, le Suisse South Pole, pourrait donner un coup d’arrêt au principal outil de neutralité carbone utilisé par les acteurs financiers et les grandes entreprises.
Policies and governments
UE - Agriculture - Ministres - Décisions environnementales - Sols
31 janvier 2023
Les ministres de l’Agriculture de l’UE veulent plus de poids dans les décisions environnementales
Les ministres de l’Agriculture de 16 États membres de l’UE ont demandé à avoir plus de poids, au même titre que les ministres de l’Environnement, sur les mesures durables qui ont des ramifications dans le secteur agricole.
EU - Agriculture - Ministers - Environmental Decisions – Soils
January 31, 2023
EU agri ministers push for more power in environmental matters
British government - English farms - Conservation - Post-Brexit subsidies
January 27, 2023
English farms to get post-Brexit subsidies for conservation
The incentives will provide for growers to make business plans as direct payments are phased out, the British government said. Formerly, they received payments under the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy based on the land they work.
