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Regulatory initiatives have developed carbon trading prospects to combat carbon emissions, providing specific industries with an “allowance” for each tonne of carbon dioxide they emit annually, known as carbon credits. This initial allocation of carbon credits can be free of charge, and businesses are presented with more opportunities to buy or sell carbon credits. Companies with reduced carbon emissions can sell their excess carbon credits to participants who have increased emissions— forming the carbon market.
A feature on global issues by Maryville University notes that emissions of greenhouse gases must be halved by 2030 to avoid a climate catastrophe. However, global economies representing 90% of all such emissions have yet to commit to cutting carbon outputs at sufficient rates to meet this goal. Through the formation of the carbon market, businesses and organizations may be more incentivized to cut down on carbon emissions through the use of carbon offsets. These voluntary schemes come from groups that already have active carbon reduction plans, aiding buyers to work toward carbon neutrality by reducing emissions elsewhere.
As more governments, businesses, and organizations join the carbon market, individuals and smaller organizations can find it difficult to purchase emission-reducing carbon credits. Furthermore, the voluntary carbon market often lacks transparency and quality control, so there is a greater need for more accountability to open up new markets. As shared in a review on blockchain solutions by One Earth, blockchain technology has become a means to improve the integrity and accessibility of carbon markets. Because it’s a publicly available record and a third-party intermediary is absent, it can avoid ambiguity over ownership and double counting emissions reductions while reducing administrative costs across the system.
These unique processes can streamline and accelerate the carbon market digitally, allowing organizations and individuals to meet their carbon footprint reduction goals much sooner. Furthermore, the global economy may become more efficient and effective in supporting climate action as funding is distributed more transparently.
Many are aware that agriculture, especially animal agriculture, greatly contributes to carbon emissions. However, the development of soil carbon capture systems and farming practices such as regenerative agriculture has significantly reduced agricultural emissions, even lowering existing carbon emission levels through soil carbon sequestration. Our post “How microBIOMETER® Changed the Farming Practice of a Syntropic Farmer” shares how regenerative agriculture is kept up sustainably: soil maintenance is regularly monitored through soil microbial count and the use of natural soil supplements, promoting soil development to capture carbon effectively. These methods prevent soil desertification and provide a great opportunity for farmers to turn climate-friendly agricultural practices into carbon credits.
Companies like NORI establish carbon markets in support of regenerative agricultural practices that perform as carbon removal solutions. A third-party validator measures land management practices and crop data to assess the impact of a farmer’s regenerative practices, providing credibility and transparency to how much carbon can be removed per contribution. Through the reliability of the blockchain system, the carbon market is sure to flourish, granting more people the freedom to make a positive environmental impact.
Written by Sophia Logan for microbiometer.com
Microbial activity in agricultural soils varies between and throughout the different seasons.
Seasonal dynamics are a major driver of soil microbial communities and specifically, temperature, moisture content, and the existence of plant life are considered the most important factors affecting microbial growth and activity within a season.
Fig Tree Organic Farm is located in regional Queensland, Australia, and is owned and operated by Adam Jones.
At first, Adam found some difficulty growing his crops for market, as the land previously experienced an overuse of chemicals, constant bush fires, and long drought periods. And despite his continuous use of compost baths and worm juice, he wasn’t seeing any vast improvements in his soil’s condition.
We had a wonderful time at the Healthy Soil Summit hosted by Acres USA! As always, we had the pleasure of meeting and speaking with many of our colleagues in the regenerative agriculture space.
Our booth was very busy throughout the two-day conference. Lucky for us, we were situated next to a compost processing and recycling collection company, Recology, who let us test their compost and vermicompost– enabling us to perform real world testing and demonstrate how our soil test and app functions.
You’ve probably read how important it is for your soil to have a large, diverse microbial population, but how do you know that all those microbes are good?
Well to start, a healthy and optimal microbial population in your soil will always have a mixture of good and bad microbes. Together, these microbes perform important tasks to keep the soil functioning and the plants flourishing. Despite the complex relationship between plant and soil microbes, research suggests that soil microbes play a significant role in nutrient cycling, structuring plant communities, influencing plant performance and growth, and in disease control, which is why it’s so important to have a dense and diverse microbial community.
IngenuityWorx has been working to prove that the application of nanobubble oxygen as an irrigation/fertigation tool can provide low cost, easily applied plant benefits both indoors and outdoors.
It has been known for over 40 years that increased oxygen to plant roots in soil improves nutrient absorption, reduces effects of saline water or sodic soils, and increases plant growth and yields. However, traditional aeration technology prevented its use. Aerated water was limited to very short application duration and limited travel time in an irrigation line with low oxygen transfer efficiency.
We are saddened to announce the passing of Prolific Earth Science’s founder and our beloved friend, Dr. Judy Fitzpatrick on June 26th, 2022 after a four year battle with cancer.
A microbiologist and immunologist, known professionally as Dr. Fitzpatrick, Judy received a PhD in immunochemistry at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She then started a medical diagnostic company, Serex. After selling Serex, Judy taught microbiology at Bergen Community College. A dedicated and passionate professor, she was beloved by the student body. In the last few days of her life, she received countless calls and emails from former students, and others she had encouraged and supported, a testament to the many lives she had touched.
This is an abridged version of Dr. Judith Fitzpatrick’s talk at last December’s Acres U.S.A. Eco-Ag conference. Article is also featured in the April 2022 issue of Acres U.S.A. magazine.
When a grower first goes organic, they often have one field that’s organic and, right next to it, a field that they’ve been farming conventionally.
Below is an interview with The San Antonio Food Bank who is using microBIOMETER® in their Farm and Garden Program.
How are you using microBIOMETER®?
We are using microBIOMETER to track the soil health on our farms, gardens and compost.
Zack Shier, Board Certified Master Arborist and Plant Health Care Manager at Joseph Tree Service, is utilizing microBIOMETER® in his study titled Effects of Humate and Organic Based Soil Treatments on Urban Soil Characteristics.
Introduction to the study. Urban soils have long plagued tree care providers with a difficult obstacle to tree health optimization.
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