If you buy a tonne of carbon stored in a field, what happens if the farmer … Why Soil Carbon Credits Can Reverse: Carbon You Paid For Can Leave AgainRead more
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Why Open Systems Are So Much Harder to Measure Than Closed Ones
Why can I trust a reading from a sealed box on the ground, but not … Why Open Systems Are So Much Harder to Measure Than Closed OnesRead more
How Deep Should a Soil Carbon Sample Go, and Why the Basis Matters More Than the Depth
Can a field lose carbon on paper without losing any carbon in the ground? Yes. … How Deep Should a Soil Carbon Sample Go, and Why the Basis Matters More Than the DepthRead more
What a Soil Carbon Credit Certifies, and What MRV Means
How do you sell a tonne of something you cannot see, cannot easily measure, and … What a Soil Carbon Credit Certifies, and What MRV MeansRead more
Why Proving Enhanced Rock Weathering Worked Is the Hard Part
For a season, I measured the carbon dioxide coming out of soil. You place a … Why Proving Enhanced Rock Weathering Worked Is the Hard PartRead more
Why Soil Carbon Is So Hard to Measure Well Enough to Sell
One study worked out how many soil samples it takes to prove a field has … Why Soil Carbon Is So Hard to Measure Well Enough to SellRead more
What Is Enhanced Rock Weathering, and How Does Crushed Rock Store Carbon?
Someone spreads crushed rock on a field. A few years later, they sell carbon credits … What Is Enhanced Rock Weathering, and How Does Crushed Rock Store Carbon?Read more
What Is Humus in Soil and Why Does Every Forest Depend on It?
If you pick up a handful of soil from a healthy forest floor it … What Is Humus in Soil and Why Does Every Forest Depend on It?Read more
What Is Peat and Why Are Peatlands Important for Carbon Storage
The soil beneath a northern bog can hold carbon that has been accumulating for ten … What Is Peat and Why Are Peatlands Important for Carbon StorageRead more