Farm Carbon Calculators : Progress, Standards and Future Trends (Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science)

Farming has a unique role to play in achieving global net zero goals due to its ability to reduce its own emissions and offset those produced by other sectors. Carbon calculators help farm businesses estimate their greenhouse gas emissions, identify ways to reduce them, enhance carbon sequestration, measure progress towards becoming carbon neutral or negative, and support activities such as the issuing and trading of carbon credits. Farm carbon calculators: Progress, standards and future trends provides a comprehensive overview of a range of leading carbon calculators available to farm businesses and highlights their key role in supporting sustainable agriculture. The book considers the origins, scope and principles of key calculators used by farmers across Europe, North America and Australia, assesses their strengths and weaknesses and discusses ways they can be improved going forward.