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☁️The Vulnerability of Soil Sequestration to Adulteration: The Need for Evidence-based Carbon #Sequestration Strategy As the world embraces carbon sequestration as a crucial strategy to mitigate climate change, a silent menace threatens to undermine our efforts. The adulteration of sequestered atmospheric carbon in soil, soil microbes & plants poses a significant risk to the integrity of carbon offsetting initiatives 📍The Carbon Contamination Conundrum: Research has shown that sequestered carbon can be compromised through various pathways: 1. Soil Microbe-Mediated Carbon Degradation: Certain #soil microbes, such as fungi & bacteria, can break down sequestered carbon through enzymatic reactions, releasing it back into the atmosphere(Schmidt et al., 2011) This process can be accelerated by factors like temp increases, soil moisture changes & nutrient availability 2. Plant-Mediated Carbon Leakage: Plants can absorb & release sequestered carbon through their roots & leaves, contaminating the soil carbon pool(Phillips et al.,2016) This can occur through mechanisms like: -Root exudation: Plants release organic compounds into the soil, which can stimulate microbial activity & carbon degradation -Leaf litter decomposition: Plant litter can decompose & release stored carbon into the soil, where it can be broken down by microbes 3. Soil Structure & Composition Alterations: Changes in soil structure & composition can lead to the release of sequestered carbon,compromising its long-term storage(Six et al.,2002) This can result from factors like: -Soil compaction: Increased soil density can reduce pore space, limiting carbon storage & promoting microbial activity -Soil erosion: Loss of topsoil can release stored carbon & reduce soil's carbon sequestration capacity 📍Consequences & Implications: The adulteration of sequestered atmospheric carbon has far-reaching consequences,including: 1️⃣Inflated Carbon Credits: Contaminated carbon pools can lead to overestimation of carbon sequestration, resulting in inflated carbon credits & undermining the integrity of carbon markets(Searchinger et al.,2017) 2️⃣Ecosystem Disruption: Altered soil carbon dynamics can disrupt ecosystem balance,affecting plant growth,microbial communities & nutrient cycling (Bardgett et al.,2014) 📍Mitigation Strategies & Quality Control: To ensure the integrity of carbon sequestration efforts, it is essential to implement: 1️⃣Robust MRV Protocols: Regular monitoring & verification of soil carbon pools,soil microbes & plant communities can detect contamination & prevent carbon leakage(Olander et al.,2018) 2️⃣Soil Mgmt Best Practices: Adoption of sustainable soil mgmt practices, such as conservation tillage & cover cropping, can minimize soil disturbance & promote carbon stability(Lal et al.,2018) The fight against carbon adulteration is a critical front in the battle against climate change –one that requires our collective attention, expertise & commitment.

"Fully one-third of methane emissions to the atmosphere – perhaps 15-20 times worse for global-warming potential per tonne than CO2 – arise from under-aerated waterways... Never has the need for environmental sustainability and water treatment been so critical – never has there been such a need for NBs." AquaB's CTO and founder Prof. Niall English explains why nanobubbles are so important and outlines the exciting potential of AquaB's electric-field generated nanobubbles in this new article. https://lnkd.in/ei7-_gKe #nanobubbles #watertreatment #greeninnovation #watertech #water #sustainability #greentech

A study on biochar production from corn cob, sugarcane bagasse, and rice husk using life cycle assessment found that corn cob had the highest environmental impact, while sugarcane bagasse had the least. Biochar application reduces global warming potential, with renewable energy significantly improving environmental outcomes. https://buff.ly/48qpG0p #Biochar #Pyrolysis #CarbonCapture

Methane Emissions Research Summary No.26: Satellite quantification of methane emissions from South American countries: A high-resolution inversion of TROPOMI and GOSAT observations [Sarah Hancock, Daniel Jacob, Zichong Chen, Hannah Nesser, Aaron Davitt , Daniel Varon, Melissa Sulprizio, Nicholas Balasus, Lucas Estrada, James D. East, Ph.D., Elise Penn, Cynthia Randles , John Worden , Ilse Aben , Robert Parker , Joannes Maasakkers] Main Takeaways: Satellite quantifications result in methane emissions estimates of 121 Tg/a for South America, which is significantly higher than the inventory estimate of 96 Tg/a. Most of the increase is from anthropogenic emissions, dominated by livestock (65%), followed by waste (16%), and oil/gas (13%). Total anthropogenic emissions in South America are 55% higher than in the prior estimate, reflecting increases in emissions from oil/gas (+158%), livestock (+48%), and waste (+37%). This study used 2021 TROPOMI and GOSAT satellite observations to infer methane emissions from South America at up to 25 km × 25 km resolution with an emphasis on the contributions from anthropogenic emissions in individual countries. The top seven emitting countries including Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay make up 93% of the total anthropogenic emissions in the region, with Brazil contributing the highest amount (40%). All countries except Bolivia, Brazil, and Suriname show significant upward corrections to their UNFCCC-reported anthropogenic emissions. UNFCCC-reported emissions for Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay are within the range of the inversion ensemble while UNFCCC-reported emissions for Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, and Peru are too low. Livestock emissions are underestimated in all four of these countries. Argentina and Venezuela also underestimate their oil/gas emissions. Peru has a large contribution from waste emission that is underestimated in its UNFCCC report. Waste (landfills and wastewater) is a large emissions sector across South America that sees a 50% upward correction to the UNFCCC prior estimate. waste estimate for Brazil is consistent with its UNFCCC report but all other countries are found to be too low. Argentina (+59%) and Peru (+150%) see the largest corrections. Peru lacks landfilling infrastructure so much of its waste resides in open dumpsites which may be unaccounted for in UNFCCC reports. Adding adequate closure systems to these dumpsites could greatly reduce Peru’s methane emissions. Oil/gas emissions are underestimated in all producing countries except Brazil. This study finds high methane intensities from the oil/gas sector in Venezuela (33 (29-54) %), Colombia (6.5%), and Argentina (5.9%). Livestock emissions are over 90% from enteric fermentation by cattle. Aside from Brazil and Bolivia, emission factors used in inventories are a factor of 2 too low. #methaneemissions #ghg #climate #TROPOMI #GOSAT #methane #southamerica #COP29 #oilandgas #landfill #waste

Today is the annual #InternationalDayofZeroWaste. According to #climate scientists, we must reduce #methane emissions by 30% by 2030–less than 6 years–to mitigate the worst effects of #climatechange.  Cities produce between 2.1-2.3 billion tons of municipal solid #waste every year. This waste decomposes in landfills and generates harmful methane emissions that permeate our atmosphere and substantially contribute to #globalwarming and #climatechange.  Methane is responsible for 40% of the Earth’s warming since the Industrial Revolution. 3 key benefits of sustainably managing the organic fraction of waste through actions like composting:  ✅ Reducing #Greenhouse Gas Emissions 🏭  ✅ Reducing the demand for synthetic fertilizers 🌱  ✅ Generating #renewable #energy through the production of #biogas ⚡🔌🔋 We work with more than 20 countries around the world to reduce both #waste and #methane emissions. Instead of waste being sent to landfills, we directly support governments, cities, communities and companies to separate the waste they produce at the source and put it to good use through #composting and waste to energy projects. Recycle Organics 📰 Subscribe to our newsletter ➡ https://lnkd.in/eEevGcCy ♻ 🍏 Learn about our #MethaneMitigation program ➡ https://lnkd.in/edeqrW-X 🌱 Support our mission ➡ https://lnkd.in/eGaEhtch #sdg12 #zerowasteDay #30March #RecycleOrganics #CutMethane #ZeroWaste #CircularEconomy 

#agricultural #emission #netzero #waste Agriculture, Forestry, & Land Use: = 18.4% of global emissions. Globally, 25–30% of total food produced is lost or wasted, and food waste is estimated e 8-10% of total man-made greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, 87% is plant based. Agriculture, Forestry, &Land Use account for 18.4% of greenhouse gas emissions. The food system as a whole—including refrigeration, food processing, packaging, and transport—accounts for around one-quarter of greenhouse gas emissions. Grassland (0.1%): when grassland becomes degraded, these soils can lose carbon, converting to carbon dioxide in the process. Conversely, carbon can be sequestered when grassland is restored (for example, from cropland). Therefore, emissions are net balance of carbon losses and gains from grassland biomass and soils. Cropland (1.4%): depending on the management practices used on croplands, carbon can be lost or sequestered into soils and biomass. This affects the balance of carbon dioxide emissions: CO2 can be emitted when croplands are degraded or sequestered when restored. The net change in carbon stocks is captured in emissions of carbon dioxide. This does not include grazing lands for livestock. Deforestation (2.2%): net carbon dioxide emissions from changes in forestry cover. This means reforestation is counted as “negative emissions” and deforestation as “positive emissions”. Net forestry change is, therefore, the difference between forestry loss and gain. Crop burning (3.5%): the burning of agricultural residues — leftover vegetation from crops such as rice, wheat, sugar cane, and other crops — releases carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane. Rice cultivation (1.3%): flooded paddy fields produce methane through a process called “anaerobic digestion”. Organic matter in the soil is converted to methane due to the low-oxygen environment of water-logged rice fields. 1.3% seems substantial, but it’s important to put this into context: rice accounts for around one-fifth of the world’s supply of calories and is a staple crop for billions of people globally.7 Agricultural soils (4.1%): nitrous oxide — a strong greenhouse gas — is produced when synthetic nitrogen fertilizers are applied to soils. This includes emissions from agricultural soils for all agricultural products — including food for direct human consumption, animal feed, biofuels, and other non-food crops (such as tobacco and cotton). Livestock & manure (5.8%): animals (mainly ruminants, such as cattle and sheep) produce greenhouse gases through a process called “enteric fermentation”. microbes in their digestive systems break down food, they produce methane as a by-product. This means beef and lamb tend to have a high carbon footprint, and eating less is an effective way to reduce the emissions of your diet. “Livestock” emissions here include direct emissions from livestock only

Bravo Mark Stoermann for your editorial on the benefits of #anaerobicdigesters! #Methane is a potent #greenhousegas, responsible for 30% of #globalwarming since the Industrial Revolution. While reducing #dairy consumption is one way to cut #emissions, it’s not enough. Anaerobic digestion of #manure offers a powerful solution. This natural process reduces #methaneemissions significantly and produces #biogas, which can be used as #renewableenergy. A recent Energy Vision study found that building more anaerobic digesters is one of the most cost-effective ways to achieve the U.S. goal of cutting methane emissions by 30% by 2030. Supporting #sustainable solutions like #digesters help our #dairyfarmers thrive. #climateaction #sustainablefarming #GHG

Did you know the ocean generates 50% of the oxygen we breathe, captures 90% of excess heat, and absorbs 25% of all CO2 emissions? 🌍 As the planet’s largest carbon sink, the ocean plays a key role in regulating our climate. Now, a growing number of carbon removal initiatives are looking to increase the carbon sequestration potential of the ocean even further. Here’s a look at the most common approaches (among many more): 🔹 Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE) OAE involves adding an alkaline solution like sodium hydroxide to the ocean to make the water less acidic so it can absorb more CO2. This process creates carbonate minerals that eventually settle on the ocean floor, trapping carbon for thousands of years. 🔹 Biomass Sinking This method involves growing carbon-rich plants like seaweed or utilizing land-based plants and sinking them into the deep ocean, where low microbial activity ensures the carbon in the plants remains sequestered for millennia. 🔹 Microalgae Cultivation & Sequestration By fertilizing phytoplankton — tiny marine plants essential to the ocean food web — we can boost the ocean’s inherent ability to capture carbon. This can be achieved by adding nutrients to surface waters or by upwelling nutrient-rich deep waters. Ocean CDR holds enormous potential for long-term, cost-effective carbon removal and each of these methods offers unique benefits. However, they also present challenges and risks to marine ecosystems such as overnutrition leading to algal blooms and anoxic zones, or alkalinity pockets arising from OAE. A challenge concerning all methods is the accurate measurement, monitoring, reporting, and verification (#MRV) of the removal activities. Due to the vastness of the ocean and the diffuse nature of some approaches, the accurate monitoring of carbon removal processes and their potential ecosystem effects is a complex task. Pilot projects are important for exploring various pathways and learning from real-world applications. Additionally, it’s vital that these projects receive the necessary funding to conduct thorough impact assessments and ensure that we learn by doing—without causing harm. Continuous analysis and extensive research are key to fully understanding the environmental impacts and developing robust MRV systems. Continuous analyses and extensive research are key to fully assessing the environmental impacts and developing robust MRV systems. Want to dive deeper into durable carbon removal? Explore our website for an overview of the most relevant technologies ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eAxG_mQA Is your company pioneering ocean CDR? Join our Carbonfuture Catalyst program to scale your innovations ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dGyKZX7S Stay informed on the latest CDR market insights and news by signing up for our newsletter ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eTcNed7F    #carbonremoval #OceanCDR #netzero #sustainability #climateaction #CDR

Human activity due to greenhouse gas emissions has undoubtedly caused the global temperature to rise, with an average of +1.1°C between 2011 and 2020 compared to 1850–1900. The #planet's greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase as a result of fossil fuel use, unsustainable #energy consumption, land use, lifestyles, consumption and production patterns," says the sixth summary report on #climate change, published in March 2023 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. In fact, this is only one of the conclusions of scientists who #regularly and for more than one year in a row draw attention to the connection between #greenhouse gas emissions and climate change and call for immediate action. The level of #modern #agricultural development provides consumers with a wide choice of products, but at the same time causes significant damage to the environment. This is why the decarbonization trend is an important part of plans around the world to reduce environmental damage.🙌 Emissions of greenhouse #gases in this sector are due to the use of #mineral #nitrogen #fertilizers, utilization of #agricultural waste, intestinal #fermentation of #animals (methane emissions), loss of #organic #carbon in the soil during processing, burning of fuel by agricultural machinery in #agribusiness, etc. 🤔At the same time, the climate crisis is becoming increasingly acute, and agricultural production is unstable. At the same time, it is important to ensure minimal mechanical intervention in the soil structure, creating an organic layer in which at least 30% is occupied by harvest or covering residues, to diversify plant species with the help of crop rotation. Taking all this into account, the steps for #decarbonization in agriculture should be as follows: 🔹Extension and subsidies for organic #farming and minimum tillage #technologies; 🔹Stimulation of changes in the structure of cultivated areas to improve the efficiency of agricultural land use; decommissioning of degraded lands; 🔹Implementation of #nutrient management systems (agrochemicals); 🔹Implementation of a system for monitoring the content of organic carbon in the #soil; 🔹Production and use of solid biofuel from agricultural waste; 🔹Assessment of emissions from animal husbandry taking into account the entire production cycle (direct and indirect emissions); production of #biogas from livestock waste; 🔹Use of information and telecommunication means for the dissemination of new technologies. Share with us your opinion in the comments on this topic🤔💚

Today is the final day to register for our upcoming Roads to Removal event next week with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory! RSVP via https://lnkd.in/gx6tDRQi The free two-day symposium will focus on Indiana's role in helping the United States become a net-zero greenhouse gas nation by 2050. This is the only Roads to Removal event in the Midwest and will have a heavy focus on our region's agriculture and farming sectors. We have dozens of national and local experts coming to Indianapolis for the event to discuss topics including: • Soil-based practices for carbon dioxide removal, such as cover cropping and perennial crops. • Opportunities and challenges with Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage, known as BiCRS. • The future of renewable energy sources like ethanol, bio-based diesel, and sustainable aviation fuels. • How carbon pricing, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the Farm Bill are shaping climate policy. • Opportunities and concerns with carbon removal, storage, and transportation. • The impact carbon renewal and renewable energy strategies can have on Indiana’s workforce, economy, and policies. Former Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Janet McCabe will serve as the symposium’s keynote speaker. Indiana State Rep. Carey Hamilton (D-87) and former U.S. Ambassador and seventh-generation farmer Kip Tom will address Indiana-specific policy, workforce, and economic opportunities. Mark Elless with the U.S. Department of Energy and Alyssa Charney with the U.S. Department of Agriculture will also join discussions during the event. Additional panelists include Andy Tauer and Caitlin Smith from the Indiana Farm Bureau and Courtney Kingery with the Indiana Soybean Alliance, as well as regional leaders and experts from Indiana University, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and other key organizations and academic institutions. Carey Hamilton Tom Farms USDA US Dept Of Energy Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc. USEPA Indiana Soybean Alliance Keystone Cooperative Indigo Ag Argentina