It seems that action to regulate greenhouse emissions in the USA might occur sooner rather than later, despite the lack of progress of two pieces of climate legislation through the US Congress.  View the rest of the post here

Recent discussion about the role of livestock in global atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations has spread to India. A recent Australian Farm Institute Newsletter challenged the 'less meat means less heat' push by highlighting that many of the assumptions made in relation to this issue are incorrect.  View the rest of the post here

"Additionality" and "Enforcability" are two issues associated with the inclusion of agricultural offsets in a mandatory 'Cap and Trade' emission reduction scheme that require careful consideration, according to a new review of the issue published by Professor Ben Gramig of Purdue University in the USA.  View the rest of the post here

A report released by the WWF in the UK has started to highlight the complexities of agricultural greenhouse emissions, and has identified that simply substituting meat and dairy products for processed plant substitutes (such as tofu) is unlikely to actually reduce greenhouse emissions.  View the rest of the post here

Commentary in the media over recent days has highlighted that even the so-called 'experts' are confused about soil carbon. While some are saying that soil carbon revenue for farmers would be greater under the Government's CPRS, the Government itself argues the opposite, even if (and thats a big if) soil carbon was recognised under the CPRS - which the Government has said it will not be!  View the rest of the post here

The Coalition has released its climate change policy, detailing the alternative approach that would be adopted if it won Government. The policy aims to meet the Government's commitment to reduce emissions by 5% by 2020, with more than half the emission reduction to be achieved through soil carbon sequestration.  View the rest of the post here