Energy Minister Angus Taylor is this week expected to release the government's first Low Emissions Technology Statement. It's likely to include ways to remove CO₂ from the air – but do they work?
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We cannot rely on technology development alone to deeply cut Australia's emissions. Other policies and more money will be needed.
A federal government plan to increase soil carbon stores is a folly that misunderstands the technology.
Turning food scraps and yard trimmings into compost improves soil, making it easier for people to grow their own food. City composting programs spread those benefits more widely.
Storing more carbon in soil helps slow climate change and makes croplands more productive. But there are two kinds of soil carbon that are both important, but function very differently.
Areas of the UK may lose their topsoil in little over a century according to new research.
Regenerative agriculture has the potential to build production and reducing pollution, but it needs a clearer definition.
The boreal forest is being reshaped by wildfire. As climate change intensifies wildfire activity, the boreal forest will likely become a carbon source.
More than one-fifth of global warming emissions come from land use. Sustainable farming can make soil healthier and better able to soak up carbon, while saving energy and boosting food production.
US agriculture is dominated by large farms that rely on chemical inputs. In contrast, regenerative farming makes land and water healthier by mimicking nature instead of trying to control it.
Climate change is shrinking winter snow cover in Northeast forests, which protects tree roots and soil from repeated freezing and thawing. This could stunt tree growth and forest carbon storage.
Leftover lactose from cheese production shows early promise as a treatment that can help soils retain water and nutrients, making them more resistant to drought.
Wetlands are some of the world's most undervalued weapons against climate change. They store huge quantities of carbon – but without better protection, many could soon be drained or paved over.
The Paris climate agreement aims to limit global warming to 2C above pre-industrial levels. We need to curb greenhouse gas emissions, but we can also make gains with carbon farming.
Pollution has increased carbon in our soils - which is good for climate change. But this carbon may not stay there for long.
To help feed a growing world population, restore biodiversity and slow climate change, a geologist calls for a moon shot effort to restore healthy soil around the world.
Whether or not farmers believe human activities are changing the climate (many don't), an agriculture specialist urges them to pursue payments for techniques that return carbon to the soil.
The current climate talks in Morocco are a golden opportunity for making strides on the adaptation of African agriculture. African countries need the tools necessary to do so.
Eating meat means greenhouse emissions. But the emissions from growing crops may have been underestimated, meaning that a climate-friendly diet isn't as straightforward as simply going vegetarian.
A new bid to boost the amount of carbon stored in the world's soils has been launched at the Paris climate summit.
Top contributors
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Professor of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington
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Professor of Digital Agriculture & Soil Science; Director, Sydney Institute of Agriculture, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Agriculture and Food Systems, University of Melbourne
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Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University
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Principal Research Scientist, University of British Columbia
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Megan C Evans is a Friend of The Conversation.
Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow, UNSW
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Adjunct Professor, Charles Sturt University
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Professor Emeritus, University of Melbourne
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Research ecologist, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Associate Professor James Cook University and University Fellow Charles Darwin University, James Cook University
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Professor in Soil-Landscape Modelling, University of Sydney
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Research Scientist, CSIRO Land and Water, CSIRO
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Technical University of Munich
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Adjunct Professor, University of New England
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Science Writer, University of Pennsylvania
