Carbon

Agforce takes Federal Govt to court over GAB carbon capture

QUEENSLAND’S AgForce has filed court proceedings against Federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek after months of opposition to a proposed plan to inject waste CO2 into the Great Artesian Basin…Read More

Eric Barker, March 18, 2024

In a landscape of climate change, what is the issue with soil carbon?

DEBATE is raging about the legitimacy of the new soil carbon industry after a handful of Australian producers broke new ground last year with large-scale issuances of soil carbon credits..Read More

Eric Barker, March 13, 2024

Climate change, security and wool at next Delegate forum

CLIMATE change, economic security and key wool industry issues will be discussed at the annual Delegate Show forum on Friday, 1 March…Read More

Sheep Central, February 26, 2024

Ag net zero plan a major push for ‘climate neutral’ recognition

AGRICULTURAL groups have made a big push for recognition of the short-lived nature of livestock methane emissions in the Federal Government’s main climate-related target…Read More

Eric Barker, February 16, 2024

Funding available for solutions to reduce livestock emissions

The Australian Government has released grant guidelines for the next funding round under Stage 3 Round 2 of the Methane Emissions Reduction in Livestock (MERiL) program…Read More

Sheep Central, January 24, 2024

Zero Net Emissions Ag CRC targets methane-free sheep

THE Zero Net Emissions Agricultural Cooperative Research Centre is being established to help the $70-billion sector reduce its carbon footprint…Read More

Sheep Central, January 19, 2024

Carbon case: challenges for Jigsaw Farms to keep carbon neutral status

WHILE Victorian-based Jigsaw Farms were one of the pioneers of carbon neutral agriculture, a new study of the operation has highlighted some challenges ahead to maintain its neutral status…Read More

Eric Barker, January 15, 2024

COP28 global agrifood roadmap recognises livestock’s role

THE United Nations has released a “global agrifood roadmap” at the COP28 conference in Dubai that aims to eradicate global hunger and nutrition while transforming agrifood systems from a net emitter to a carbon sink…Read More

Sheep Central, December 13, 2023

Hear Australian COP 28 presenters in free webinar

LIVESTOCK producers will this week get to interact with Australian livestock stakeholders who presented at the recent COP 28 summit in the United Arab Emirates city Dubai…Read More

Sheep Central, December 11, 2023

Calls for government intervention on carbon capture project

A CONTROVERSIAL plan to inject waste CO2 from a coal-fired power station into an aquifer of the Great Artesian Basin has been met with calls for the project to be abandoned or rejected…Read More

Eric Barker, November 29, 2023

Lamb ‘most sustainable food you can eat’, CSIRO research shows

AUSTRALIA should be riding on the sheep’s back once again according to climate science research that shows lamb is “the most sustainable food in the Australian food system.”..Read More

James Nason, November 24, 2023

2000 conservation volunteers sign up to investigate land clearing

CONCERNS have been raised about the approach of the Australian Conservation Foundation after a letter was sent to a New South Wales producer enquiring about some “potentially illegal” land clearing…Read More

Eric Barker, November 22, 2023

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