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After IPCC 2006 Volume 4 Chapter 1

After IPCC 2006 Volume 4 Chapter 1. Carbon – a GROWING issue. There is as yet no agreed way to calculate the carbon foot print of a farm …..so how can sensible policy be formulated ?.

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After IPCC 2006 Volume 4 Chapter 1

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  1. After IPCC 2006 Volume 4 Chapter 1 Carbon – a GROWINGissue There is as yet no agreed way to calculate the carbon foot print of a farm …..so how can sensible policy be formulated ? Currently the emissions are calculated by identifying emission sources and multiplying by national emission factors Can the farmer be credited for the carbon captured in the growing crop ? But what should be included ? Should the farmer get credit for the carbon embedded in the products which leave the farm e.g meat, milk, grain, vegetables etc. Want to know more? www.nfus.org.uk Jan Dick, Pete Smith, Ron Smith, Alan Lilly, Andrew Moxey, Jim Booth, Colin Campbell, Drew Coulter

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