Carbon Trading in Canada Agriculture加拿大市碳交易.ppt

Summary Jenny’s Equation for soil formation Soil=f(cl,pm,r,o,t) Soil is a function of climate, parent material, topography, biota and time Farmers are managers of the carbon and nitrogen cycles. Biota and time are the factors that can be managed here. Summary Farmers have real, measurable, additional carbon credits to offer world markets Clear policy is needed and will make or break the opportunities Commercialization can maintain and enhance sustainability with policy harmonization Stay tuned…….. Thank You! Questions? Don McCabe don.mccabe@ofa.on.ca * The various carbon offset accounting standards differ by ease of use, policy neutrality and flexibility and accounting rigor. * * * This process is reversible. If there is a reversion to cultivation any gains can be quickly lost. Some reasons: extended drought weed problem Carbon Trading in Canada Conservation Agriculture Carbon Offset Consultation October 29, 2008 Don McCabe Soil Conservation Council of Canada Presentation Outline Environmental Concern to Market Solution Real, Measurable, Additional (Government and Farmer Definitions) Baselines and Start Dates Market Participation (ownership, aggregation, liability, permanence) Environmental Concern Market Solution Kyoto and Canada - recognition of soil carbon sequestration Chicago Climate Exchange - commercialization Alberta’s compliance market -soil offsets part of the solution World Market Evolution Key Elements of a Performing Global Carbon Market Competitive energy markets Common, fungible units of C Standardized reporting of GHG data Transferability of assets across boundaries Number One Risk – Lack of a Common Standard - World Bank, State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2007 Carbon Accounting Standards Ease of Use Policy Neutral, Flexible ISO 14064-2 Accounting Rigor CCX CDM Others? GHG Protocol Standardizing means making policy decisions! Alberta/ Canada Real, Measurable, Additional Process Definitions In Canada And some under constru