Australia: Why complete a farm carbon emissions profile?

Published 2024년 12월 12일

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The article highlights Wes Graham's involvement in the Carbon Neutral 2030 (CN30) project, a four-year initiative aimed at helping the red meat industry achieve net zero emissions by 2030. Funded by Meat & Livestock Australia's Producer Demonstration Site program, the project guides farmers in measuring and reducing their carbon footprint, with a focus on productivity improvements. Participants use tools like the Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre's Sheep and Beef Greenhouse Accounting Framework to calculate emissions and identify mitigation strategies. Graham, who supplies beef to a major supermarket with a carbon-neutral range, discusses the importance of professionalism and best practices in achieving carbon neutrality, emphasizing the need for farmers to take action and improve their environmental impact.
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A simple rule farmers working across all production systems follow is if you can't measure it, you can't improve it. For this reason and with the red meat industry's push towards a 2030 net zero target, Esperance mixed livestock and cropping producer Wes Graham decided to get involved in the four-year Carbon Neutral 2030 (CN30): Getting Started on Farm project. Run by ASHEEP & BEEF in collaboration with Richard Brake Consulting and local producers, the project is funded by Meat & Livestock Australia's (MLA) Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) program. Mr Graham said there were many reasons why livestock producers should not accept the blame for causing global warming or variations and argue the points regarding their importance of being involved in the carbon cycle. However, he said unfortunately they could not afford to keep their heads in the sand. "We can't ignore what the corporate world and other industries are doing to try and make themselves look more environmentally and ...
Source: Farmweekly

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