Opinion
Published on: 05. September 2022
Carbon farming: a horse saddled with the wrong bridle
Carbon farming aims to increase the carbon storage capacity of arable soils. To create economic incentives, the EU Commission plans a legal framework for the certification of these sink services. But what sounds like a good idea at first is ultimately the wrong approach, as Sarah Wiener writes in today's Opinion.
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