However, some farmers and climate activists say smaller diversified farms using regenerative practices will not benefit financially. Carbon markets could also lock in monoculture crop systems and industrial-scale animal operations that degrade the environment and make it harder for smaller farms to compete. Photograph: Charlie Neibergall/APSupporters say carbon markets can encourage farmers to invest in better practices by eliminating the financial risks of doing so. Also controversial is that, if carbon markets gain traction more could offer credits to industrial-scale animal operations that capture methane from pig and dairy lagoons. Carbon markets could lock in monoculture crop systems and industrial-scale animal operations that degrade the environment and make it harder for smaller farms to compete, say some activists.

Source: The Guardian May 13, 2021 07:30 UTC