Carbon farming – New potential for farmers or Greenwashing?
Save-the-Date!
Tuesday, 7 February 2023 from 09:30 to 13:00
You are cordially invited by MEPs Benoit Biteau, Bas Eickhout and Martin Häusling, with the kind support of the Representation of Hesse to the conference
“Carbon farming – New potential for farmers or Greenwashing?”
at the Representation of the State of Hesse 1000,
Rue Montoyer 21, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
or Webstreamed
This conference will bring together scientists, farmers, regional representatives and Member States to discuss the ongoing legislative process and future challenges and opportunities.
A few of the topics we would like to discuss during the conference:
- How voluntary credits first appeared in the fight against global warming in the framework of the Kyoto Protocol and what their place is today.
- Possible techniques for increasing carbon sequestration in soils, the capacities of carbon that could be stored each year and the monitoring means needed to supervise the actual quantities stored and their permanence in soils and plants.
- Examine the possible consequences of carbon farming for agriculture, in particular for family farming and organic farming.A few of the confirmed speakers are:
- Silke Malorny, Head of Unit environment, climate protection, agriculture and consumer protection
- Axel Michaelova, Head of research International Climate Policy, University of Zurich
- Laure Bamière, INRAe French National Agronomical and Environmental Research Institute
- Ana Karen Zapata, Climate Trade
- Loig Chesnais Girard, President of the Region Brittany in France
- Axel Don, Thünen Institut
- Morgan Ody: Via Campesina Europe
- Hanna Winkler, IFOAM
A detailed programme will follow soon.
The event will be held in English, with interpretation in German and French.
Find more information here and register under this link until 5 February.