Harvesting Carbon...

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Gas farmer.

Personally, I don't care about receiving carbon sequestering credits.

Yet, I don't suppose it bothers you that even though governments signed on to a base year that they promised to return the CO2 emission level to, Canada is about to tax you on all of your release. It bothers me that our government hasn't quoted to me what my non taxed ration should be on that magical year. Until it's identified, I'm going to be non supportive of this policy.

But back to your problem beef herd.

You must have a kg of live weight methane production number. Some people quote methane is 25 X to 100 X as potent a greenhouse gas as CO2. Surely your advice to customers is to consume kelp for their protein requirements.

What is your animal unit methane number, gas?

[grassfarmer]

I don't have the means to calculate that myself that's why I rely on scientists. If you'd read the link i'd posted you'd have seen the following:

"Two recent studies: Basarab in April of 2012 and Beauchemin in April of 2010 concluded that each kilogram of carcass produced emits 19.5 to 22 kg of C02-equivalent Greenhouse Gasses (Methane emissions included in that figure)"

But that's fine - we can sequester many times that with our grazing management.

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It's sounding like you rely on scientists, but at your operational level you don't agree with them.

Scientists say at live weight it is basically a saw off on emissions to slightly in your favor. You say it is multiple times on sequestration. Government doesn't agree as it will not recognize your live process. Besides, most consumers don't eat live raw meat, and their are many more CO2 steps to bring it to their plates.

You are hooped. You will be taxed. You are a destroyer of sea level countries. You are bad, and will continue to be referred to as a net greenhouse gas emitter.

[bucket]

OK let me try another tact....if when farmers buy these environmentally friendly tractors could we pass on the costs to anyone?

We are doing our part whether it be with grass, cows , notill etc but never seem to be awarded for it....AL Gore doesn't reduce his carbon footprint and becomes a billionaire. ..?????

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Bucket.

You will be carbon taxed on the first kv, first 1000 cf, first liter of any power source you need. Government intent is to stop the want waste, and will charge you until it hurts enough of its citizens until the agreed to target is hit. From that point on the tax will never be removed because governments need it for general revenue.

Truly, I believe the first wish was for the bastards to charge you on your oxygen use, but could not figure out how to stop animals from breathing, or those damn plants from producing it.