Canada, a huge carbon sink

[grefer]

Saskatchewan is one of the Largest CO2 Emitters on the planet.....per capita

And so Mustard. Maybe we should scroll down one more level. Perhaps you are one of the worst emitters in the Province and should get hammered worse than the rest.

[Flatlander]

Saskatchewan is one of the Largest CO2 Emitters on the planet.....per capita

Shoot yourself in the foot much? Believe in self harm much?

[jazz]

Try measuring our carbon footprint in economic terms, like emissions per unit real GDP and emissions per unit real parity purchase power. You will see that a 1M people strike way above the world average in those areas. Which means any policy to the contary like a carbon tax instantly makes us poorer.

[Sheepwheat]

Imagine our per capita output had the ndp still been in power? You know, back when our population was at 930 000, not almost 1.2 million. Low population growth, just what the commies want...

[bucket]

Saskatchewan is one of the Largest CO2 Emitters on the planet.....per capita

There is an article in the Western Producer about a greenhouse in Alberta.....they blow C02 into the greenhouse to make things grow better...interesting concept...

WIth Scott Moe's growth plan we should be reducing our per capita emissions...per capita measurement is a bit illogical...

[Hamloc]

Saskatchewan is one of the Largest CO2 Emitters on the planet.....per capita

So I am curious Mustardman have ever thought past your statement, the why and how of Saskatchewan residents being the "largest C02 emitters on the planet.....per capita." Saskatchewan has roughly 31.3 acres of crop land per capita, by comparison Alberta has 5.48 acres per capita. I would say with a relatively small population Saskatchewan's economy is based on export. So now that you have made this sanctimonious statement how do you propose that you lower Saskatchewan's C02 output with its small population and it industries that export goods to survive?!

[chuckChuck]

Canada's total carbon sink would have been larger prior to settlement because grassland soils and forests held large amounts of carbon in equilibrium. Carbon is still released through decomposition in equilibrium but the inputs equal outputs with some year to year variability.

Soils can only hold so much carbon before they hit a certain maximum after that it is difficult to add additional carbon unless grasslands change to forest.

Farmers should be paid to sequester carbon but that will mean they will also have to pay when grasslands are broken up, trees are cutdown, or farm practices release carbon.

If all the grasslands are returned to grazing that would store the maximum amount of carbon. Increasing soil organic matter is a long process in cropping systems especially when conventional tillage is used. Grazing systems can do it faster.

[furrowtickler]

Canada's total carbon sink would have been larger prior to settlement because grassland soils and forests held large amounts of carbon in equilibrium. Carbon is still released through decomposition in equilibrium but the inputs equal outputs with some year to year variability.

Soils can only hold so much carbon before they hit a certain maximum after that it is difficult to add additional carbon unless grasslands change to forest.

Farmers should be paid to sequester carbon but that will mean they will also have to pay when grasslands are broken up, trees are cutdown, or farm practices release carbon.

If all the grasslands are returned to grazing that would store the maximum amount of carbon. Increasing soil organic matter is a long process in cropping systems especially when conventional tillage is used. Grazing systems can do it faster.

When you return all your farm to grassland let us know .
As you know virtually no one uses conventional tillage in western Canada anymore. The last one in your area rented his land out a few years ago.

[jazz]

Grazing systems can do it faster.

What a crock. Where in the f did you get that idea? Intensive continuous cropping of annuals sequesters way more CO2 than idle grasslands.

The natural grass where we farmed was about as high as your ankle and finished its intensive growth season a month before our crops did.

[blackpowder]

Some people likely won't be satisfied until Western Canada is entirely grazed by buffalo.
Hope they all have the cash to live in Jane Fonda's zip code.