"Carbon Credited" Produce launched

The first "Carbon Credited" produce has hit the market. Wool grown on "Uamby" has been branded "Carbon Credited" as an awareness-raising exercise while sufficient woolgrowers are being recruited to give the program the critical mass needed to meet the demand from Europe. A specialist wool broker, experienced in the organic wool market, has been engaged to help build supply. Growers qualify for "Carbon Credited" status when they embark on an emissions reduction program. The Carbon Coalition has applied to join the Australian Greenhouse Office's Greenhouse Challenge as an association. This allows members to get involved in the process. Emissions reduction starts with calculation of your enterprise's carbon footprint, via an "Audit". This stage is followed by an "Assessment" stage where available means of reduction are identified. Initially the third stage - 'Abatement', which means creating or buying offsets - is not required by the AGO's Greenhouse Challenge. But it will be eventually. This is where soil carbon credits become critical to the farm 'greenhouse economy'. And this is a further reason why the Carbon Coalition must continue to seek the right of landholders to the value they can produce in soil carbon. The process of becoming carbon neutral is not immediate. It is a process of stages or milestones on the way to neutrality. Interested woolgrowers and producers in other markets can contact Carbon Credited™ Producers on 02 6374 0329 or email louisa@carboncoalition.com.au