Is there a carbon capture scheme for permanent pasture?

Pilatus · Feb 19, 2022

I ask as my wife and her brother have about 4.8ha’s of permanent pasture made up of two fields.
One day the land may come out of green belt and be developed but in my opinion that won’t happen in my wife’s lifetime.Meanwhile the fields are not stock proof and grassland worn out, so a farmer has a crop of silage /hay off of it, and grazes a few sheep on it for free.
So I am interested to know if there is any way the land would be eligible for any carbon capturing scheme money.Thanks in
advance for any info

Cab-over Pete · Feb 19, 2022

I was going to ask a very similar question too!

Hindsight · Feb 19, 2022

My wife and I own 33 square metres of lawn and 34 metres mixed hawthorn/Leylandi hedge. And am following these carbon threads with great interest.

Muddyroads · Feb 19, 2022

Here’s a possible GCSE geography question:

Business A has an area of grass/trees which absorb an estimated tonne of CO2 per year.
Business B emits 1 tonne of CO2 per year.
Business B buys the carbon credit from business A.
How does this help reduce global warming?

DaveGrohl · Feb 19, 2022

Cab-over Pete said:
I was going to ask a very similar question too!

About his wife?

DaveGrohl · Feb 19, 2022

Muddyroads said:
Here’s a possible GCSE geography question:

Business A has an area of grass/trees which absorb an estimated tonne of CO2 per year.
Business B emits 1 tonne of CO2 per year.
Business B buys the carbon credit from business A.
How does this help reduce global warming?

Ooh ooh, I know this one…….

Bugger, I’ve forgotten the answer :scratchhead:

Cab-over Pete · Feb 19, 2022

I know, it’s most likely complete cock.

But as with everything in life, good or bad, follow the money.

Muddyroads · Feb 19, 2022

Cab-over Pete said:
I know, it’s most likely complete cock.

But as with everything in life, good or bad, follow the money.

Over a cliff?
Apart from achieving absolutely nothing, this could well tie people up in knots for a long time to come.
Now where’s that barge pole emoji?

Treg · Feb 19, 2022

DaveGrohl said:
Ooh ooh, I know this one…….

Bugger, I’ve forgotten the answer

I think I've got it...
Business C makes a huge profit from Businesses A& B.

Muddyroads · Feb 19, 2022

Treg said:
I think I've got it...
Business C makes a huge profit from Businesses A& B.

A good observation @Treg, but sadly not the answer to the original question. The fact that the owners of business C use their I’ll gotten gains for foreign holidays however…….

Treg · Feb 19, 2022

Muddyroads said:
Here’s a possible GCSE geography question:

Business A has an area of grass/trees which absorb an estimated tonne of CO2 per year.
Business B emits 1 tonne of CO2 per year.
Business B buys the carbon credit from business A.
How does this help reduce global warming?

Business B goes bankrupt because of the increasing costs of carbon credits thus reducing carbon in the long term.
Business A just plods along sequestering carbon and happy in the fact they had a sustainable Business.

zero · Feb 19, 2022

I'm beginning to think all this carbon credit trading is just a way for middle men and land agents to make money at farmers expense.

Pilatus · Feb 19, 2022

zero said:
I'm beginning to think all this carbon credit trading is just a way for middle men and land agents to make money at farmers expense.

Nothing new their

farmerm · Feb 19, 2022

Muddyroads said:
Here’s a possible GCSE geography question:

Business A has an area of grass/trees which absorb an estimated tonne of CO2 per year.
Business B emits 1 tonne of CO2 per year.
Business B buys the carbon credit from business A.
How does this help reduce global warming?

Bonus question, what happens when Business A applies for planning permission...

Do they
A) find they have to buy back carbon certificates at a higher price than they sold them for

B) find they are stuck and unable to get planning, ever

C) carry on, unlike a dog carbon sequestration payments are for Christmas not for life

D) something else?

puppet · Feb 19, 2022

It is all very complex and it takes a long time to understand it but I can assure you it will be financially very beneficial with no long term problems.

Now let me explain how split capital derivatives can also make you money
(Fred Goodwin, circa 2005)

matthew · Feb 19, 2022

puppet said:
It is all very complex and it takes a long time to understand it but I can assure you it will be financially very beneficial with no long term problems.

Now let me explain how split capital derivatives can also make you money
(Fred Goodwin, circa 2005)

I thought you were going to say ‘Credit Default Swops’.

Muddyroads · Feb 19, 2022

Treg said:
Business B goes bankrupt because of the increasing costs of carbon credits thus reducing carbon in the long term.
Business A just plods along sequestering carbon and happy in the fact they had a sustainable Business.

Business B gets into financial difficulties because of increasing costs of carbon credits so sues business A.
Business A goes bankrupt because it’s a farmer so it must be their fault.

Frank-the-Wool · Feb 20, 2022

zero said:
I'm beginning to think all this carbon credit trading is just a way for middle men and land agents to make money at farmers expense.

You have forgotten the Lawyers.
I think this will become a legal minefield, not only over carbon but just as much over water.

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