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<blockquote data-quote="Dave645" data-source="post: 7610583" data-attributes="member: 55822"><p>Roll on carbon tax, if I had any advise it’s hold on to that permanent pasture and hope carbon taxes start to be a thing, then do a farm audit on your carbon, and see if you have any credits you can sell.</p><p>This is the end game of the new environmental system, they want farmers to create carbon credits that other buissiness have to buy to get to carbon neutral, I imagine those small farms will be carbon credit gold mines.</p><p></p><p>so while this thread is doom and gloom, about subs carbon credits if priced correctly will replace it for the right farming setup.</p><p>We have yet to see the final version of these schemes, but I watch climate change things and the move is to create a system to encourage a transition to net zero, that term net zero is very important, some things will not be zero emissions any time soon but they can be net zero if they can find carbon credits to offset them. That’s where things are going and if you want to take advantage you want half an eye on your farms carbon foot print, and my guess is those little hill farms that buy local where possible and sell locally will be in good positions to have carbon credits to sell.</p><p></p><p>Hope that’s a sliver of light in the gloom. This is my best guess on what’s going to happen, I have no insider knowledge so take it as a best guess only.</p><p>Before making radical changes to your thinking though it may pay to do a carbon audit for your farm. . .<a href="https://www.fas.scot/carbon-audits/#:~:text=Carbon%20audits%20are%20open%20to%20all%20farming%20and,to%20receive%20one%20free%20carbon%20audit%20per%20year" target="_blank">https://www.fas.scot/carbon-audits/#:~:text=Carbon audits are open to all farming and,to receive one free carbon audit per year</a>.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.cfeonline.org.uk/environmental-management/climate-change-mitigation/carbon-auditing/" target="_blank">https://www.cfeonline.org.uk/environmental-management/climate-change-mitigation/carbon-auditing/</a></p><p>These were just 2 results after Googling carbon audit, the fact grants are available in Scotland seems a possible indication of where things are going.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave645, post: 7610583, member: 55822"] Roll on carbon tax, if I had any advise it’s hold on to that permanent pasture and hope carbon taxes start to be a thing, then do a farm audit on your carbon, and see if you have any credits you can sell. This is the end game of the new environmental system, they want farmers to create carbon credits that other buissiness have to buy to get to carbon neutral, I imagine those small farms will be carbon credit gold mines. so while this thread is doom and gloom, about subs carbon credits if priced correctly will replace it for the right farming setup. We have yet to see the final version of these schemes, but I watch climate change things and the move is to create a system to encourage a transition to net zero, that term net zero is very important, some things will not be zero emissions any time soon but they can be net zero if they can find carbon credits to offset them. That’s where things are going and if you want to take advantage you want half an eye on your farms carbon foot print, and my guess is those little hill farms that buy local where possible and sell locally will be in good positions to have carbon credits to sell. Hope that’s a sliver of light in the gloom. This is my best guess on what’s going to happen, I have no insider knowledge so take it as a best guess only. Before making radical changes to your thinking though it may pay to do a carbon audit for your farm. . .[URL='https://www.fas.scot/carbon-audits/#:~:text=Carbon%20audits%20are%20open%20to%20all%20farming%20and,to%20receive%20one%20free%20carbon%20audit%20per%20year']https://www.fas.scot/carbon-audits/#:~:text=Carbon audits are open to all farming and,to receive one free carbon audit per year[/URL]. [URL]https://www.cfeonline.org.uk/environmental-management/climate-change-mitigation/carbon-auditing/[/URL] These were just 2 results after Googling carbon audit, the fact grants are available in Scotland seems a possible indication of where things are going. [/QUOTE]
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