• Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    “Projects only receive (credits) when … samples independently analysed in certified labs demonstrate an increase in soil carbon,” according to a spokesman.

    Seems reasonable

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      8 months ago

      Only if they’re actually using a valid methodology. You can pretty easily do things which move carbon up from deeper soils, and if you only sample the surface, you get bogus results

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          Not really. You need to actually sample what’s under the surface to make this reliable