Agriculture is responsible for 10% of greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union and 70% are due to livestock. Unlike other more emissive sectors, such as industry or transport, agricultural emissions have hardly been reduced in the last 10 years. It is a difficult task, since their emissions are essentially a consequence of the digestion processes. In this sense, strategies have been reoriented from seeking the reduction of said emissions, towards compensating them through carbon capture. One of these strategies is regenerative agriculture, a bridge between soil health, animal welfare and C02 absorption; a way of doing agriculture that is born from the systemic nature of life and the need to regenerate the land that results in our quality of life. In short, a transversal application of climate policies from agricultural policy.
Broadcast Date: January 15th, 2021 (Radio 3)