Podcast - Le cooperative e i mercati volontari dei crediti di carbonio in agricoltura
L’episodio del podcast “Voci delle Cooperative” è stato registrato a Ravenna, due anni dopo l’alluvione del 2023 in Emilia-Romagna, che ha evidenziato la vulnerabilità del territorio ai cambiamenti climatici.
Gli agricoltori possono contribuire alla riduzione delle emissioni e all’adattamento agli eventi estremi.
Il progetto GECO2.2, finanziato da Interreg Italia-Croazia, propone la creazione di un mercato volontario dei crediti di carbonio per valorizzare gli sforzi di assorbimento di CO₂ nei terreni agricoli.
Project manager, agronomi, ricercatori e agricoltori condividono esperienze e prospettive su questa iniziativa innovativa.
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Podcast Highlights
This episode (in italian) of “Voci delle Cooperative” podcast, was recorded in Ravenna, about two years after the floods that devastated Emilia-Romagna on May 2023. That disaster showed how vulnerable everyone is in front of climate change, underscoring the need for immediate action to reduce atmospheric emissions.
The event also shifted the outlook for the farming sector in one of Italy’s richest and most cultivated areas, urging farmers and companies to find alternatives to keep their business running amidst growing weather challenges, from prolonged drought to torrential rains.
Farmers can play a major role in the reduction of carbon emissions, but agricultural practices that build resilience to climate shocks carry a cost, while the resulting benefits are not always easy to estimate.
The GECO2.2 project, funded by Interreg Italy Croatia Programme, is experimenting a new path to encourage farmers adopting new and better procedures: the creation of a voluntary carbon credit market, to monetize the carbon sequestration efforts they can implement in their fields.
Project managers, agronomists, scientists, farmers, legal experts and co-operative leaders share their insights on this new promising experience.
