A Curtin University study by Professor Raphael A. Viscarra Rossel from the Soil & Landscape Science Department, on Soil Carbon Sequestration identifies that:
- Soil C has multiple benefits: soil resilience (adaptation to climate change); soil and ecosystem health — not just climate change mitigation or economics.
- Assessments of potential C capture and benefits of soil C need to be site-specific considering local soil, environmental, management, socioeconomic conditions.
- Although we have the methods for measuring soil C change, there is an urgent need for developing practical tools for measurement, monitoring and verification.
- Science and innovation are essential, supported by government initiatives and policies.
- Soil C is not a ‘silver bullet’ — should be part of the solution.
