Fischer, Klara
- Department of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Carbon farming is increasingly promoted as a strategy to achieve net-zero climate targets. This paper examines voluntary carbon market programmes through a global inventory and discourse analysis to identify key actors and how they frame and implement carbon farming. Findings show that agri-chemical firms, agri-tech companies, and new carbon farming startups mainly target large-scale farmers in the Global North. These programmes promote a 'triple win' narrative - climate mitigation, sustainable agriculture, and farmer profit - under a regenerative agriculture branding. However, practical commitment to transformation is limited, often serving corporate interests. The study also highlights challenges in credit integrity and reflects on how soils are revalued as carbon sinks, contributing to debates on the prospects of carbon farming as a dual tool for climate action and agricultural sustainability.
Keywords
Carbon credits; voluntary carbon market; farming; regenerative; agriculture; climate
Published in
International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology
2025
Publisher: TAYLOR AND FRANCIS INC
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Environmental Economics and Management
Agricultural Economics and Management and Rural development
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13504509.2025.2561262
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/144044