Australia's Carbon Farming Initiative: A WORLD FIRST

摘要

The federal government's proposed Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) is designed to unlock the potential benefits from reducing greenhouse gas emissions and sequestering additional carbon in Australia's agricultural and forestry sectors. It is also an international first. Australia's agricultural sector generates around 23.7 per cent of national greenhouse gas emissions (including emissions from deforestation for agriculture), but it also offers significant opportunities to reduce or offset emissions through carbon sinks, land management changes and technological solutions.