News Release

May 23, 2023 – Back in 2007, Alberta, one of Canada's 13 provinces, instituted legislation to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from large emitters, so those whose greenhouse gas emissions exceeded 100,000 metric tons per year. Part of that legislation included an option for those emitters to pay for emissions reductions in other segments of the economy, including agriculture. The conditions were ripe for a carbon market.

Sarah Sellars, a PhD student at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, breaks down the lessons we can learn from Alberta’s carbon market. The podcast provided by Decode 6 discusses:

• The reasons behind Alberta’s use of an agricultural carbon market;
• How farmers and landowners participated in the market; and
• How the results of their carbon market could impact market development in the U.S.

To listen to the podcast or read the transcript please visit: https://decode6.org/podcasts/alberta-carbon-market/

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Decode 6 is provided by the Agronomy Society of America, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America. Decode 6 is a free, accessible online site that helps those interested in adopting carbon programs or creating policy to help curb climate change and evaluate the science behind the practices.

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