Soil carbon farming is key to climate resilience
Matthew Warnken, founder of AgriProve and Corporate Carbon photographed by Quentin Jones (thinkMammoth)
Matthew Warnken’s perspective was inked in several ecology and farming industry publications this World Environment Day, observed 5 June.
Integrating traditional farming practices with cutting-edge technologies like fitbits for cows, Matthew is the pioneer climate entrepreneur who founded Corporate Carbon in 2010, then launched AgriProve, a soil carbon technology firm, where he stands today as managing director.
With World Environment Day bringing into focus themes of land restoration, desertification and drought resilience, it was timely that Matthew dug into the details of soil health while advocating for the carbon market.
“When you buy a soil carbon farming offset (a carbon credit from a soil carbon project), you are funding farming practices that improve soil health,” he shared with Lara Dolden for Getting Ecological, a US-based sustainability news site. “… the business of innovation is a vital component of delivering mainstream climate solutions for Australia …
“Support for the development of a vibrant offsets market is crucial for accelerating progress toward a safe climate—to make progress we need to incorporate a multi-criteria framework.”
Making the case for why soil carbon offsets are the key to addressing desertification and drought, Matthew’s thought leadership was also captured in Eco Voice, an Australian website reporting on renewable energy and organic agriculture and Beef Central, a regional news site dedicated to our beef industry.
