Scaling Soil Carbon Globally
Regional opportunities and barriers to planetary-scale sequestration
Your Progress
Section 4 of 5From Farm to Planet
Soil carbon sequestration operates across 5 billion hectares of global agricultural land—croplands, grasslands, and degraded lands awaiting restoration.
Each region faces unique barriers and opportunities. Wealthy nations have infrastructure and carbon markets but fragmented incentives. Developing regions have vast potential but limited access to capital, technology, and MRV (monitoring, reporting, verification) systems. Success requires tailored policy, finance mechanisms, and farmer support programs specific to regional contexts.
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🔍 The Path Forward
Soil carbon sequestration is not a silver bullet—it cannot replace emissions reductions. But as one component of a portfolio approach, combined with afforestation, ocean-based CDR, and DACCS, it offers near-term, cost-effective carbon removal with immediate co-benefits. The challenge is creating incentive structures (carbon markets, subsidy reform, supply chain premiums) that make regenerative practices economically attractive for millions of farmers worldwide.