Research by the Scottish Agricultural College found that the farm is in an approximate carbon balance, with the processes releasing carbon into the atmosphere roughly balanced by processes that remove carbon and store it in the soil and vegetation.
The College has produced a short research briefing note on 'Carbon footprint reporting for a Scottish livestock farm'. The project aimed to
- better understand the carbon footprint of a livestock farm in Scotland and to report baseline data against which changes in emissionscould be assessed; and
Research by the Scottish Agricultural College found that the farm is in an approximate carbon balance, with the processes releasing carbon into the atmosphere roughly balanced by processes that remove carbon and store it in the soil and vegetation.
The College has produced a short research briefing note on 'Carbon footprint reporting for a Scottish livestock farm'. The project aimed to
- better understand the carbon footprint of a livestock farm in Scotland and to report baseline data against which changes in emissionscould be assessed; and
- compare the outputs of different footprinting tools.
NB: note that over half of the farm was comprised of woodland. The study does not look at long term changes in the carbon storage properties of the woodland - ie. once the trees had matured. It also doesn't discuss the whole offsetting issue - is it valid to see woodland as offsetting the livestock related emissions?
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