Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels is essential to reducing climate warming, but this alone will not be enough to curb the warming trend. We need to remove carbon already in the atmosphere to avoid the worst-case scenarios of climate change.
That’s where carbon farming comes in. Carbon farming involves implementing practices that improve the rate at which carbon is removed from the atmosphere and safely stored, for the long-term, in soils.
The Marin Carbon Project, a pilot of carbon farming practices, found that if compost made with manure was applied to just 5 percent of the state’s rangelands, it would offset carbon emissions from 6 million cars. Eco-Cycle has pushed for carbon farming pilot projects in Boulder County that would adapt the science used in Marin County for the Rocky Mountain climate. As a result, carbon farming pilot projects are now underway on Boulder County and City of Boulder agricultural open space.
>> Learn More About Eco-Cycle's Urban To Range Compost Climate Solutions Program
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A Circular Compost System-An Important Climate Solution
Eco-Cycle is working to demonstrate and promote composting and carbon farming as a critical climate solution. We are developing a comprehensive Circular Community Compost System in Boulder County to serve as a model, and foster elements of a statewide compost system across Colorado. One element of this effort is to demonstrate the use of compost on agricultural and urban lands to build soil, save water, sequester carbon, and build community resilience to climate change. Eco-Cycle is partnering with local regenerative farmers to create two to three on-farm compost demonstrations making finished compost as well as two to three on-farm carbon farming demonstrations using the finished compost. Learn more here >>.
Join the COOL Boulder Initiative
The City of Boulder is teaming up with the Eco-Cycle and many other community partners to create an important new community climate resilience campaign: "COOL Boulder." The campaign will support and mobilize residents to regenerate our soils, trees, and habitats for a resilient community, climate, and future. The campaign will focus particularly on expanding vegetation and tree cover in ways that reduce temperatures and promote pollinator habitat. If there’s ever been a time for the community to come together, this is it! There is something each of us can do to help build a more climate-resilient community. Join us!
