Session 1 - The need for soil carbon accounting
Objective: Identify needs of finance community and issues in linking finance and soil carbon accounting
10:00 - 10:10
Welcome and introduction – Ciniro Costa Jr., CCAFS
Overview of agenda – Tim Mealey, Meridian Institute
10:10 - 10:20
Keynote presentation
Investing in soil carbon sequestration: Overview of opportunities and challenges – Deborah Bossio, The Nature Conservancy
10:20 - 10:40
Setting the scene
o Linking public support to agricultural producers to soil health – Martien van Nieuwkoop, World Bank
o Technical accounting: Essential aspects of carbon accounting systems and challenges – Keith Paustian, Colorado State University
10:40 - 10:55
Q&A
10:55 - 11:05
Break
Session 2 - Soil carbon accounting frontiers
Objective: Learn from emerging experiences linking investment and soil carbon accounting
11:05 - 11:15
Verra – Development and management of standards for sustainable development and climate action goals. Stefan Jirka, Innovation Manager, Agriculture.
11:15 - 11:25
Indigo – Unlocking carbon markets through research and entrepreneurial community efforts. Dan Harburg, Director
11:25 - 11:35
Dagan, Inc – Estimating soil carbon sequestration using remote sensing. William Salas, President of Dagan, Inc
11:35 - 11:45
Nori – Blockchain-based two-sided marketplace to measure, verify and trade soil carbon sequestration. Aldyen Donnelly, Director of Carbon Economics
11:45 - 12:00
Q&A
12:00 - 12:10
Break
12:10 - 12:20
Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC) - ESMC’s Public Private Partnership: A market program meeting demand for certified soil carbon, net GHG, water quality and water quantity credits from agriculture. Debbie Reed, Executive Director
12:20 - 12:30
Carbon Farming Initiative - Carbon farming – crediting soil carbon in Australia. Beverley Henry, Institute for Future Environments-QUT
12:30 - 12:40
Bayer: Climate Field View - The Climate Corporation and Climate FieldView Overview. Pamela M. Bachman, Digital Agriculture & Sustainability Lead
12:40 - 12:50
RECSOIL: Recarbonization of global soils. Ronald Vargas, Global Soil Carbon Partnership - FAO
12:50 - 13:10
Q&A
13:10 – 13:15
Closing remarks – Paul Luu, 4per1000
Objective: Identify needs of finance community and issues in linking finance and soil carbon accounting
10:00 - 10:10
Welcome and introduction – Ciniro Costa Jr., CCAFS
Overview of agenda – Tim Mealey, Meridian Institute
10:10 - 10:20
Keynote presentation
Investing in soil carbon sequestration: Overview of opportunities and challenges – Deborah Bossio, The Nature Conservancy
10:20 - 10:40
Setting the scene
o Linking public support to agricultural producers to soil health – Martien van Nieuwkoop, World Bank
o Technical accounting: Essential aspects of carbon accounting systems and challenges – Keith Paustian, Colorado State University
10:40 - 10:55
Q&A
10:55 - 11:05
Break
Session 2 - Soil carbon accounting frontiers
Objective: Learn from emerging experiences linking investment and soil carbon accounting
11:05 - 11:15
Verra – Development and management of standards for sustainable development and climate action goals. Stefan Jirka, Innovation Manager, Agriculture.
11:15 - 11:25
Indigo – Unlocking carbon markets through research and entrepreneurial community efforts. Dan Harburg, Director
11:25 - 11:35
Dagan, Inc – Estimating soil carbon sequestration using remote sensing. William Salas, President of Dagan, Inc
11:35 - 11:45
Nori – Blockchain-based two-sided marketplace to measure, verify and trade soil carbon sequestration. Aldyen Donnelly, Director of Carbon Economics
11:45 - 12:00
Q&A
12:00 - 12:10
Break
12:10 - 12:20
Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC) - ESMC’s Public Private Partnership: A market program meeting demand for certified soil carbon, net GHG, water quality and water quantity credits from agriculture. Debbie Reed, Executive Director
12:20 - 12:30
Carbon Farming Initiative - Carbon farming – crediting soil carbon in Australia. Beverley Henry, Institute for Future Environments-QUT
12:30 - 12:40
Bayer: Climate Field View - The Climate Corporation and Climate FieldView Overview. Pamela M. Bachman, Digital Agriculture & Sustainability Lead
12:40 - 12:50
RECSOIL: Recarbonization of global soils. Ronald Vargas, Global Soil Carbon Partnership - FAO
12:50 - 13:10
Q&A
13:10 – 13:15
Closing remarks – Paul Luu, 4per1000