The Loss of Soil Carbon. (into the atmosphere as CO2)

Modern farming methods have caused the loss of soil carbon equivalent to the burning of all the worlds forests. This enormous amount of carbon has all ended up in the atmosphere as CO2.
All plants and crops are "carbon based". For hundreds of years, we have been extracting carbon crops from our farmland without ever putting carbon back in the soil or allowing the natural cycles to re-generate it.
We throw lots of Nitrogen at the soil and think that's all it needs.

For over 10 years, Dr Christine Jones has been advocating more focus on the role of soil carbon mechanisms in restoring soil fertility and sequestering atmospheric carbon. She demonstrates simple farming techniques that would allow the worlds carbon-depleted farmlands to quickly sequester the worlds current excess of atmospheric CO2!
[read more here - AmazingCarbon.com]

Appropriately managed farmlands could effectively 'mop up' most of the excess carbon being emitted to the atmosphere, This process greatly improves water retention and fertility of the soil. Even without the 'carbon capture' advantage, the improvement of crop quality and volume would justify the expense and effort.

In brief, our 'Carbon Policies' will include..
A. Initiate a 7 year phase out of Coal for electricity - to be replaced by Geo-thermal or Thorium Energy..
There is enough 'Hot Rock' under most countries to power us for ten thousand years.
[read more here]
B. Initiate a 10 year phase out of petrol engines in cars and light trucks - replaced by new technology electric units and "Super-Capacitors".
C. We will re-direct some of the millions of dollars earmarked for Coal Sequestration to the further research and implementation of  "Soil Carbon Capture".

(wip)