Soil-based carbon farming: Opportunities for collaboration

Based on the perspective of carbon sequestration, this paper selects county-level panel data from China from 2000 to 2017 and uses a Difference-in-Differences (DID) Model to examine the impact of the high-standard basic farmland construction (HSFC) on the enhancement of regional carbon sequestration capacity. The results indicate that the HSFC policy enhances the carbon sequestration capacity in the respective areas. Heterogeneity analysis reveals that counties with more significant promotion and implementation of HSFC exhibit substantially better local carbon sequestration capacity compared to those that were early pilot areas. Non-grain-producing counties with smaller agricultural production scales exhibit better carbon sequestration effects when implementing the HSFC policy compared to grain-producing counties. HSFC also shows varying carbon sequestration effects in different regions of cropping systems. Further analysis reveals that the improvement in agricultural mechanization and the reduction in fertilizer application can effectively enhance the carbon sequestration effects of the HSFC policy. Moreover, HSFC has significant policy spillover effects that can enhance agricultural carbon sequestration levels in neighboring regions.

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Sustainabilty, Green Financing, and Corporate Management

Zournatzidou,

Farazakis,

Sklavos

et al. 2024

Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development

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Despite obstacles, private financial institutions in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) have begun green and sustainable lending. A survey of private financial firms in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies found that parent companies of local subsidiaries, foreign investors, other financial industry sectors (like re-insurers), and DFIs drive initiatives, not new regulations, which are still developing in most EMDEs. Uneven rules and standards make EMDE operations varied. Enterprises' concern of losing market share to conventionally financed competitors hinders green and sustainable fundraising. The “first mover disadvantage” slows financial adoption. Data and capacity restrictions complicate sustainable finance taxonomies and disclosures. Many EMDEs have green or sustainable taxonomies, but they lack granularity, breadth, data, and expertise. Surveyors watched. Financial institutions have broad freedom to identify and communicate climate risks and exposures. Disclosure gaps perpetuate “greenwashing” and unfair competitiveness.

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Soil-based carbon farming: Opportunities for collaboration

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Sustainabilty, Green Financing, and Corporate Management

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