Natural Climate Solutions in Agricultural Landscapes: A Survey of Practices

ENV582 Public Webinar: Tuesdays 12:00pm – 1:00pm Eastern Time

Climate change has already dramatically altered the world and without appropriate mitigation efforts, these catastrophic disruptions will continue to grow, wreaking havoc on people and the planet. It is now clear that to combat climate change we will need to both reduce emissions and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. A variety of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) practices in the agricultural sector have gained traction in recent years, however, questions remain as to how they function, what is their carbon removal potential, and what are the positive or negative impacts they may have on agricultural productivity.  Natural climate solutions (NCS) such as agroforestry, biochar, compost, conservation tillage, cover crops, enhanced rock weathering, and seaweed farming are a few agricultural practices that have been purported to provide carbon dioxide removal while creating co-benefits for food production and ecosystem health. Still, some practices come with tradeoffs; for instance, compost may increase forage production but also CO2 emissions, while cover crops may store carbon but compete with crops for nutrients and water. Furthermore, increasing adoption of these practices and scaling them to levels that can impact the climate remains a difficult hurdle. As the rate of CO2 emissions continues to rise, it will be critical to develop and implement carbon dioxide removal technologies in the near future.
 
The webinar will meet weekly on Tuesdays from 12–1pm ET during the spring 2026 semester. The webinar is free and open to the public. 
 

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