“Something is not right here”: Controversial cash crop in Australia raises eyebrows
from it. Critics claim that most Australian carbon credit units, known as ACCUs, lack integrity and do more harm than good by giving big polluters license to continue business as usual.
Doubts linger, however, including in mulga country, where locals complain that carbon farming has led to soaring land prices and disputes over fire risks and feral animals. Even some carbon farmers say carbon projects sometimes let mulgas grow amok to maximize profit. “Human-induced regeneration” also assumes that farmers can boost regrowth by reducing livestock grazing. Macintosh and Butler argue that the main factor is not land management but Mother Nature.To prove it, the two academics analyzed satellite imagery of 169 projects of human-induced regeneration. In all but one case, they found that the projects fared no better than surrounding areas. Instead, tree and vegetation cover fluctuated with rainfall.
But Select Carbon rejected the accusations, insisting the project is well run and closely monitored. Chief executive Dean Revell said in an emailed statement that the company carefully assesses “canopy cover changes in the project area over time to confirm the carbon abatement is real.” As Carol Godfrey used her two-seat helicopter to check on far-flung water tanks and stray cows, she scoffed at how “greenies” thought she should run her farm. “I’m still here 50 years later, so I must be doing something right,” she said. “And I have the land in a better condition than when I got here.”One evening just before Christmas, the Godfreys and the Finlaysons, who are neighbors, gathered for a beer. Lindsay Godfrey cracked open a bottle of Great Northern — and his frustrations.
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