The carbon cycle is ignored in Clean Energy Regulator soil carbon projects casting doubt about credibility of ACCUs generated and their equivalence to fossil fuel emissions generated by Safeguard Mechanism businesses keen to purchase carbon offsets.
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Trading carbon offsets generated on the land have questionable CO2 equivalence and persistence to fossil fuel emissions by Safeguard Mechanism entities legally required to lower net emission from their baseline.
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Awareness and good intentions no longer sufficient for responsible land ownership as climate change impacts accelerate.
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Reliance on offsetting carbon emissions becomes a convenient substitute for reducing fossil fuel use
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Arguments in support of reducing red meat consumption tend to oversimplify the issue, ignoring regional variations, mitigation potential, and broader ecological and nutritional contexts.
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A small number of Lambplan indexed August 2026 drop ram and ewe weaners may be available to purchase in January 2027
Read MoreIntroduction This article from the Mountain Journal which covers wildlife issues in and around Yellowstone National Park USA caught my
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By Ian Walker School of Psychology, Swansea University ; Alan Tapp Bristol Business School, University of the West of England;
Read MoreSubmission to Macedon Ranges Shire Council by Patrick Franics Summary The Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s Draft Biodiversity Strategy 2025 –
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For a pedestrian sharing a default 100km/h speed limit rural road any driver error can lead to death or serious injury. Photo: Patrick Francis
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With 176% lambs born, Moffitts Farm Wiltipoll ewes have demonstrated their exceptional resilience through one of the driest years.
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The Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s Draft Open Space Strategy needs to widen its scope and include local roads outside town boundaries increasingly being used by residents for exercise and recreation.
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As peri-urban and regional town populations grow the increasing number of pedestrians and cyclists sharing default 100km/h roads outside built-up areas face serious injury and death unless Safe System Speeds are adopted by Federal, State and Territory transport departments.
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Wildlife vehicle collision road hotspots are identified with insurance company claims data but is not used by state Transport Departments to assist in setting appropriate maximum speed limits on rural roads to reduce vehicle occupant casualties and their enormous health care costs.
Read MoreMoffitts Farm’s multi-disciplinary approach to livestock genetics, pasture species, agroforestry and biolinks adopted and progressively fine tuned since 2000 to
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On 7 August 2025 all members of the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications were emailed a request to consider an inquiry into the adequacy of the Commonwealth of Australia’s Road Safety and Environment Protection policies, visions and regulations to cope with the biodiversity and human consequences of wildlife vehicle collisions.
Read MoreIn the seventh article in the series ‘Wildlife road kills versus Vision Zero 2050’ freelance journalist Patrick Francis examines wildlife
Read MoreFigure: The jurisdiction black hole for wildlife vehicle collision between Australia’s Strategy for Nature 2024 – 2030 and the Safe
Read MoreIn this sixth article in the series ‘Wildlife road kills versus Vision Zero 2050’, freelance journalist Patrick Francis examines what
Read MoreIn the fifth article in the series ‘Wildlife road kills versus Vision Zero 2050’ Patrick Francis explores existing initiatives which provide transport departments with an avenue for including wildlife in road crash risk assessment.
Read MoreIn the fourth article in his wildife road kills series Patrick Francis questions why Safe System principles ignore rural road pedestrians safety as well as wildlife vehicle collisions.
Read MorePatrick Francis interrogates the road crash statistics generated by numerous federal and state government departments for clues to why millions of wildlife become road kill each year.
Read MorePatrick Francis reviews the published evidence behind the disconnect between Australian drivers attitude to maximum speed limits and the messages behind tens of thousands of wildlife warning signs installed across regional, rural and remote road networks.
Read MorePatrick Francis examines why there are tens of thousands of yellow wildlife warning signs along Australia’s rural and regional roads but no guidance to drivers from state transport and environment departments about what speed should be embraced to prevent vehicle wildlife collisions, vehicle occupant casualties and road kills.
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Implementing disincentives for tourists to travel overseas may be the only way developed countries can reduce aviation greenhouse gas emissions and meet the net zero 2050 target.
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World Resources Institute challenges regenerative agriculture advocates claims about soil carbon as a major offset for agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.
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The Nature Repair Market is likely to become available to farmers across Australia in 2025 but its operator the Clean Energy Regulator needs to ensure its unintended consequences are recognised and managed.
Read MoreBy Damian Lettoof, Chris J Jolly, Timothy N.W. Jackson; For people in southeast Australia, springtime means soaking up the sun
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Shock cord looks a likely replacement for leather as sheep collars carrying each ewe’s easy to read management tag.
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Variable autumn winter rain opens opportunities for pasture renovation while wildlife road kills continue due to lack of interest in lowering the default 100km per hour speed limit through the Moffats lane wildlife hotspot.
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Despite the red meat industry having a carbon neutral 2030 policy a study into meat processor attitudes found the sector does not see value in product-level greenhouse gas emissions credentialling for consumers.
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Adopting management to support and increase soil carbon on a continuous basis is vital for supporting a multitude of ecosystem functions but does not guarantee soil carbon increases are permanent.
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Flying is an example of greenhouse gas emissions activity that will not achieve net zero by 2050. It’s emissions are likely to increase over the next 20 years. Terrestial CO2 abatement is not a long-term solution as the farm land it takes place on is needed for food production and to support the planet’s ecosystem functions.
Read MoreA comparison of two councils climate emergency plans one with emission reduction targets, the other without them.
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Diversified clover herb ryegrass pastures need specific management to maintain composition, livestock performance and lower methane emissions.
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