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Animal Agriculture and Emission Reductions: The Viability of a Farm Transition Offset Protocol

Animal agriculture is one of the leading sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon offset markets have emerged as a mechanism that allows entities to reduce their overall climate impact by financing projects that decrease emissions elsewhere in the economy. This is the first report to analyze the viability of a carbon offset protocol that credits farms for transitioning from raising livestock to growing crops. This report finds that a livestock-to-plants farm transition satisfies all criteria for offset protocols. This report then provides a preliminary methodology to calculate the emission reductions associated with a farm transition. Carbon offset registries, legislative bodies, and administrative agencies may implement these findings to help address the environmental and social harms associated with our current food system.