Speaker - Professor Richard Eckard - Carbon, as Farmers what should we do?

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Speaker - Professor Richard Eckard

About Richard

Richard is the Professor of Sustainable Agriculture at the University of Melbourne. Richard is a world authority on sustainable Agricultural production, with a focus on carbon neutral Agriculture and Agricultural adaptation to climate change.

Richard will be interviewed by David Cornish between 2:30 and 3:15.

What can we expect from the interview with Richard?

We hear a lot about our world becoming carbon neutral, and it's all quite confusing. How would you best explain what's happening in simple terms? 

We also hear that Agriculture is going to be the main solution. Can you explain what they mean there?

We hear of a couple of Agricultural Farms selling off their carbon credits to International companies. How does that work? Would you recommend that?

What do you recommend the Farmers in the rooms do with their carbon credits in the future?

If we have a baseline measure, can we be assured that we always have credits in the bank or do carbon levels go up and down depending on the seasons? 

Do carbon levels differ from a straight Grazing operation compared to a straight Cropping operation?

Is there are chance that we may never become carbon neutral?

The world is trying to transition to renewable energy. How long will that take? Will there always be a mixture of both renewable and traditional energy if we are to power the world?

If we need x amount of energy now, what will we need in 20 years time? Will it be double, triple or something higher? How do we deal with that?