Like any other business or farming activity, carbon farming involves risks that need to be understood and managed.
This chapter sets out:
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the range of risks involved in carbon farming activities
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how to account for the risks (in a series of numerical examples).
After reading this chapter, you will understand:
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key elements of the risks involved in running an ERF project
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how to combine calculations into a simple model of net project benefits
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how to use sensitivity and threshold analysis to consider risk in the overall context of the project.
Explore the full Workshop Manual: The business case for carbon farming: improving your farm’s sustainability (January 2021)
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1. Introduction: background to the business case
This chapter lays out the basic background and groundwork of the manual
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1.2 Being clear about the reasons for participating
Introduction: background to the business case
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1.4 Working through the business case for carbon farming
Introduction: background to the business case
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1.5 Factors determining project economics
Introduction: background to the business case
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1.8 Important features of the business case
Introduction: background to the business case
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2. How carbon is farmed under the ERF
This chapter considers in detail the activities that constitute carbon farming
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2.5 Carbon farming under the Emissions Reduction Fund
How carbon is farmed under the ERF
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3. The policy context and the price of ACCUs
This chapter takes a broad look at the policy context for carbon farming
