Summit programme

The 2ⁿᵈ Carbon Farming Summit will convene leading policymakers, researchers, industry representatives, and farmers to explore strategies that move the field from theory to practice. Below is the provisional programme outlining key sessions and networking opportunities.

4-6 OF MARCH

Topics

Carbon farming practices for land managersMonitoring and verification toolsRewarding mechanisms for impactful climate actionsCross-cutting topics

Tuesday 04

8.00 - 9.00

Registration

9.00 - 10.30

Opening by the Government of Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)
Plenary Session on the state of affairs in policy related to carbon farming (and beyond)

Organiser: DG Clima/AGRI/JRC

10.30 - 11.00

Coffee/tea break

11.00 - 12.30

Parallel sessions

Low hanging (tree) fruit – reaping forest-based carbon removal potential, identifying challenges and gaps to open doors to forest management solutions.Organisers: Anew Climate, Caritas, Climate KIC, I4CE, Cesefor, Foundation, Carbon Capture Company, ECS Climate Solutions, BlueBiloba, University of Florence, Preferred by Nature.

Printworks

Integrating MRV methodologies, and incentives to reduce N₂O emissions in carbon farming.Organisers: i-BEC, Proba

Poddle

Farmers' and regions' perspectives on carbon farming.Organisers: BSAG, BEC

Courtyard

Real-life MRV challenges and solutions for the EU CRCFOrganisers: Agreena, Seqana, Space4Good

Bedford 1

Carbon farming – assured profitability? How to ensure long-term sustainability of practices.Organisers: ECAF, ECAF, University of Cordoba, EURAF, University of Greifswald

Bedford 2

CRCF business models.Organisers: Agroinsider, Agrosolutions, Carbone farmers, Reframe, Eleks

Rose

12.30 - 14.00

Lunch break

14.00 - 15.30

Parallel Sessions

Learnings from research and feedback from the field: How to put in place carbon farming on a farm? What levers and barriers?Organisers: Agrosolutions, Arvalis, Climate-KIC, IDELE, INRAE, Teagasc, Terre Inovia

Printworks

Ensuring sustainability outcomes from carbon farming: Recommendations for the CRCF and voluntary carbon markets.Organisers: Ecologic Institute

Poddle

Co-designing a service on carbon farming based on data from environmental research infrastructures.Organisers: Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS ERIC)

Courtyard

Financing models for a sustainable future.Organisers: Heavy Finance, Rabobank

Bedford 1

Earth observation for carbon farming: Exploring existing solutions and future user needs.Organisers: EARSC, ESA SEF

Bedford 2

MRV agroforestry.Organisers: Climate Cleanup, DEAFAL, DeFAF, ELO, EURAF, INRAE, Scave World, University of Pisa

Rose

15.30 - 16.00

Coffee/tea break

16.00 - 17.15

Plenary Session: Technological pathways and user engagement approaches to a European MRV system.Organiser: UFZ

17.15 - 18.00

Plenary wrap-up Session

18.00 - 19.00

Poster Session

Wednesday 05

8.00 - 8.30

Registration

8.30 - 10.00

Plenary Session: Paving the way towards climate positive agriculture: The role of innovating farmers.Organiser: SAE

10.00 - 10.30

Coffee/tea break

10.30 - 12.00

Parallel Sessions

Paving the way for cohesive action on soil carbon sequestration: The role of international initiatives in the development of MRV frameworks that meet European carbon farming challenges.Organisers: 4per1000, INRAE

Printworks

Unlocking the potential of soil biodiversity: Sustainable land management, restoration, and revenue generation.Organisers: Cà Colonna srl, Carboneg, Land Life

Poddle

How technology and AI is supporting the growth of efficient, high-integrity carbon farming markets.Organisers: GreenO, SAS, Social Carbon Foundation, Walton Institute

Courtyard

Global or local? Carbon certification centralisation level: What implications for stakeholders?Organisers: I4CE, AC3A

Bedford 1

The role of advisors in climate action in Europe.Organisers: INTIA, Consulai, ILVO, Teagasc

Bedford 2

The value chain challenge: Scaling scope 3 solutions.Organisers: Mars Inc., Friesland Campina, Lakeland Dairies, Soil Capital

Rose

12.00 - 13.30

Lunch break

13.30 - 15.00

Parallel Sessions

Scaling up resilient and inclusive agricultural value chains – from policy to financing adoption of new practices.Organisers: Livelihoods Funds, Social Carbon Foundation, Treevaluation

Printworks

Why do we need Direct Measurement to secure Europe’s carbon farming future?Organisers: Agricarbon

Poddle

Carbon farming challenges in Mediterranean agriculture: Resilient project solutions and certification pathways.Organisers: Agri Marketplace, BETA Technological Centre, CREA-AA, SLM Partners, Tetis Institute S.r.l, Università degli Studi di Genova

Courtyard

Unlocking data for MRV: Data sharing for effective carbon farming.Organisers: Agrosolutions, ELGO-DIMITRA, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Soil Capital

Bedford 1

Farmers’ prospect: How does carbon farming affect crop production, and farm biodiversity and profitability?Organisers: CREAF

Bedford 2

Baseline approaches for monitoring soil carbon removals: Public-private synergiesOrganisers: GMV, ILVO, INRAE, JRC

Rose

15.00 - 15.30

Coffee/tea break

15.30 - 17.00

Parallel Sessions

Insetting for carbon farming: Turning challenges into opportunities for farmers, food companies and policy makers.Organisers: Friesland Campina, ILVO, Rabobank, UCLouvain, ZLTO

Printworks

From peatlands to policy: How past projects can guide EU CRCF certification.Organisers: University of Greifswald

Poddle

Setting the gold standard: Delivering shared value from reduced agricultural emissions.Organisers: BASF

Courtyard

Opportunities and challenges in proximal sensing-based monitoring for carbon farming.Organisers: University of Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Yard Stick PBC

Bedford 1

The future of regional small-scale carbon farming projects: Discuss bottom-up experiences and align farmer and market perspectives.Organisers: Boerenbond Projects, Interreg NWE Smart carbon farming project, ZLTO

Bedford 2

Baseline approaches for monitoring soil carbon removals: Public-private synergies.Organisers: GMV, ILVO, INRAE, JRC

Rose

17.00 - 18.00

Plenary wrap up sSssion

18.00 - 19.00

Poster Session with refreshments

19.30

Conference dinner

Thursday 06

8.30 - 9.00

Registration

9.00 - 10.30

Plenary session: Policy areas relevant to carbon farming: Synergies and tradeoffs.Organiser: EEB

10.30 - 11.00

Coffee/tea break

11.00 - 12.30

Parallel Sessions

Overcoming barriers to carbon farming projects financing: Bridging the gap between farmers and buyers through adequate framework and MRV tools.Organisers: AC3A, Agrifood, Agrosolutions, CNRS-CESBIO, Earth Observation Association, I4CE, IETA, Nataïs, Netcarbon, Regeneration

Printworks

Ireland: An innovative, context-specific approach to carbon farming?Organisers: DAFM Ireland, Climate-KIC, Department of Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC), Irish Cooperative Organisation Society, Bord Bia, National Economic and Social Council, Environmental Protection Agency, Teagasc

Poddle

What is the farmer´s opinion on carbon farming?Organisers: Bioeconomy Cluster, Carbery farmers cooperative, CoopsAgroES, Farmers, French Agricultural Chambers, ICOS

Courtyard

Addressing uncertainties and model benchmarking in earth observation based MRV systems for carbon farming.Organisers: CinSOIL GmbH, EARSC

Bedford 1

(Non)-permanence and time dependency of carbon sequestration in carbon farming – current accounting approaches and ways ahead.Organisers: Agroscope, Agrosolutions, Thuenen Institute, Wageningen Environmental Research

Bedford 2

Income opportunities from peatland rewetting: Carbon credits, ecosystem service payments and paludiculture value chains.Organisers: Aeco, Association des Chambres d'agriculture de l'Arc Atlantique, Eurosite, Green Restoration Ireland, Social Carbon Foundation, University of Greifswald

Rose

12.30 - 14.00

Lunch break and poster Session

14.00 - 15.30

Parallel Sessions

Bringing carbon farming from science to organic and regenerative farms: Challenges and solutions across research, markets, farmer-led models and policy.Organisers: FiBL, ReGeneration, National Association of Producers for Organic and Regenerative Agriculture (Produttori AOR), IFOAM Europe

Printworks

Rewarding mechanisms: Insights from farmers, agri-food companies and researchers for a successful approachOrganisers: Climate-KIC, DELOITTE, INRAE

Poddle

Legal opportunities for carbon farming: from creation of a registry to the necessary streamlining of the applicable environmental law framework.Organisers: Philip Lee LLP / Hutchins Climate Capital

Courtyard

Exploring carbon farming approaches: Integrating circular solutions from biomass production and treatment to soil health and carbon sequestration.Organisers: Agrimercarb, Tierra Sphere, Re-Cord, TGO AG and ECN

Bedford 1

Multi-stakeholder networks and participatory approaches for successful carbon farming and soil health monitoring – opportunities and challenges.Organisers: Commonland Foundation, EIT Food South, Wetlands International

Bedford 2

Monitoring and verification of peatland condition and improvement: Remote sensing, AI and beyond.Organisers: AECO, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Peatland Finance Ireland, Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin

Rose

15.30 - 16.00

Coffee/tea break

16.00 - 17.15

Plenary Session: The way ahead from a systemic transition approach with speakers from science, policy, farmers organisation and industry.Organisers: Climate-KIC and BSAG

Room nameCapacitySeatingAVAdditional notes

Room name

Printworks

Capacity

550

Seating

Theatre

Full: Streaming, webinar, microphones

Additional notes

Streamed to online participants

Room name

Poddle

Capacity

Seating

Theatre

Full

Additional notes

Streamed to online participants Flipovers: 1

Room name

Courtyard

Capacity

Seating

Theatre

Only computer / projector

Additional notes

Flipovers: 2

Room name

Bedford 1

Capacity

Seating

Networking

Only computer / projector

Additional notes

Flipovers: 2

Room name

Bedford 2

Capacity

Seating

Networking

Only computer / projector

Additional notes

Flipovers: 2

Room name

Rose

Capacity

100/70

Seating

Theatre or networking

Touch screen, microphone

Additional notes

Flipovers: at least 5

Room name

Small rooms in Bedford(3)

Capacity

+/-8

Seating

Few tables with chairs for people to quietly work