Farming matters: Tom Clarke - 'Farmers could really benefit from selling their climate services'

Farmers capture carbon for a living. We must be part of the solution to climate change. What’s more, as well as saving the planet, we might be able to earn a few quid in the process. But a frenzy of opportunistic corporate ’greenwashing’ is putting all that at risk.

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Farming matters: Tom Clarke - 'Farmers could really benefit from selling their climate services'

Farmers capture carbon for a living. We must be part of the solution to climate change. What's more, as well as saving the planet, we might be able to earn a few quid in the process. But a frenzy of opportunistic...

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