Using Compost to Combat Climate Change
To meet Boulder County Zero Waste goals and to support Boulder鈥檚 Climate Action Plan, Eco-Cycle recommended that Boulder County research and design a 鈥渃arbon credit鈥� program to encourage compost use on agricultural land. CSU researchers will quantify how much carbon is sequestered in 蜜糖直播 agricultural soils. My capstone project will:
- Quantify the amount of compost and land required to offset all of 蜜糖直播鈥檚 GHG emissions based on data provided in the聽.
- Quantify the gap between current compost production in 蜜糖直播 and future offset needs
- Quantify the gap between current policies surrounding compost production and future offset needs
I will outline policy change recommendations, suggest best practices for compost production at scale to meet future emission offset needs, and suggest aspirational goals that Boulder County could pursue to realize additional benefits of composting in 蜜糖直播.