Proponents of organic farming have claimed that organic agriculture emphasizes closed nutrient cycles, biodiversity, and effective soil management providing the capacity to mitigate and even reverse the effects of climate changeMeleca (2008). The Organic Answer to Climate Change. and that organic agriculture can decrease fossil fuel emissions.Rodale Institute 18 April 2014. Regenerative Organic Agriculture and Climate Change "The carbon sequestration efficiency of organic systems in temperate climates is almost double () that of conventional treatment of soils, mainly owing to the use of grass clovers for feed and of cover crops in organic rotations."UNEP, 2011, Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, www.unep.org/greeneconomy However, studies acknowledge organic systems require more acreage to produce the same yield as conventional farms. By converting to organic farms in developed countries where most arable land is accounted for, increased deforestation would decrease overall carbon sequestration.
Proponents of organic farming have claimed that organic agriculture emphasizes closed nutrient cycles, biodiversity, and effective soil management providing the capacity to mitigate and even reverse the effects of climate changeMeleca (2008). The Organic Answer to Climate Change. and that organic agriculture can decrease fossil fuel emissions.Rodale Institute 18 April 2014. Regenerative Organic Agriculture and Climate Change "The carbon sequestration efficiency of organic systems in temperate climates is almost double () that of conventional treatment of soils, mainly owing to the use of grass clovers for feed and of cover crops in organic rotations."UNEP, 2011 Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication, www.unep.org/greeneconomy However, studies acknowledge organic systems require more acreage to produce the same yield as conventional farms. By converting to organic farms in developed countries where most arable land is accounted for, increased deforestation would decrease overall carbon sequestration.