Resolved that KAP promote the agriculture sector in Canada (and Manitoba) as net-zero emissions, with an excess net capture of 33Mt CO2e/yr (2017); and be it further

THAT KAP promote the excess capture of carbon in the agriculture sector as a valuable service that Canadian farmers provide, to offset end user emissions like biofuels (energy sector), and other end user emissions from agriculture products; and be it further
THAT KAP use sector-based numbers when discussing GHG emissions and capture, rather than lifecycle assessments. The government’s NIR emission numbers are sector-based; comparing these numbers to lifecycle assessments of our products shows incorrect conclusions; and be it further

THAT KAP use the yearly NIR to communicate with government effectively, using their own numbers, thereby making KAP’s GHG emission lobby supporting the agriculture sector more effective; and be it further

THAT KAP monitor the NIR agriculture sector emission numbers each year and promote the amount of carbon stored in grain, vegetables and meat products by farmers, in addition to carbon sequestered in Cropland – LULUCF; and be it further
THAT KAP lobby the Government of Canada, to include Cropland-LULUCF in the agriculture sector GHG emissions, rather than omitting it (See: Note 1 Table ES-2 2019 NIR), to reflect the carbon agriculture is sequestering in the soil through good practices, already in practice; and be it further

THAT KAP lobby the Government of Canada to reduce GHG emission estimates in the NIR, for the sales of enhanced efficiency fertilizer use in Canada, for which farmers are currently not being credited for in the agriculture sector.

Update:

KAP continues to advocate for recognition of carbon sequestration as an important method in reducing GHG emissions. Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System qualifies certain agricultural practices for offset credits.