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A visual guide to carbon emissons and sequestration on farms

1000 litres of red Diesel 3.6 tonnes CO2 emissions 1 tonne of %mmonium &itrate fertiliser 7.2 tonnes of CO2e emissions 1000 kWh of electricity (nonrenewable source) 0.6 tonnes CO2 emissions 'andfillin" 1 tonne of ()eneral Waste( 0.3 tonnes of CO2e emissions 10 tonnes of concrete 1 tonne CO2 emissions

1 beef cow (adult)$ "rass fed 2.1 tonnes CO2e emissions (a!era"e) 1 m# of cut and sawn timber 0.13 tonnes CO2 emissions 1 hectare of soil where or"anic matter increased by 0,18.9 tonnes of CO2 se+uestered er year Brand new 100 h tractor 44 tonnes of CO2e emissions (a!era"e)

1 hectare of mi*ed woodland 5.9 tonnes of CO2 se+uestered er year (a!era"e) 1 tonne of steel 1.4 tonnes CO2 emissions

.or conte*t/ e!ery erson in the 01 roduces 11 tonnes of CO2e er year (a!era"e) throu"h tra!el$ runnin" a house$ food and buyin" (stuff(

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