About this Event
Please note this is a hybrid event that will be open for both physical participants (at the Kelvin Gallery, University of Glasgow) as well as online.
As part of our COP-26 programme of events the Global Soil Health Programme event takes place on Monday 8th November at 9.00am (GMT)
Professors John Crawford (Adam Smith Business School – University of Glasgow) and Hugh Harley (School of Economics - University of Sydney) together with Alan Hendry (Director of Sustainability, Mott MacDonald) are working with a consortium of major corporates to implement a global framework for the improvement of soil health and the sequestration of carbon in soils.
Carbon sequestration in soil offers both globally significant potential to reduce atmospheric carbon, and simultaneously, improve soil health to deliver additional water security and biodiversity benefits. This is within a context where, on current trajectories, up to 90% of soil, upon which we rely for food production and water management, will be degraded by 2050.
Unlike carbon sequestration through tree planting, there is currently no global framework for carbon trading, accounting, or quality assurance for soil. Nor is there is a mechanism to link carbon emitters with the agricultural sector that can deliver carbon sequestration and thereby improved soil health. The Universities of Glasgow and Sydney are jointly leading the Global Soil Health Programme delivered via a precompetitive consortium including Bayer, BASF, UPL, RaboBank, Microsoft and PWC to address this gap.
This introductory event will outline the vision and activities of the Programme.
The event will include participation from the following:
Professor Rattan Lal (The Ohio State University)
Ronald Vargas (UN FAO)
Arlene Cotie (Bayer)
Leigh Ann Winowiecki (Coalition for Action on Soil Health)
Andy Beadle (BASF)
Jonatas Alves (UPL)
Hugh Harley (University of Sydney)
Kiran Sura (PWC)
Paul Luu (4 pour 1000)
Please be aware that this event will be recorded.
Zoom webinar link and directions to the Kelvin Gallery will be emailed to attendees closer to the event date.
Please note that you will be required to provide photographic i.d to enter the venue which must match the name used to registered. This can be a driver’s licence or passport. For security reasons you will only be permitted to enter the venue with a bag sized A5 or smaller which will be searched on arrival. The University reserves the right to refuse entry if you fail to comply with this.
The University of Glasgow is committed to ensuring access to all events held on campus, where possible. For further information please email [email protected]
This event will be recorded
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Kelvin Gallery, West Quadrangle, Main Building, Glasgow, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00