August 9, 2023

My student assistant, Karli Kaase, and I recently co-authored a fact sheet offering a list of terms for landowners considering entering into a carbon contract. [View fact sheet here.]
The fact sheet lists basic concepts related to carbon contracts, including the following:
additionality
carbon market
carbon practices
carbon credit
carbon emissions
carbon sequestration
permanence
stacking
verification
Key contract terms to consider are also listed.
control of land
data ownership
indemnification
impact energy production
land title implications
negotiation costs
other allowable uses
payment
parties
penalties
stacking prohibition
standard legal clauses
term of agreement
verification
It is critical for landowners to understand that every contract is different, and the devil is in the details. Before signing a contract, landowners should carefully read the entire document, and I recommend contacting an attorney well-versed in carbon contracts to assist with negotiation and evaluation.
To learn more about carbon markets, click here for a podcast episode I did with Dr. Jordan Shockley. To hear more about carbon contracts for landowners, click here for a podcast episode I did with Anson Howard and Todd Janzen.
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