Synergies & Trade-Offs of Wageningen Climate Solutions in Primary Production Systems: Case Study: Agriculture Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils

The general term ‘carbon sequestration’ refers to the process by which carbon dioxide (CO2) is removed from the atmosphere and stored in long-term reservoirs, such as oceans, forests and soils. This case study is limited to carbon sequestration in agricultural soils. Carbon sequestration in agricultural soils is often referred to as a potential climate mitigation solution which also helps to improve soil quality: a win-win situation. However, the potential of this solution is often unclear. Here,we leverage information from the research program ‘Smart Land Use’ (Slim Landgebruik in Dutch), a policy supporting project which started in 2018. This study is used in the Dutch case study to evaluate the potential of carbon sequestration in agricultural soils, and to identify potential measures that might cause trade-offs or synergies with other research topics.