Study into the Impacts of Carbon Farming in SWQ Communities

Carbon farming is emerging as a significant and rapidly growing land use option for businesses to reduce greenhouse gases and store carbon.

New industries such as carbon farming and renewables must be able to co-exist with traditional industries (such as agriculture and resources) in regional, rural and remote communities.

South West Queensland is currently host to some of the largest volume of carbon farming projects in the country, which in aggregate is resulting in some unintended social impacts - especially where entire properties are dedicated to carbon farming at the expense of other agricultural practices.

To better understand the benefits, co benefits and dis benefits of carbon farming, SWQROC commissioned a Study into the Impacts of Carbon Farming on South West Queensland Communities.

The final study was released on 2 December 2024: Carbon Farming Study highlights co-existence principles as important as ever in SWQ

The Study takes a deep dive across five capital dimensions (natural, human, social, financial and physical) to understand how carbon farming has impacted not just the economics of local and regional economies, but also the social and environmental factors that shape communities.