Emerson Carbon Project

Emerson Carbon Project is a soil carbon project located approximately 10km northwest of Bundaberg in Queensland. It was registered in March 2026 and covers 181.80 hectares.

Soil carbon projects (under the Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models methodology) involve adopting new or altered agricultural management practices to store carbon in the soil, which is then quantified using a combination of physical soil sampling and modelling.

The Bundaberg region is well-regarded as a major agricultural hub, known for intensive cropping, sugar cane, tree crops such as macadamias and citrus, as well as cattle grazing. The area experiences a humid subtropical climate with high rainfall, recording roughly 1,000 mm annually. The soils in this region are predominantly fertile alluvial soils, including sandy and clay loams, as well as rich ferrosols and kurosols, which are highly suited to the region's diverse agricultural production.

The project aims to increase carbon in the agricultural soil system through several key activities. These include applying synthetic or non-synthetic nutrients to address material deficiencies, converting from intensive tillage to reduced or no-tillage practices, planting cover crops to promote vegetation cover and improve soil health, and using legume species in the cropping or pasture systems.

The project proponent is Agriprove Solutions Co No.2 Pty Ltd, supported by Agriprove Pty Ltd as the agent. In an interesting project update, a variation to the project area was registered on 27 August 2026, which saw some initially listed areas removed from the project boundaries.