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DU Grassland Carbon Credit Program FAQs How do agricultural soils store carbon? What are greenhouse gases? How Does DU's Carbon Credit Program work? Why has Ducks Unlimited started this carbon program? How does the sale of carbon credits affect land sales or transfers? What, exactly, would I be selling? What kinds of land qualify for the program? Why does the contract read "Greenhouse Gas Rights and Credits" and not "Carbon Credits?" When would I get paid for the carbon credits? What about the wetlands - are you buying carbon on those too? What will happen to the credits after DU acquires them? How much will DU pay? Can I wait and sell these carbon credits at a later time? If I sell my carbon to DU now, can I re-sell that carbon again sometime in the future? Will the carbon transaction become a part of the easement? How would the sale of carbon affect other property rights and my ability to manage my land? How will the carbon credits be verified and monitored? Can I sell a grassland easement to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service without selling carbon credits to DU? In the case of rented land, does the landowner or tenant get paid for the credits? How does this program differ from that offered by the North Dakota Farmers Union? Can I participate in this program if I already have a carbon credit agreement with the NDFU or somebody else?

Grassland carbon credits