# Satellite Monitored Carbon Sequestration For a long time we have been skeptical when someone is offsetting their emissions with 'tree planting' or 'soil improvements' in often far away foreign countries. We also stay skeptical and likely so will you, if you read [this](https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/12/11/10-myths-net-zero-targets-carbon-offsetting-busted/). Nevertheless, if capturing carbon in soils is done properly, it becomes a tremendously important measure to utilize earths vast areas of degraded land, when combating climate change. This in combination with a stop on cutting down forests can actually get us back to sustainable CO2 levels in the atmosphere, at about 280 ppm. {% embed url="" %} Just Have A Think: Regenerative Agriculture - Part 1 {% endembed %} In many projects it was proven that it is possible to monitor the water cycle, deforestation and soil carbon sequestration via satellites, e.g. from [ESA](https://copernicus-masters.com/winner/soil-carbon-sequestration-in-agricultural-systems-yes-we-carbon/) and [NASA](https://smap.jpl.nasa.gov/news/1246/nasas-smap-releases-first-calibrated-data/#.VcON0Wkh5-E.facebook). This can be used to dramatically simplify the measurements and avoid fraudulent reporting to sell carbon credits. Carbon credits are today already a large business sector, but this business is poised to grow dramatically, as long as energy generation, industrial processes and transport system have not fully transitioned to a sustainable operation. We see a large business opportunity to make sure that carbon sequestration can be trusted and that there is an open market to buy these carbon credits on a global scale via cryptocurrency secured by the ARTIS blockchain system. {% embed url="" %} Just Have A Think: Regenerative Agriculture - Part 2 {% endembed %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.artis.eco/about/use-cases/satellite-monitored-carbon-sequestration.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.