Neumarkter Lammsbräu: First certificate for effective climate protection by regional humus build-up
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The organic pioneer Neumarkter Lammsbräu is committed to climate protection in partnership with the organic farmers of the Erzeugergemeinschaft für Ökologische Braurohstoffe (EZÖB) (Producers' Association for Organic Brewing Materials) by building humus and offsetting CO2 on regional farmland. The directly measurable success of the project is now documented by the first compensation certificate for 25 tonnes of CO2.
Angela Maria Abler-Heilig and Wolfgang Abler from the certification partner CarboCert GmbH presented the certificate to Lammsbräu owner and managing director Johannes Ehrnsperger and the EZÖB farmers Werner Schwarz and Alexander Walter: The two organic farmers cultivate two of Lammsbräu's own fields completely ecologically and thus specifically rebuild the fertile soil layer, the humus. They are supported by the Upper Palatinate organic brewery.
Johannes Ehrnsperger, owner and managing director of Neumarkter Lammsbräu: "The CarboCert certificate shows in black and white, using the example of two of our EZÖB farmers' fields, what can be achieved for climate protection through sustainable management and consistent commitment in domestic agriculture."
The background is that climate change cannot be fought only by avoiding climate gases such as CO2. It is just as important to create and strengthen so-called CO2 sinks, which once released bind CO2 again. Organic farming addresses both these issues at the same time: Organic farms use on average about 40 percent less energy per hectare than conventional farms and produce correspondingly less CO2. This effect is mainly due to the complete abandonment of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides. On the other hand, the consistent renunciation of agrochemicals leads to the regeneration of natural soil life and fertile humus. Just one percent more humus per hectare binds at least 50 tonnes of CO2 and makes ecologically managed farmland one of the potentially most effective CO2 sinks.
Neumarkter Lammsbräu has been promoting organic farming and thus healthy, humus-rich soils for decades. These not only protect the climate, but also additionally contribute to water and species protection. In addition to supporting its EZÖB farmers in the CarboCert project, the organic brewery is a founding partner of positerra GmbH, which also promotes humus build-up. In addition to climate, water and species protection, the active humus build-up creates a double win-win situation for the farmers and the brewery: the farmers' fields become more productive and Neumarkter Lammsbräu can compensate for part of its unavoidable CO2 emissions.
