The Effect of Farmland Preservation Programs on Farmland Prices
In: American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Band 83, Heft 2, S. 341-351
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In: American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Band 83, Heft 2, S. 341-351
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In: American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Band 90, Heft 3, S. 613-626
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In: Applied economic perspectives and policy, Band 35, Heft 3, S. 398-434
ISSN: 2040-5804
AbstractFollowing the failure of legislative proposals for a multi‐sector greenhouse gas (GHG) cap‐and‐trade policy, the shift in focus to energy sector policies ignores the perhaps substantial potential for GHG mitigation from agriculture/forestry. We review estimates of the current U.S. agriculture sector contribution to GHG mitigation from a portfolio of existing sector policies in bioenergy, conservation, and research and development to compare accomplishments across programs. We then consider what opportunities and challenges may exist for increasing sector GHG mitigation by retargeting and/or expanding current programs—or for bioenergy‐related mitigation, implementing proposed new programs—to serve as an alternative to cap‐and‐trade.