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Provedor de dados:  AgEcon
País:  United States
Título:  Influences of Permanence on the Comparative Value of Biological Sequestration versus Emissions Offsets
Autores:  McCarl, Bruce A.
Murray, Brian C.
Schneider, Uwe A.
Data:  2006-07-11
Ano:  2001
Palavras-chave:  Agricultural Sector Model
Carbon price trajectory
Carbon sequestration dynamics
Economics of greenhouse gas emission mitigation
Forest sink discounting
Mathematical programming
Net present value
Saturation
Volatility
Environmental Economics and Policy
Resumo:  We use a net present value framework to examine the impact of non-permanence on the economics of land-based biological carbon sequestration. Contingent on assumptions about discount rates, management, and carbon prices trajectories, and payment contract design, we find the adjusted value of carbon sequestration relative to permanently available emission offsets to be between 38 and 55 percent for agricultural soil offsets and between 51 and 99 percent for afforestation offsets. Simulations with an Agricultural Sector Model show the empirical effect of sequestration value discounts on the total potential of U.S. agricultural sinks to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions within a multistrategy setting.
Tipo:  Working or Discussion Paper
Idioma:  Inglês
Identificador:  22975

http://purl.umn.edu/18448
Editor:  AgEcon Search
Relação:  Iowa State University>Center for Agricultural and Rural Development>CARD Working Paper Series
CARD Working Paper 01-WP 282
Formato:  20

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