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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Air Emissions of Ammonia and Methane from Livestock Operations: Valuation and Policy Options
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| Autores: |
Shih, Jhih-Shyang
Burtraw, Dallas
Palmer, Karen L.
Siikamaki, Juha
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| Data: |
2006-05-10
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| Ano: |
2006
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| Palavras-chave: |
Methane
Ammonia
Carbon dioxide
Greenhouse gases
Climate change
Offset
Particulate matter
Net metering
Environmental policy
CAFO
Manure management
Biodigester
Electricity
Global warming
Cost-benefit
Incentive approach
Livestock Production/Industries
Q2
Q4
Q53
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| Resumo: |
The animal husbandry industry is a major emitter of methane, which is an important greenhouse gas. The industry is also a major emitter of ammonia, which is a precursor of fine particulate matter, arguably the number-one environment-related public health threat facing the nation. We present an integrated process model of the engineering economics of technologies to reduce methane and ammonia emissions at dairy operations in California. Three policy options are explored: greenhouse gas offset credits for methane control, particulate matter offset credits for ammonia control, and expanded net metering policies to provide revenue for the sale of electricity generated from captured methane gas. Individually, any of these policies appears to be sufficient to provide the economic incentive for farm operators to reduce emissions. We report on initial steps to fully develop the integrated process model that will provide guidance for policymakers.
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| Tipo: |
Working or Discussion Paper
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
21066
http://purl.umn.edu/10749
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| Editor: |
AgEcon Search
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| Relação: |
Resources for the Future>Discussion Papers
Discussion Paper 06-11
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| Formato: |
28
application/pdf
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