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| Title: | Preliminary Assessment of Nitrous Oxide Offsets in a Cap and Trade Program |
| Authors: | Ribaudo, Marc
Delgado, Jorge
Livingston, Michael J. |
| Authors (Email): | Ribaudo, Marc (mribaudo@ers.usda.gov) |
| Keywords: | nitrous oxide
nutrient management
cap and trade
NLEAP
greenhouse gas |
| Issue Date: | 2011-08 |
| Abstract: | Nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas that is emitted from cropland treated with nitrogen fertilizer. Reducing such emissions through nutrient management might be able to produce offsets for sale in a cap and trade program aimed at reducing greenhouse gases. We use the Nitrate Leaching and Economic Analysis Program (NLEAP) model and data from the Agricultural and Resource Management Survey to examine what changes in rate, timing, or method of application a farmer would take to produce offsets. We find that reducing the application rate is the most favored approach for producing offsets. We also find that some management choices may increase nitrate losses to water. |
| URI: | http://purl.umn.edu/117776 |
| Institution/Association: | Agricultural and Resource Economics Review> Volume 40, Number 2, August 2011 |
| Total Pages: | 16 |
| From Page: | 266 |
| To Page: | 281 |
| Collections: | Volume 40, Number 2, August 2011
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