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| Title: | ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF AGRICULTURAL SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION: AN INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT APPROACH |
| Authors: | Antle, John M.
Capalbo, Susan M.
Mooney, Sian
Elliott, Edward T.
Paustian, Keith H. |
| Issue Date: | 2001-12 |
| Abstract: | This study develops an integrated assessment approach for analysis of the economic potential for carbon sequestration in agricultural soils. By linking a site-specific economic simulation model of agricultural production to a crop ecosystem model, the approach shows the economic efficiency of soil carbon (C) sequestration depends on site-specific opportunity costs of changing production practices and rates of soil C sequestration. An application is made to the dryland grain production systems of the U.S. Northern Plains which illustrates the sensitivity of the sequestration costs to policy design. The marginal cost of soil C ranges from $12 to $500 per metric ton depending upon the type of contract or payment mechanism used, the amount of carbon sequestered, and the site-specific characteristics of the areas. |
| URI: | http://purl.umn.edu/31037 |
| Institution/Association: | Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics>Volume 26, Number 02, December 2001 |
| Total Pages: | 24 |
| Language: | English |
| From Page: | 344 |
| To Page: | 367 |
| Collections: | Volume 26, Number 02, December 2001
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