@article{Fellmann:126815,
      recid = {126815},
      author = {Fellmann, Thomas and Dominguez, Ignacio Perez and Witzke,  Heinz Peter and Oudendag, Diti},
      title = {Mitigating GHG emissions from EU agriculture– what  difference does the policy make?},
      address = {2012},
      number = {1007-2016-79613},
      pages = {13},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {The contribution of the agricultural sector to climate  change is gaining more and more visibility and
therewith,  interest is growing on policy options to induce  agricultural GHG mitigation. However, so far
only little is  known about the different impacts of specific policies on  GHG mitigation on the one hand
and agricultural production  and markets on the other hand. This paper provides an  empirical analysis
of the impact of three alternative  abatement policies (implementing an emission standard,  tradable
emission permits and a livestock emission tax) to  reduce agricultural GHG emissions in the EU. The
policy  scenarios are designed to achieve a 20% reduction of EU  agricultural GHG emissions in 2020
compared to  2004.
Projection results show that emission reduction  effects per EU Member State in each scenario are
quite  different from the EU average, depending on the production  level and the composition of the
agricultural activities.  Moreover, the policy instrument chosen makes a considerable  difference with
regard to effects on production,  cost-effectiveness and income redistribution within the  agricultural
sector. It is also highlighted that an  effective emission reduction commitment in the EU would  be
diminished due to a shift of emissions from the EU to  the rest of the world (emission leakage), mainly
as a  result of higher net imports of feed and animal products.  The estimates provided can feed the
discussion on the  feasibility of integrating the agricultural sector in  multi-sectoral emission abatement
policies currently in  place (e.g. EU emission trading directive) or under  consideration.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/126815},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.126815},
}