Soil carbon: Policy and economics Conference Paper

abstract

• Agricultural soils provide a prospective way of mitigating the increasing atmospheric concentration of CO2. A number of agricultural practices are known to stimulate the accumulation of additional soil carbon and early indications are that some might sequester carbon at relatively modest costs with generally positive environmental effects. We discuss, under 10 themes, policy and economic issues that will determine whether programs for sequestration of carbon in agricultural soils can succeed. The issues involve contexts for implementation, economics, private property rights, agricultural policy, and institutional and social structures. Ultimately, success will depend on the incentive structure developed and the way in which carbon sequestration is integrated into the total fabric of agricultural policy.

authors

• Mccarl, Bruce

published proceedings

• CLIMATIC CHANGE

altmetric score

• 14

author list (cited authors)

• Marland, G., McCarl, B. A., & Schneider, U.

citation count

• 53

complete list of authors

• Marland, G||McCarl, BA||Schneider, U

publication date

• October 2001

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• Climatic Change: an interdisciplinary, international journal devoted to the description, causes and implications of climatic change  Journal

keywords

• 15 Life On Land
• 38 Economics
• 3801 Applied Economics

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1023/A:1017575018866

start page

• 101

end page

• 117

volume

• 51

issue

• 1

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1023%2Fa%3A1017575018866

user-defined tag

• 15 Life on Land