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Agriculture Afforestation for Carbon Sequestration Under Carbon Markets in the United States: Leakage Behavior from Regional Allowance Programs
Author(s) -
Haim David,
White Eric M.,
Alig Ralph J.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
applied economic perspectives and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.4
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2040-5804
pISSN - 2040-5790
DOI - 10.1093/aepp/ppv010
Subject(s) - carbon leakage , allowance (engineering) , afforestation , greenhouse gas , agriculture , leakage (economics) , natural resource economics , carbon sequestration , agricultural economics , carbon offset , environmental science , economics , emissions trading , business , agroforestry , geography , carbon dioxide , macroeconomics , operations management , ecology , archaeology , biology
This study quantifies how leakage behavior from afforesting agricultural land affects the intensification of agricultural production. In particular, we examine the leakage percentage from carbon offset allowance at specific southern regions in the United States as a part of a carbon market. We use the Forest and Agriculture Sector Optimization Model‐Greenhouse Gases model to examine responses between sectors as part of the regional afforestation policy analysis. Regional characteristics and a policy's time frame are found to play important roles in achieving net gains, in terms of greenhouse gases stored, from such regional policies. In some cases, however, leakage greater than 100% is evident.