Agricultural Land Tenure and Carbon Offsets

Roger Claassen ; Mitch Morehart

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: Climate change;    carbon sequestration;    carbon offsets;    cap and trade programs;    farmland ownership;    tenure;    farming practices;    conservation practices;    Conservation Reserve Program;    crops;    livestock;    environmental services;   

RP-ID  :  EB-14

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

Agricultural Land Tenure and Carbon Offsets examines the potential role that land ownership might play in determining the agricultural sector's involvement in carbon sequestration programs. By estimating the carbon sequestration potential of agricultural producers who own most of the land they operate, this report finds that land ownership should not be a constraining factor in agriculture's ability to provide carbon offsets.