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Article
Sensitivity of Carbon Emission Estimates from Indirect Land-Use Change.
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Submitted Manuscript
Publication Date
7-18-2011
DOI
10.1093/aepp/ppr015
Abstract
An agricultural projection and greenhouse gas model are used to assess the impact of global cropland expansion on carbon emissions and the sensitivity of those estimates to modifications in assumptions concerning idle cropland, the degree of refinement in carbon coefficients, market responses, and yield increase. The results indicate that the impact of cropland expansion on carbon emissions is extremely sensitive to model assumptions. This is particularly true with respect to the price-induced yield response. Given the available knowledge, it is very difficult to narrow the range of reasonable parameter values to tighten the set of results to a level that would allow robust policy conclusions.
Citation Information
Jerome Dumortier, Dermot J. Hayes, Miguel Carriquiry, Fengxia Dong, et al.. "Sensitivity of Carbon Emission Estimates from Indirect Land-Use Change." Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy Vol. 33 Iss. 3 (2011) p. 428 - 448 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/dermot_hayes/148/
This is a working paper from Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2011, 33(3); 428-448. DOI: 10.1093/aepp/ppr015.