Land Use and Climate Change: A Global Perspective on Mitigation Options: Discussion

Land use change can play a very significant role in climate change mitigation and adaptation, as part of efficient portfolios of many land-related activities. Questions involving forestry's and agriculture's potential contributions to climate change mitigation are framed within a national...

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Published in:American journal of agricultural economics 2011-01, Vol.93 (2), p.356-357
Main Author: Alig, Ralph J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural economics
Agriculture
Agroforestry
Bioenergy
Biofuels
Carbon emissions
Carbon pricing
Climate change
Climate change policy
Economic theory
Energy crops
Environmental degradation
Environmental economics
Forests
International
Land use
Land Use and Climate Change: A Global Perspective on Mitigation Options
Livestock
Studies
Wood market
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Summary:Land use change can play a very significant role in climate change mitigation and adaptation, as part of efficient portfolios of many land-related activities. Questions involving forestry's and agriculture's potential contributions to climate change mitigation are framed within a national context of increased demands for cropland, forage, and wood products to help feed and house an additional 3 billion people globally by 2050, increased land demand for bioenergy production, and millions of hectares of land needed to house another 125 million U.S. residents by midcentury. Three quite different papers, although all share use of Global Trade Analysis Project modeling or data, usefully examine land use and climate change with a global perspective on mitigation options. The author summarizes highlights and examples of commonalities and differences, with a view toward promoting better dovetailing of research across disciplines and sectors to aid in solving a global issue.
ISSN:0002-9092
1467-8276
DOI:10.1093/ajae/aaq085