Carbon payments in the Guanzhong–Tianshui region to control land degradation
Carbon trading and carbon offset markets are potential policy options for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. A price on carbon is expected to generate demand for carbon offsets. In a market-based framework, the carbon price should be high enough to compensate for opportunity cos...
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| description | Carbon trading and carbon offset markets are potential policy options for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. A price on carbon is expected to generate demand for carbon offsets. In a market-based framework, the carbon price should be high enough to compensate for opportunity costs. We studied a highly-modified agricultural system in the Guanzhong–Tianshui economic region of China that is typical of many temperate agricultural zones in western China. We quantified the economic returns from agriculture and from carbon plantings (both monoculture and ecological plantings) under five carbon-price scenarios. The mean carbon sequestration is 34 Mg·hm<sup>−</sup><sup>2</sup>·a<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup>, and the average annual payment increased to 1146 CNY·hm<sup>−</sup><sup>2</sup> at a medium carbon price of 50 CNY·Mg<sup>−1</sup> CO<inf>2</inf><sup>−</sup><sup>e</sup>. Thus, areas of high priority for conservation and restoration may be restored relatively cheaply in the presence of a carbon market. Overall, however, less carbon is sequestered by ecological plantings (i.e., mixed native trees and shrubs) compared to agriculture. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f5d07fee4af143868e336d80b6d066432022-12-21T18:23:51ZengHigher Education PressFrontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering2095-75052017-06-014224625310.15302/J-FASE-2017144Carbon payments in the Guanzhong–Tianshui region to control land degradationZixiang ZHOU, Yufeng ZOU01. Institute of Water Saving Agriculture in Arid Areas of China, Northwest AF University, Yangling 712100, China; 2. National Engineering Laboratory for Crop Water Efficient Use, Yangling 712100, ChinaCarbon trading and carbon offset markets are potential policy options for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. A price on carbon is expected to generate demand for carbon offsets. In a market-based framework, the carbon price should be high enough to compensate for opportunity costs. We studied a highly-modified agricultural system in the Guanzhong–Tianshui economic region of China that is typical of many temperate agricultural zones in western China. We quantified the economic returns from agriculture and from carbon plantings (both monoculture and ecological plantings) under five carbon-price scenarios. The mean carbon sequestration is 34 Mg·hm<sup>−</sup><sup>2</sup>·a<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup>, and the average annual payment increased to 1146 CNY·hm<sup>−</sup><sup>2</sup> at a medium carbon price of 50 CNY·Mg<sup>−1</sup> CO<inf>2</inf><sup>−</sup><sup>e</sup>. Thus, areas of high priority for conservation and restoration may be restored relatively cheaply in the presence of a carbon market. Overall, however, less carbon is sequestered by ecological plantings (i.e., mixed native trees and shrubs) compared to agriculture.http://academic.hep.com.cn/fase/fileup/2095-7505/PDF/1492148238790-875261624.pdfcarbon-price|carbon sequestration|economic returns|Guanzhong–Tianshui economic region|net present value |
| spellingShingle | Zixiang ZHOU, Yufeng ZOU Carbon payments in the Guanzhong–Tianshui region to control land degradation Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering carbon-price|carbon sequestration|economic returns|Guanzhong–Tianshui economic region|net present value |
| title | Carbon payments in the Guanzhong–Tianshui region to control land degradation |
| title_full | Carbon payments in the Guanzhong–Tianshui region to control land degradation |
| title_fullStr | Carbon payments in the Guanzhong–Tianshui region to control land degradation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Carbon payments in the Guanzhong–Tianshui region to control land degradation |
| title_short | Carbon payments in the Guanzhong–Tianshui region to control land degradation |
| title_sort | carbon payments in the guanzhong tianshui region to control land degradation |
| topic | carbon-price|carbon sequestration|economic returns|Guanzhong–Tianshui economic region|net present value |
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