ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF AGRICULTURAL SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION: AN INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT APPROACH

John Antle (), Susan Marie Capalbo, Sian Mooney, Edward T. Elliott and Keith H. Paustian

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2001, vol. 26, issue 2, 24

Abstract: This study develops an integrated assessment approach for analysis of the economic potential for carbon sequestration in agricultural soils. By linking a site-specific economic simulation model of agricultural production to a crop ecosystem model, the approach shows the economic efficiency of soil carbon (C) sequestration depends on site-specific opportunity costs of changing production practices and rates of soil C sequestration. An application is made to the dryland grain production systems of the U.S. Northern Plains which illustrates the sensitivity of the sequestration costs to policy design. The marginal cost of soil C ranges from $12 to $500 per metric ton depending upon the type of contract or payment mechanism used, the amount of carbon sequestered, and the site-specific characteristics of the areas.

Keywords: Crop; Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.31037

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