Climate Change : The Role of the U.S. Agriculture Sector.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agricultural productivity.

Air--Pollution.

Air.

Conservation of natural resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (38 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses the extent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and sinks associated with U.S. agricultural production, and cites current and potential estimates for U.S. agricultural soils to sequester carbon and partly offset national GHG emissions. Discusses mitigation strategies in the agriculture sector, focusing on conservation and other farm programs. Describes ongoing legislative action within both the climate change and farm bill debates, and addresses questions that may be raised regarding role of U.S. agriculture sector in the climate change debate.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Climate Change

Access Restriction:

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