Potential Implications of a Carbon Offset Program to Farmers and Landowners.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture and state.

Agricultural pollution.

Forests and forestry.

Physical Description:

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

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Describes results of select studies to estimate economic effects of carbon offset program being considered by Congress; and discusses limitations and uncertainties associated with the economic models and their results. Examines lands converted from agriculture to forestry, and potential unequal opportunities and costs of carbon markets on farmers and landowners.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Potential Implications of a Carbon Offset Program to Farmers and Landowners

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