Modeling Pine as a Carbon-Sequestering Crop in Arkansas

S. Aaron Smith, Michael Popp, Lawton Nalley and Kristofor R. Brye

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2012, vol. 41, issue 2, 15

Abstract: This study estimates the impact of carbon offset payments on land use choices, net producer returns, and carbon sequestration. Loblolly pine is added to traditional cropping choices as a designated carbon-sequestering crop. With a carbon offset price of $15 per ton, pine enters land use on 10 percent of pasture acres. At $30, loblolly pine significantly increases in acreage in areas traditionally planted in row crops. The analysis suggests that the addition of pine as a carbon-sequestering crop can affect land use, add to producer returns, and sequester additional carbon relative to producer choice sets that exclude pine.

Keywords: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.132532

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