Economics of Carbon Sequestration Projects Involving Smallholders

Oscar Cacho ()
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Oscar Cacho: University of New England

Chapter 5 in Payment for Environmental Services in Agricultural Landscapes, 2009, pp 77-102 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Afforestation and reforestation projects have the potential to help mitigate global warming by acting as sinks for CO2. However, participation in carbon-sink projects may be constrained by high costs. This problem may be particularly severe for projects involving smallholders in developing countries. Of particular concern are the transaction costs incurred in developing projects and measuring, certifying, and selling the carbon-sequestration services generated by such projects. This chapter addresses these issues by analyzing the implications of transaction and abatement costs in carbon-sequestration projects. A typology of transaction costs is presented, and estimates of the five cost types are derived based on a review of existing projects. The influences of project design on abatement costs and transaction costs are explored, and the critical values of a set of three project-design variables (farm price, number of participating farms, and minimum farm area) are identified for any given combination of transaction costs.

Keywords: Transaction Cost; Carbon Stock; Clean Development Mechanism; Abatement Cost; Carbon Market (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-72971-8_5

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