Agricultural greenhouse gas emissions : costs associated with farm level mitigation : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Economics in Economics at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorWolken, Antony Raymond
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-03T02:48:12Z
dc.date.availableNO_RESTRICTIONen_US
dc.date.available2010-06-03T02:48:12Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractAgricultural greenhouse gas emissions within New Zealand account for 48 percent of all national greenhouse gas emissions. With the introduction of the emissions trading scheme farmers will soon be liable for their emissions, introducing additional physical constraints and financial costs. Farmers that still operate within the sector will have two options to meet emissions targets; to purchase carbon credits from the open market, or mitigate farm level emissions at added costs to the farmer. This study examines the latter case of assessing farm level options for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, and quantifying the physical and financial costs associated with mitigation strategies. Results show that, based on the assumptions in the study, there are available options for dairy farmers to profitably meet Kyoto protocol emissions targets. Sheep and beef farmers can increase profit, but cannot meet Kyoto protocol emissions targets, through examined scenarios.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/1359
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectAgricultural greenhouse gas emissionsen_US
dc.subjectEmissions Trading Schemeen_US
dc.subjectDairy farming and environmenten_US
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_US
dc.subjectDairy farming
dc.subject.otherFields of Research::340000 Economics::340200 Applied Economics::340201 Agricultural economicsen_US
dc.titleAgricultural greenhouse gas emissions : costs associated with farm level mitigation : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Economics in Economics at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorWolken, Antony Raymond
thesis.degree.disciplineEconomicsen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Applied Economics (M.Appl.Econ.)en_US
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