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Motivated by the conclusions from various modelling studies, modifications to the bioenergy sector regulations are under way in Europe and in the USA to account for emissions from indirect land-use change (ILUC). Despite their influence on the policy-making, evaluations of the capacity of...
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the food system are key to reach these carbon neutrality goals, as agriculture and resulting land-use changes are …. We consider both direct agriculture emissions and the pressure that food production puts on land use changes, and track …-negative emissions food system able to balance emissions from the rest of the economy will require ambitious and sustained improvements …
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as costly as alternatives like raising the gas tax or promoting energy efficiency improvements. The analysis also finds … Use Change Effects ; Net Energy ; Multiple Objectives ; Ethanol ; Ghg …
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This paper examines the relationship between biofuels and commodity food prices in the U.S. from a new perspective …
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More cattle, less deforestation? Land use intensification in the Amazon is an unexpected phenomenon. Theories of hollow frontier, speculative behaviour and boom-bust all share the prediction that livestock production will remain largely extensive. Yet between 1996 and 2006 productivity of cattle...
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This paper examines the fiscal and extra-fiscal effects of decentralizing the collection of Brazil's rural land tax from the federal level to local governments. Using a difference-in-differences research design, we assess the impact of local tax enforcement on revenue, land use, and...
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Protected areas are a cornerstone of forest conservation in developing countries. Yet we know little about their effects on forest cover change or the socioeconomic status of local communities, and even less about the relationship between these effects. This paper assesses whether 'win-win'...
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conclude by discussing the importance of PV energy production as a source of income for farmers and its implications from a … social perspective. -- Land Allocation ; Real Options ; Renewable Energy ; Solar farm ; Uncertainty …
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The rapid development of climate policies and the need to understand the dynamics of climate change have highlighted and shaped the role of land use, land-use change and forestry dynamics (LULUCF), making it an issue of global importance. As a consequence, LULUCF has become a central topic in...
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