| Autor: |
Hilmer Pedersen, Karin, Tinggaard Svendsen, Gert |
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Politica: Tidsskrift for Politisk Videnskab; Nov2011, Vol. 43 Issue 4, p409-416, 8p |
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Can and will the agricultural sector reduce its emission of greenhouse gasses? Science indicates that there is a huge and unexploited potential for relatively cheap reductions of greenhouse gas emission in the agricultural sector, partly because of the sector's mix of different greenhouse gasses. While emissions of greenhouse gasses other than carbon dioxide are difficult to measure with certainty, the latest research shows that an indirect measurement in production processes could suffice to include the sector in existing regulations aimed at emission reduction. The question is how. Contrasting the use of standards, green taxes and tradable emission quotas, we suggest that the agricultural sector itself may have an interest in participating in the European Emission Trade System (EU ETS) based on a baseline free distribution of quotas (grandfathering). Including the agricultural sector in the system requires an adequate monitoring and sanction system, however. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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