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DOI	10.1080/14693062.2019.1599802
	Policy options to streamline the carbon market for agricultural nitrous oxide emissions
	Niles M.T.; Waterhouse H.; Parkhurst R.; McLellan E.L.; Kroopf S.
发表日期	2019
ISSN	14693062
起始页码	893
结束页码	907
卷号	19 期号:7
英文摘要	The majority of emissions of nitrous oxide – a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) – are from agricultural sources, particularly nitrogen fertilizer applications. A growing focus on these emission sources has led to the development in the United States of GHG offset protocols that could enable payment to farmers for reducing fertilizer use or implementing other nitrogen management strategies. Despite the development of several protocols, the current regional scope is narrow, adoption by farmers is low, and policy implementation of protocols has a significant time lag. Here we utilize existing research and policy structures to propose an ‘umbrella’ approach for nitrogen management GHG emissions protocols that has the potential to streamline the policy implementation and acceptance of such protocols. We suggest that the umbrella protocol could set forth standard definitions common across multiple protocol options, and then modules could be further developed as scientific evidence advances. Modules could be developed for specific crops, regions, and practices. We identify a policy process that could facilitate this development in concert with emerging scientific research and conclude by acknowledging potential benefits and limitations of the approach. Key policy insights Agricultural greenhouse gas market options are growing, but are still underutilized Streamlining protocol development through an umbrella process could enable quicker development of protocols across new crops, regions, and practices Effective protocol development must not compromise best available science and should follow a rigorous pathway to ensure appropriate implementation. © 2019, © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
英文关键词	agriculture; climate policy; GHG emissions; Nitrous Oxide; offset protocol
语种	英语
scopus关键词	agricultural emission; emissions trading; environmental economics; environmental policy; fertilizer application; greenhouse gas; nitrous oxide; policy approach; policy implementation; United States
来源期刊	Climate Policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/153382
作者单位	Food Systems Program, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States; Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, United States; Sierra View Consulting, Sierra Madre, CA, United States; Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, DC, United States; Environmental Defense Fund, Chicago, IL, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Niles M.T.,Waterhouse H.,Parkhurst R.,et al. Policy options to streamline the carbon market for agricultural nitrous oxide emissions[J],2019,19(7).
APA	Niles M.T.,Waterhouse H.,Parkhurst R.,McLellan E.L.,&Kroopf S..(2019).Policy options to streamline the carbon market for agricultural nitrous oxide emissions.Climate Policy,19(7).
MLA	Niles M.T.,et al."Policy options to streamline the carbon market for agricultural nitrous oxide emissions".Climate Policy 19.7(2019).