| Main Title |
Harnessing farms and forests in the low-carbon economy : how to create, measure, and verify greenhouse gas offsets / |
| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Duke University Press, |
| Year Published |
2007 |
| OCLC Number |
122701745 |
| ISBN |
9780822341680 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0822341689 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Subjects |
Alternative agriculture--Environmental aspects--Evaluation ;
Carbon sequestration--Measurement ;
Carbon dioxide sinks--Measurement ;
Emissions trading--Evaluation ;
Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry) ;
Greenhouse gas mitigation ;
Carbon dioxide mitigation ;
Forest ecology ;
Carbon offsetting ;
Agriculture--Economic aspects
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EOAM |
S589.75.H36 2007 |
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Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO |
03/04/2013 |
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| Collation |
x, 229 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Notes |
"The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions." Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-222) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
As the United States moves to a low-carbon economy in order to combat global warming, credits for reducing carbon dioxide emissions will increasingly become a commodity that is bought and sold on the open market. This is a how-to-manual for farmers, traders, and investors who want to participate in future carbon markets.--[book cover] Introduction : the role of landowners and farmers in the new low-carbon economy -- The process of creating offsets -- Land-management options for creating offsets -- Step 1 : scoping the costs and benefits of a proposed project -- Step 2 : determining additionality and baselines -- Step 3 : quantifying the carbon sequestered in forests -- Step 4 : quantifying the carbon sequestered in soil -- Step 5 : quantifying greenhouse gas emission from manure -- Step 6 : quantifying and minimizing methane and nitrous oxide emissions from soil -- Step 7 : estimating leakage or off-site emissions caused by the project -- Step 8 : verifying and registering offsets -- Conclusion : putting these guidelines into practice. |
| Place Published |
Durham N.C. |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions (Raleigh, N.C.) |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2007 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
2007014064 |
| Merged OCLC records |
1022679104 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20130422104803 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
03317cam 22005774a 45020 |
