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Implications of a Carbon-Based Energy Tax for U.S. Agriculture

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Uwe A. Schneider (Hamburg University)
Bruce A. McCarl (Texas A&M University)

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Policies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions are likely to increase energy prices. Higher energy prices raise farmer costs for diesel and other fuels, irrigation water, farm chemicals, and grain drying. Simultaneously, renewable energy options become more attractive to agricultural producers. We consider both of these impacts, estimating the economic and environmental consequences of higher energy prices on U.S. agriculture. To do this we employ a price-endogenous agricultural sector model and solve that model for a range of carbon-tax–based energy price changes. Our results show mostly positive impacts on net farm income in the intermediate run. Through market price adjustments, fossil fuel costs are largely passed on to consumers. Additional farm revenue arises from the production of biofuels when carbon taxes reach $30 per ton of carbon or more. Positive environmental benefits include not only greenhouse gas emission offsets but also reduced levels of nitrogen leaching.

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Article provided by Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association in its journal Agricultural and Resource Economics Review.

Volume (Year): 34 (2005)
Issue (Month): 2 (October)
Pages: 265–279
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Keywords: energy tax greenhouse gas policy U.S. agricultural sector bioenergy mathematical programming

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  1. Schneider, Uwe A. & McCarl, Bruce A., 2001. "Economic Potential of Biomass-Based Fuels for Greenhouse Gas Emission Mitigation," Staff General Research Papers 2011, Iowa State University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Schneider, Uwe A. & McCarl, Bruce A., 2002. "The Potential of U.S. Agriculture and Forestry to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions: An Agricultural Sector Analysis," Staff General Research Papers 2107, Iowa State University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  1. Uwe A. Schneider & Michael Obersteiner & Erwin Schmid & Bruce A. McCarl, 2007. "Agricultural adaptation to climate policies under technical change," Working Papers FNU-133, Research unit Sustainability and Global Change, Hamburg University, revised Jan 2008. [Downloadable!]
  2. P. Michael Link, 2003. "Auswirkungen populationsdynamischer Veränderungen in Fischbeständen auf die Fischereiwirtschaft in der Barentssee," Working Papers FNU-29, Research unit Sustainability and Global Change, Hamburg University, revised May 2003. [Downloadable!]
  3. Roberto Roson & Richard s.J. Tol, 2003. "An Integrated Assessment Model Of Economy-Energy-Climate – The Model Wiagem: A Comment," Working Papers FNU-26, Research unit Sustainability and Global Change, Hamburg University, revised May 2003. [Downloadable!]
  4. I. Hakan Yetkiner, 2003. "Is There An Indispensable Role For Government During Recovery From An Earthquake? A Theoretical Elaboration," Working Papers FNU-25, Research unit Sustainability and Global Change, Hamburg University, revised Apr 2003. [Downloadable!]
  5. I. Hakan Yetkiner & Albert de Vaal & Adriaan van Zon, 2003. "The Cyclical Advancement of Drastic Technologies," Working Papers FNU-21, Research unit Sustainability and Global Change, Hamburg University, revised Apr 2003. [Downloadable!]
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