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Spatial and Temporal Responses to an Emissions Trading System Covering Agriculture and Forestry: Simulation Results from New Zealand

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  • Kerr, Suzi
  • Anastasiadis, Simon
  • Olssen, Alex
  • Power, William
  • Timar, Levente
  • Zhang, Wei

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We perform simulations using the integrated Land Use in Rural New Zealand (LURNZ) model to analyse the effect of various New Zealand emissions trading scheme (ETS) scenarios on land-use, emissions, and output in a temporally and spatially explicit manner. We compare the impact of afforestation to the impact of other land-use change on net greenhouse gas emissions, and evaluate the importance of the forestry component of the ETS relative to the agricultural component. We also examine the effect of land-use change on the time profile of net emissions from the forestry sector. Our projections for the mid-2020s suggest that under a comprehensive ETS, sequestration associated with new planting could be significant; it may approach 20 percent of national inventory agricultural emissions in 2008. Most of this is driven by the reward for forestry rather than a liability for agricultural emissions. Finally, we present projections of future agricultural output under various policy scenarios.

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  • Kerr, Suzi & Anastasiadis, Simon & Olssen, Alex & Power, William & Timar, Levente & Zhang, Wei, 2012. "Spatial and Temporal Responses to an Emissions Trading System Covering Agriculture and Forestry: Simulation Results from New Zealand," Motu Working Papers 189545, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:motuwp:189545
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.189545
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    2. Carver, Thomas & Dawson, Patrick & Kerr, Suzi, 2017. "Including Forestry in an Emissions Trading Scheme: Lessons from New Zealand," Motu Working Papers 290515, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research.
    3. Thomas Wilson & Miles Grafton & Matthew Irwin, 2023. "Comparing the Carbon Storage Potential of Naturally Regenerated Tea Trees with Default New Zealand Carbon Look-Up Tables: A Case Study," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-12, April.
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    5. Manley, Bruce, 2018. "Forecasting the effect of carbon price and log price on the afforestation rate in New Zealand," Journal of Forest Economics, Elsevier, vol. 33(C), pages 112-120.
    6. Timar, Levente & Kerr, Suzi, 2014. "Land-use Intensity and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the LURNZ Model," Motu Working Papers 189415, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research.
    7. Indrakumar Vetharaniam & Karin Müller & C. Jill Stanley & Carlo van den Dijssel & Levente Timar & Brent Clothier, 2022. "Modelling Continuous Location Suitability Scores and Spatial Footprint of Apple and Kiwifruit in New Zealand," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(9), pages 1-22, September.
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    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy
    • Q23 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Forestry
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming

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