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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 291418, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:motuwp:291418
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.291418
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