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Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the Agriculture Sector

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The agriculture sector emits greenhouse gases (GHGs) through its two main activities: producing crops and managing livestock (including poultry). The sector is the nation's leading source of emissions of GHGs other than carbon dioxide. The accumulation of GHGs in the atmosphere contributes to climate change, which affects the economy and the federal budget.In this report, CBO provides an overview of the main components of GHG emissions from agriculture, recent trends in those emissions, and projections of future emissions.

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  • Congressional Budget Office, 2025. "Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the Agriculture Sector," Reports 61467, Congressional Budget Office.
    • Handle: RePEc:cbo:report:61467
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    • H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
    • Q00 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - General
    • Q48 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Government Policy
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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