Can Ranchers Slow Climate Change?

Campbell, Sara; Mooney, Siân; Hewlett, John; Menkhaus, Dale J.; Vance, George F.

doi:10.2111/1551-501x(2004)026[0016:crscc]2.0.co;2

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“…In contrast, NPV over the contract life in the most productive region (Western Great Plains) ranges from $1.88 to $17.59 Á ha À1 , with an average of $4.42 Á ha À1 . These average revenues are well below $12 to $60 Á ha À1 sequestration costs estimated by Campbell et al (2004). The revenue results for short-term contracts are, however, slightly sensitive to assumptions about the discount rate (see Appendix 2).…”

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“…These potential revenues would only be attractive if the chosen carbon management strategy also improved returns to the livestock enterprise. Campbell et al (2004) indicate that interseeding with falcata alfalfa (Medicago stavia ssp. Falcata) and sagebrush thinning both increase carrying capacity and carbon storage, but the added costs reduced the NPV profits per hectare by $111.42 and $64.07 over a 20-yr period, respectively.…”

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“…Although existing research indentifies potential management strategies, it provides little information about the firm-level costs of adopting such practices. Campbell et al (2004) investigate the costs of storing carbon on Wyoming rangelands by interseeding falcata alfalfa, using mineral or water placement to improve rangeland utilization, and thinning sagebrush. They conclude rangeland carbon sequestration could potentially compete on a cost-basis with sequestration from crop or forest lands, with costs (i.e., decreased revenues) of sequestration ranging from $12 to $60 Á ha À1 .…”

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confidence: 99%

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Concerns over climate change have increased interest in carbon sequestration in agricultural lands. While the per-hectare carbon capture potential of rangelands is less than either cropland or forests, existing research suggests modest changes in carbon storage on rangelands can potentially alter the global carbon cycle. This paper examines the potential firm-level revenues from voluntary carbon offset programs, such as the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) Rangeland Soil Carbon Offset program. We estimate revenues for short-term voluntary offsets given historical prices and prices projected with potential cap-and-trade legislation. We also estimate revenues assuming 100-yr offsets are required to meet international sequestration standards. Simulation results indicate a relatively wide range of modest revenues from recent CCX contracts and carbon prices. The analysis suggests that recent carbon prices or low-end projected prices from cap-and-trade legislation are not likely to encourage producer participation. Medium and high carbon price projections for cap-and-trade legislation may make carbon sequestration a more attractive option for rangeland managers, but given potential requirements for projects to meet international guidelines for greenhouse gas offset projects, many issues remain before range managers may be interested in carbon sequestration as an enterprise. Resumen La preocupación sobre el cambio climático ha aumentado el interés en el secuestro de carbono en tierras de uso agropecuario. Mientras que el potencial de captura de carbono en pastizales es menor que en tierras agrícolas y bosques, investigaciones sugieren que cambios modestos en el almacén de carbono en pastizales potencialmente alteran el ciclo global del carbono. Este artículo examina el ingreso potencial a nivel de empresa en programas voluntarios para la compensación de carbono tales como el programa de Compensación de Carbono en Pastizales del Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX). Estimamos ingresos en el corto plazo por compensaciones voluntarias dado precios históricos y precios proyectados con potencial con legislación de tope y compra-venta. También estimamos ingresos asumiendo 100 años de compensación tal como es requerido para cumplir los está ndares internacionales de captura. Resultados de simulaciones indican relativamente amplio margen de modestos ingresos de contratos recientes del CCX y precios del carbono. El aná lisis sugiere que los precios recientes del carbono o proyectos de menor importancia de la legislación tipo tope y compra-venta no tienen posibilidad de encontrar la participación de los productores. La proyección de precios medianos y altos del carbono de la legislación tope y compra-venta podría hacer má s atractiva la opción de captura de carbono para los manejadores de pastizales pero, dado los requerimientos potenciales para proyectos que cumplan con los lineamientos internacionales para la compensación de proyectos de gases de efecto invernadero, muchos aspectos está n presentes antes de que los manejadores de pasti...

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Profitability of Carbon Sequestration in Western Rangelands of the United States

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2012

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“…Even commonly used and well-understood management practices such a grazing and burning can have either negative or positive effects on soil carbon, depending on initial conditions, implementation protocols, and postimple mentation environmental conditions. 8 Although rangeland research studies have been helpful in gaining a general understanding of carbon dynamics, a site-specifi c predictive model is not yet available.…”

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“…However, the offset potential of private grazing lands in the United States was recently examined. 8 Those authors noted that there are some 254 million acres (100 million ha) of private grazing lands in the United States with the potential to store an additional 60 million tons of carbon (220 MTCO 2 e) per year. Their study examined the costs of creating offset credits on a 40,000-acre cow/calf operation in Wyoming through a variety of practices: alfalfa interseeding, summer movement of cattle from sensitive grazing areas, sagebrush thinning, and fencing.…”

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Contributing to the Mitigation of Climate Change Using Rangeland Management

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The Potential Role for Management of U.S. Public Lands in Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and Climate Policy

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Management of forests, rangelands, and wetlands on public lands, including the restoration of degraded lands, has the potential to increase carbon sequestration or reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions beyond what is occurring today. In this paper we discuss several policy options for increasing GHG mitigation on public lands. These range from an extension of current policy by generating supplemental mitigation on public lands in an effort to meet national emissions reduction goals, to full participation in an offsets market by allowing GHG mitigation on public lands to be sold as offsets either by the overseeing agency or by private contractors. To help place these policy options in context, we briefly review the literature on GHG mitigation and public lands to examine the potential for enhanced mitigation on federal and state public lands in the United States. This potential will be tempered by consideration of the tradeoffs with other uses of public lands, the needs for climate change adaptation, and the effects on other ecosystem services.

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Can Ranchers Slow Climate Change?

Cited by 10 publications

References 4 publications

Profitability of Carbon Sequestration in Western Rangelands of the United States

Profitability of Carbon Sequestration in Western Rangelands of the United States

Contributing to the Mitigation of Climate Change Using Rangeland Management

The Potential Role for Management of U.S. Public Lands in Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and Climate Policy

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