WHY SO FEW AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS IN THE CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM?
Permission to use material from Chapter 13 (The Present and Future Role for Agricultural Projects under the Clean Development Mechanism) (Larson, Dinar, and Frisbie) in the Handbook on Climate Change and Agriculture (Dinar and Mendelsohn, 2011) was granted by Edward Edgar.
With Contribution by J. Aapris Frisbie.
The following sections are included:
POTENTIAL SOURCES OF MITIGATION IN AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL AND LAND-USE PROJECTS UNDER THE CDM
Baseline Methodologies for Agricultural and Land-use Forestry Projects
PROJECT MARKETS OUTSIDE THE CDM
HURDLES TO INCLUDING AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS IN THE CDM
Objections to the CDM and their Influence on Its Design
Flexibility Mechanisms
Creating New Credits
Land Management Projects
Consequences for Pricing and Profitability
ANCILLARY BENEFITS AND SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Soil Carbon Sequestration and Productivity
Carbon Sequestration and Other Environmental Services
PATHS FORWARD
Modifying the CDM
Supplemental and Additional Mechanisms for Investing in Land-use Mitigation Projects
CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES
ANNEXE
