Set-asides can be better climate investment than corn ethanol

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dc.contributor.authorPiñeiro, Gervasio
dc.contributor.authorJobbágy, Esteban G.
dc.contributor.authorBaker, Justin
dc.contributor.authorMurray, Brian C.
dc.contributor.authorJackson, Robert B.
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-31T18:21:39Z
dc.date.available2011-10-31T18:21:39Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractStudies have shown that corn ethanol reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by displacing fossil fuel use. However, land-use history affects the net carbon balance through changes in soil carbon content: depending on prior land use, analysis shows that carbon (C) releases from the soil after planting corn for ethanol may completely offset carbon gains attributed to biofuel generation for at least 50 years. More surprisingly, based on a comprehensive analysis of 142 soil studies, soil carbon sequestered by setting aside former agricultural land was greater than the C credits generated by planting corn for ethanol and had equal or greater economic net present value.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/47399
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEcological Society of Americaen
dc.relation.ispartofEcological applications, 19(2), 2009en
dc.subjectENERGYen
dc.subjectBIOFUELSen
dc.subjectCO2en
dc.subjectCONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAMen
dc.subjectCORN ETHANOLen
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASESen
dc.subjectLAND USE CHANGEen
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGYen
dc.subjectSOIL CARBON STORAGEen
dc.subjectLAND USEen
dc.titleSet-asides can be better climate investment than corn ethanolen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.number104783
idrc.project.titleLand Use, Biofuels and Rural Development in the La Plata Basin (Latin America)en
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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