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Agricultural Productivity and Climate Mitigation

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  • Keith O. Fuglie

    (Economic Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC, USA)

  • Thomas W. Hertel

    (Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA)

  • David B. Lobell

    (Department of Earth System Science, Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA)

  • Nelson B. Villoria

    (Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA)

Abstract

Agriculture will play a central role in meeting greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets, as the sector currently contributes ∼22% of global emissions. Because emissions are directly tied to resources employed in farm production, such as land, fertilizer, and ruminant animals, the productivity of input use tends to be inversely related to emissions intensity. We review evidence on how productivity gains in agriculture have contributed to historical changes in emissions, how they affect land use emissions both locally and globally, and how investments in research and development (R&D) affect productivity and therefore emissions. The world average agricultural emissions intensity fell by more than half since 1990, with a strong correlation between a region's agricultural productivity growth and reduction in emissions intensity. Additional investment in agricultural R&D offers an opportunity for cost-effective (

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  • Keith O. Fuglie & Thomas W. Hertel & David B. Lobell & Nelson B. Villoria, 2024. "Agricultural Productivity and Climate Mitigation," Annual Review of Resource Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 16(1), pages 21-40, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:anr:reseco:v:16:y:2024:p:21-40
    DOI: 10.1146/annurev-resource-101323-094349
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    Keywords

    total factor productivity; abatement cost; R&D lag; emissions intensity; land use change;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q16 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services
    • Q5 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics

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