21 results on '"HOLM‐MÜLLER, KARIN"'
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2. Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft: Regional vernetzt und global erfolgreich
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Britz, Wolfgang, Bröring, Stefanie, Hartmann, Monika, Heckelei, Thomas, and Holm-Müller, Karin
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ddc:330 - Abstract
56. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues e.V. vom 28. bis 30. September 2016
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- 2017
3. Trading schemes for greenhouse gas emissions from European agriculture : A comparative analysis based on different implementation options
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Pérez Dominguez, Ignacio, Britz, Wolfgang, and Holm-Müller, Karin
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jel:Q54 ,Life Science ,Protocole de Kyoto ,politique agricole ,modélisation économique ,crédits d'émission échangeables ,General Medicine ,tradable emission permits ,Kyoto Protocol ,agricultural policy ,economic modelling ,Kyoto Protocol, agricultural policy, economic modelling, tradable emission permits ,jel:Q18 ,LEI INT BELEID - Landbouwbeleid ,jel:C15 - Abstract
A rational negotiation strategy for coming multilateral negotiations regarding climate change requires knowledge about possible social, economic and environmental effects of policy instruments for the abatement of greenhouse gas emissions. With this purpose, an agricultural sector model is expanded to cover greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural sources in Europe and policy instruments for their reduction. This modelling approach concentrates on the application of a permit trade scheme for emission abatement within the Kyoto Protocol first commitment' baseline. The effects derived of three alternative schemes are described in detail : the EU 'burden sharing' agreement option defined as regional emission standards, emission trading between regions inside each Member State, and finally, emission trading between all European regions. The analysis shows the importance of selecting an adequate combination of instruments of emission abatement for the design of efficient emission reduction policies., Systèmes d'échange de droits d'émissions de gaz à effet de serre d'origine agricole en Europe : une analyse comparative de différentes options Une stratégie rationnelle pour les négociations multilatérales à venir sur le changement climatique requiert la connaissance des effets possibles des instruments politiques pour la réduction des émissions des gaz à effet de serre sur le plan social, économique et environnemental. A cet effet, un modèle sectoriel agricole est développé afin de couvrir les émissions de gaz à effet de serre d'origine agricole en Europe et les instruments politiques visant à leur réduction. Cette approche de modélisation est basée sur l'application d'un système d'échange de droits des émissions comparé au scénario de référence de la première période d'engagement du Protocole de Kyoto. Les effets dérivés de trois systèmes alternatifs sont décrits en détail : l'option EU d'accord de partage de la charge (définie comme standards régionaux), les crédits d'échange entre les régions à l'intérieur de chaque État-membre et, finalement, les crédits d'échange entre toutes les régions européennes. L'analyse montre l'importance de sélectionner une combinaison adéquate d'instruments de réduction des émissions pour définir une politique environnementale efficace., Pérez Dominguez Ignacio, Britz Wolfgang, Holm-Müller Karin. Trading schemes for greenhouse gas emissions from European agriculture : A comparative analysis based on different implementation options. In: Revue d’études en Agriculture et Environnement, Vol. 90, N°3, 2009. pp. 287-308.
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- 2009
4. The Impact of Payments for Reforestation in the Mexican State Michoacán
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Cardona Santos, Elsa Maria, Willy, Daniel Kyalo, and Holm-Müller, Karin
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ddc:330 ,Q38 ,Q23 ,C87 - Abstract
As a means to adapt to climate change, the Mexican government grants, since 2003, payments as an incentive for landholders to conserve, maintain and increase the provision of environmental services through the promotion of a forestry strategy. This paper contributes to the literature with an empirical analysis of the impact of payments for reforestation in one of the states with the highest rates of deforestation, Michoac n. The impact is estimated by means of panel data regressions and propensity score matching. Our results suggest that the payments are not contributing to the overall reforestation in Michoac n because of the existence of leakage in areas that are not participating in the program. Our analysis underlines the challenges faced when implementing financial incentive based programs and provides policy makers with evidence for improving the design of such programs.
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- 2015
5. Eco-regional Cartels on the Genetic Resource Market and the case of the Andean Community's legislation
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Winands, Sarah and Holm-Müller, Karin
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cartel formation, genetic resource market, Andean Community, CBD, institutional analysis, Environmental Economics and Policy, Industrial Organization, Institutional and Behavioral Economics, International Relations/Trade, Political Economy, F53, K23, Q27, Q28, Q57 - Abstract
The United Nations' Convention on Biological Diversity raised expectations of high benefits in genetic resource trade with megadiverse countries. As a reaction the Andean Community (CAN) passed strict community access legislation. Against this background the main objective of this paper is to investigate whether public eco-regional cartels of megadiverse countries on the genetic resource market can increase the appropriable benefits from biodiversity. We analyse how cartel design affects cartel benefits and discuss the benefit distribution among cartel members. As a case study we examine the CAN community access legislation (Decision 391) in the light of biodiversity collusion. Our main finding is that cartels-contrary to their negative connotation-are potentially able to stimulate genetic resource trade, increase the providers' appropriable benefits from biodiversity, and reduce the costs for customers. This depends largely on the cartel design and the ability to attract bioprospecting agents. A member's benefit share rises in the member's relative biodiversity richness and even more in the quality of the institutional environment. The CAN collusion nullifies its market power by a deterringly overly strict access regulation and a lack of internal cooperation.
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- 2014
6. Eco-regional Cartels on the Genetic Resource Market and the case of the Andean Community's legislation
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Winands, Sarah and Holm-Müller, Karin
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institutional analysis ,International Relations/Trade ,genetic resource market ,Industrial Organization ,Andean Community ,CBD ,Environmental Economics and Policy ,Political Economy ,Institutional and Behavioral Economics ,cartel formation - Abstract
The United Nations' Convention on Biological Diversity raised expectations of high benefits in genetic resource trade with megadiverse countries. As a reaction the Andean Community (CAN) passed strict community access legislation. Against this background the main objective of this paper is to investigate whether public eco-regional cartels of megadiverse countries on the genetic resource market can increase the appropriable benefits from biodiversity. We analyse how cartel design affects cartel benefits and discuss the benefit distribution among cartel members. As a case study we examine the CAN community access legislation (Decision 391) in the light of biodiversity collusion. Our main finding is that cartels-contrary to their negative connotation-are potentially able to stimulate genetic resource trade, increase the providers' appropriable benefits from biodiversity, and reduce the costs for customers. This depends largely on the cartel design and the ability to attract bioprospecting agents. A member's benefit share rises in the member's relative biodiversity richness and even more in the quality of the institutional environment. The CAN collusion nullifies its market power by a deterringly overly strict access regulation and a lack of internal cooperation.
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- 2014
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7. Trade-off of feasibility against accuracy and cost efficiency in choosing indicators for the abatement of GHG-emissions in dairy farming
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Lengers, Bernd, Britz, Wolfgang, and Holm-Müller, Karin
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emission indicators, GHG accounting, farm level measurement, capability of indicators, Agricultural and Food Policy, Environmental Economics and Policy, Livestock Production/Industries, Q12, Q15, Q18 - Abstract
There is a broad discussion about the inclusion of agriculture into greenhouse gas reduction efforts, such as the Kyoto mechanism. As most agricultural GHG emissions stem from non-point sources, they cannot be directly measured and therefore have to be derived by calculation schemes (indicators). We designed five such GHG indicators for dairy farms and analysed trade-offs between these indicators´ feasibility, measurement accuracy and abatement costs based on emission reduction simulations with a highly detailed single farm optimization model. Results indicate that the trade-offs depend both on farm characteristics and on the targeted reduction level. In particular, advantages of detailed indicators decrease for higher abatement levels.
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- 2013
8. An Analysis of Returns to Integrated Soil Conservation Practices in the Lake Naivasha Basin, Kenya
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Zhunusova, Eliza, Kyalo Willy, Daniel, and Holm-Müller, Karin
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Farm Management ,Integrated Soil conservation practices ,Propensity Score Matching ,Land Economics/Use ,Exogenous Switching Regression - Abstract
The current study seeks to assess the private benefits associated with integrated soil conservation practices (ISCPs) by estimating the marginal value of crop production that can be attributed to such practices. In areas where land degradation associated with soil erosion causes serious agri-environmental challenges such as loss of land fertility, siltation and eutrophication, an integrated approach to soil conservation is necessary. However, notwithstanding efforts to encourage adoption of such practices, their uptake remains generally low. Understanding this deplorable status therefore warrants keen investigations on the effect of ISCPs on crop productivity. To achieve the objective, the current study applied propensity score matching and exogenous switching regression techniques to cross-sectional data collected from a random sample of farm households located in Lake Naivasha basin, Kenya. Results indicate that there is a significant positive effect of implementing integrated soil conservation practices on crop productivity. However, we note that whether the additional benefits will cover the opportunity costs associated with the implementation of these practices will depend on farm specific attributes. In cases where marginal benefits are not substantial to over private incentives for implementation of soil conservation practices, intrinsic or external incentives could be necessary.
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- 2013
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9. Trade-off of feasibility against accuracy and cost efficiency in choosing indicators for the abatement of GHG-emissions in dairy farming
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Lengers, Bernd, Britz, Wolfgang, and Holm-Müller, Karin
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emission indicators ,GHG accounting ,Agricultural and Food Policy ,capability of indicators ,Livestock Production/Industries ,Environmental Economics and Policy ,farm level measurement - Abstract
There is a broad discussion about the inclusion of agriculture into greenhouse gas reduction efforts, such as the Kyoto mechanism. As most agricultural GHG emissions stem from non-point sources, they cannot be directly measured and therefore have to be derived by calculation schemes (indicators). We designed five such GHG indicators for dairy farms and analysed trade-offs between these indicators´ feasibility, measurement accuracy and abatement costs based on emission reduction simulations with a highly detailed single farm optimization model. Results indicate that the trade-offs depend both on farm characteristics and on the targeted reduction level. In particular, advantages of detailed indicators decrease for higher abatement levels.
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- 2013
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10. An Analysis of Returns to Integrated Soil Conservation Practices in the Lake Naivasha Basin, Kenya
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Zhunusova, Eliza, Kyalo Willy, Daniel, and Holm-Müller, Karin
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Propensity Score Matching, Exogenous Switching Regression, Integrated Soil conservation practices, Farm Management, Land Economics/Use - Abstract
The current study seeks to assess the private benefits associated with integrated soil conservation practices (ISCPs) by estimating the marginal value of crop production that can be attributed to such practices. In areas where land degradation associated with soil erosion causes serious agri-environmental challenges such as loss of land fertility, siltation and eutrophication, an integrated approach to soil conservation is necessary. However, notwithstanding efforts to encourage adoption of such practices, their uptake remains generally low. Understanding this deplorable status therefore warrants keen investigations on the effect of ISCPs on crop productivity. To achieve the objective, the current study applied propensity score matching and exogenous switching regression techniques to cross-sectional data collected from a random sample of farm households located in Lake Naivasha basin, Kenya. Results indicate that there is a significant positive effect of implementing integrated soil conservation practices on crop productivity. However, we note that whether the additional benefits will cover the opportunity costs associated with the implementation of these practices will depend on farm specific attributes. In cases where marginal benefits are not substantial to over private incentives for implementation of soil conservation practices, intrinsic or external incentives could be necessary.
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- 2013
11. Payments for Environmental Services (PES) and the Characteristics of Social Ecological Systems: the Case of Lake Naivasha Basin
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Willy, Daniel Kyalo, Kuhn, Arnim, and Holm-Müller, Karin
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institutions, social-ecological system, resilience, payments for environmental services, Environmental Economics and Policy, Q25, Q38, Q57 - Abstract
After a brief description of the ecological problems faced in the Lake Naivasha basin in Kenya, this paper describes shortcomings of existing environmental policy instruments employed by the Kenyan government. We argue that under certain conditions a bargaining process among commercial resource users at the lake and farmers at the upper catchments could enhance the robustness of this specific social ecological system (SES) by making use of Payments for Environmental Services (PES). The necessary conditions are: lake users’ perception of damages from permanent environmental problems like siltation and eutrophication that can be addressed by actions in the upper catchment, a minimal back up from the government that allows user groups to enforce their own rules, and a sufficient level of trust inside and between the different user groups. At the same time, the analysis identifies substantial obstacles for using PES to reduce water abstractions in the upper catchment and points out that the nature of the ecological problems and the societal situation at the lake interdependently determine the success probabilities of PES.
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- 2012
12. Payments for Environmental Services (PES) and the Characteristics of Social Ecological Systems: the Case of Lake Naivasha Basin
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Willy, Daniel Kyalo, Kuhn, Arnim, and Holm-Müller, Karin
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social-ecological system ,institutions ,Environmental Economics and Policy ,payments for environmental services ,resilience - Abstract
After a brief description of the ecological problems faced in the Lake Naivasha basin in Kenya, this paper describes shortcomings of existing environmental policy instruments employed by the Kenyan government. We argue that under certain conditions a bargaining process among commercial resource users at the lake and farmers at the upper catchments could enhance the robustness of this specific social ecological system (SES) by making use of Payments for Environmental Services (PES). The necessary conditions are: lake users’ perception of damages from permanent environmental problems like siltation and eutrophication that can be addressed by actions in the upper catchment, a minimal back up from the government that allows user groups to enforce their own rules, and a sufficient level of trust inside and between the different user groups. At the same time, the analysis identifies substantial obstacles for using PES to reduce water abstractions in the upper catchment and points out that the nature of the ecological problems and the societal situation at the lake interdependently determine the success probabilities of PES.
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- 2012
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13. Market-oriented Nature Conservation in the Context of Impact Regulation – A new Institutional Economics Perspective
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Macke, Sonja and Holm-Müller, Karin
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Q20 ,ddc:330 ,Neue Institutionenökonomik ,Wirkungsanalyse ,Deutschland ,Umweltschutz - Published
- 2011
14. Ökonomische Bewertung des Erneuerbare Energien Gesetzes zur Förderung von Biogas
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Delzeit, Ruth, Holm-Müller, Karin, and Britz, Wolfgang
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Q42 ,Bioenergie ,coupled models ,Q15 ,Q48 ,Biogas ,land use ,Wirkungsanalyse ,Landwirtschaftliche Bodennutzung ,renewable energy policy ,C61 ,Förderung regenerativer Energien ,ddc:330 ,C02 ,EEG ,Deutschland - Abstract
Biogasproduktion wird in Deutschland mit dem Ziel des Klima- und Umweltschutzes sowie der Substitution fossiler Energieträger durch das Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz (EEG) gefördert. Dieser Beitrag analysiert quantitativ durch Kopplung eines Agrarsektor- und eines Standortmodells die Novellierung des EEGs in 2008. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die Novellierung durch einen verstärkten Ausbau der Energieerzeugung durch Biogas zur weiteren Substitution fossiler Energieträger beiträgt, allerdings auch zu höheren Kosten pro erzeugter Einheit Strom. Die Flächeneffizienz sinkt, während Transportemissionen ansteigen. Eine alternativ untersuchte Ausgestaltung einer anlageunabhängigen Vergütung im EEG zeigt die höchste Subventionseffizienz, bei allerdings niedrigerer Flächeneffizienz und höheren Transportemissionen im Vergleich zum EEG vor der Novellierung. The Renewable-Energy-Source-Act (EEG) promotes German biogas production in order to substitute fossil fuels, protect the environment and prevent climate change. In this paper we quantitatively analyse the EEG-reform in 2008. Results imply that the reform contributes to an expansion of biogas electricity generation and thus to substitution of fossil fuels. However, subsidies, land and transport emissions per unit of electricity produced increase. An alternative analysis shows that an EEG with tariffs independent from plant-types would provide the highest subsidy-efficiency, lower land requirements and higher transport emissions compared to EEG before its reformation.
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- 2011
15. Modelling regional input markets with numerous processing plants: The case of green maize for biogas production in Germany
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Delzeit, Ruth, Britz, Wolfgang, and Holm-Müller, Karin
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modelling ,biomass transportation ,Agricultural and Food Policy ,biogas ,transport costs ,Environmental Economics and Policy ,Competitive facility location - Abstract
The location of first generation processing plants for biogas using bulky inputs is a prominent example of locational decisions of plants that face high per unit transport costs of feedstock and simultaneously depend to a large extent on feedstock availability. Modelling the resulting regional feedstock markets then requires a spatially explicit representation of demand. With production capacities of plants small in comparison to market size, large numbers of possible type-location combinations need to be considered, requiring considerable computation time under existing integer programming-based approaches. Therefore, in this paper we aim to present an alternative, faster and more flexible iterative solution approach to simulate location decisions for processing plants. And with greater flexibility, this approach is able to take into account spatially heterogeneous transport costs depending on total demand. The approach is implemented in a modelling framework for biogas production from green maize in Germany, which currently accounts for ca. five percent of Germany's agricultural area. By modifying green maize prices, demand functions are derived and intersected with regional supply functions from an agricultural model to simulate market clearing prices and quantities. The application illustrates that our approach efficiently simulates markets characterised by small-scale demand units and high, spatially heterogeneous transport costs.
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- 2011
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16. Analysing bioenergy and land use competition in a coupled modelling system: The role of bioenergy in renewable energy policy in Germany
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Delzeit, Ruth, Gömann, Horst, Holm-Müller, Karin, Kreins, Peter, Kretschmer, Bettina, Münch, Julia, and Peterson, Sonja
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Q42 ,Bioenergie ,Welt ,coupled models ,Mehr-Länder-Modell ,Biokraftstoff ,Q15 ,Q48 ,land use ,bioenergy ,Wirkungsanalyse ,Allgemeines Gleichgewicht ,Agrargeographie ,Standort ,Agrarpreis ,Landwirtschaftliche Bodennutzung ,renewable energy policy ,C61 ,Förderung regenerativer Energien ,ddc:330 ,C68 ,CGE ,Deutschland ,agricultural-sector models - Abstract
In the context of energy security and climate protection, biomass is given high importance. Nevertheless, land-use conflicts resulting from the cultivation of biomass and their economy-wide effects are yet to be fully understood. To shed light on this issue we link three distinctive models; a global, multi-regional general equilibrium model (DART), a regionalised agricultural sector model for Germany (RAUMIS) and a location model for biogas plants. The DART model allows capturing international and national feedback effects of an increased use of bioenergy such as increased agricultural prices. The interaction of DART and RAUMIS links global markets and connects them to the detailed specification of agricultural land use in Germany. Finally, we link this system to the newly developed location model ReSI-M that accounts for the location choices of biogas plants in Germany and the resulting regional markets for energy crop demand. As a first application of the modelling system we analyse the effects of the German Renewable Energy Source Act on German biogas production and of the EU 10%-biofuel target on German agriculture and world agricultural prices. A main result of the simulations is that accounting for existing land-use restrictions and land-use competition has a significant effect on model results.
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- 2010
17. Responding to an Income Shock through Increasing Forest Extraction: Survey Evidence from Ethiopian Coffee Farmers
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Degnet, Abebaw, Mburu, John, and Holm-Müller, Karin
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Production Economics ,Africa ,coffee farming ,Ethiopia ,Income shock ,forest extraction - Abstract
The worldwide turndown in coffee revenue to the majority of resource poor primary producers has become a serious threat to sustainable development. There is however inadequate knowledge with respect to mechanisms used by resource poor coffee farmers to stave off situations of economic hardship. Using cross-sectional household survey data from southwest Ethiopia, the present study investigates whether or not farmers use forests to even out variability associated with risky coffee income. A zero-inflated negative binomial model was used to explain farmer frequency of firewood collection trips as a response to income shock and risk in coffee farming. The empirical results indicate that a rise in household forest extraction effort for firewood is strongly associated with shortfalls in current coffee income and with income uncertainties prevailing in the coffee sector. The study draws policy implication from the perspectives of development and environment.
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- 2009
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18. Trading schemes for greenhouse gas emissions from European agriculture: A comparative analysis based on different implementation options
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Pérez Domínguez, Ignacio, Britz, Wolfgang, and Holm-Müller, Karin
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tradable emission permits ,agricultural policy ,Kyoto Protocol ,Environmental Economics and Policy ,economic modelling - Abstract
A rational negotiation strategy for coming multilateral negotiations regarding climate change requires knowledge about possible social, economic and environmental effects of policy instruments for the abatement of greenhouse gas emissions. With this purpose, an agricultural sector model is expanded to cover greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural sources in Europe and policy instruments for their reduction. This modelling approach concentrates on the application of a permit trade scheme for emission abatement within the Kyoto Protocol ‘first commitment’ baseline. The effects derived of three alternative schemes are described in detail: the EU ‘burden sharing’ agreement option defined as regional emission standards, emission trading between regions inside each Member State, and finally, emission trading between all European regions. The analysis shows the importance of selecting an adequate combination of instruments of emission abatement for the design of efficient emission reduction policies.
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- 2009
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19. Risiken in der Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft und ihre Bewältigung
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Berg, Ernst, Hartmann, Monika, Heckelei, Thomas, Holm-Müller, Karin, and Schiefer, Gerhard
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ddc:330 - Abstract
48. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues e.V. vom 24. bis 26. September 2008
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- 2009
20. Economic Incentives and Technological Options to Global Warming Emission Abatement in European Agriculture
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Pérez, Ignacio and Holm-Müller, Karin
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emission abatement measures ,climate change ,agricultural modelling ,Community/Rural/Urban Development ,CAP Reform ,Environmental Economics and Policy - Abstract
In this paper, a brief overview on different economic aspects of greenhouse gas emission abatement in European agriculture is given. Three different typologies of emission mitigation approaches are defined and analysed from a modelling perspective: structural, management and technological measures. Their practical implementation in the CAPRI model is then presented and some selected model results used to analyse the following questions: what is the effect of emission abatement regulation on European agriculture? Are there any indirect environmental benefits to be expected from current CAP reform?
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- 2005
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21. Ausschreibung von Agarumweltprogrammen am Beispiel der Grünlandextensivierung
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Holm-Müller, Karin and Hilden, Robert
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Consumer/Household Economics ,Agricultural and Food Policy - Published
- 2005
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