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Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks in U.S. Agriculture (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised Sept. 17, 2018
Report Number IF10979
Report Type In Focus
Authors Renée Johnson
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

Agricultural and land use activities have played a central role in the broader debate regarding energy and climate policy options in the United States and abroad. Most U.S. climate-related proposals would not require emission reductions in the agricultural sectors but rather would incentivize reductions through voluntary measures. For example, previous energy and climate legislation considered by Congress would have established a carbon offset program for domestic farm- and land-based carbon storage activities and provided for tradeable allowances from certain agricultural and land use activities.