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Climate Change Policy and the Adoption of Methane Digesters on Livestock Operations

Climate Change Policy and the Adoption of Methane Digesters on Livestock Operations

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Business GeneralTechnology & EngineeringGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 1296045560
ISBN13: 9781296045562
Publisher: Scholar's Choice
Published: Feb 16 2015
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.18
Height: 0.10 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Methane digesters-biogas recovery systems that use methane from manure to generate electricity-have not been widely adopted in the United States because costs have exceeded benefits to operators. Burning methane in a digester reduces greenhouse gas emissions from manure management. A policy or program that pays producers for these emission reductions-through a carbon offset market or directly with payments-could increase the number of livestock producers who would profit from adopting a methane digester. We developed an economic model that illustrates how dairy and hog operation size, location, and manure management methods, along with electricity and carbon prices, could influence methane digester profits. The model shows that a relatively moderate increase in the price of carbon could induce significantly more dairy and hog operations, particularly large ones, to adopt a methane digester, thereby substantially lowering emissions of greenhouse gases.

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