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Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Potential of Agricultural Land Management in the United States: A Synthesis of the Literature

2012

Scholarly Work

Alison J. Eagle, Lydia P. Olander, Lucy R. Henry, Karen Haugen-Kozyra, Neville Millar, G. Philip Robertson

This report provides a side-by-side comparison of the GHG mitigation potential of 42 agricultural land management activities in the United States.

A comparative global assessment of potential negative emissions technologies

2012

Scholarly Work

Duncan McLaren

This paper provides a global assessment of around 30 prospective NETs, drawing conclusions on how NETs will contribute to safe carbon budgets, the governance challenges of NETs, and the potential role of carbon markets.

Assessing Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Opportunities and Implementation Strategies for Agricultural Land Management in the United States

2011

Scholarly Work

Lydia P. Olander, Alison J. Eagle, Justin S. Baker, Karen Haugen-Kozyra, Brian C. Murray, Alexandra Kravchenko, Lucy R. Henry, Robert B. Jackson

Provides a roadmap and resource for programs and initiatives that are designing protocols, metrics, or incentives to engage farmers and ranchers in large-scale efforts to enhance GHG mitigation on working agricultural land in the United States.

IPCC Expert Meeting on Geoengineering

2011

Scientific Report

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

This meeting report summarizes discussions of three Working Groups to the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) on geoengineering, including carbon dioxide removal.

A Coordinated Strategy Could Focus Federal Geoengineering Research and Inform Governance Efforts

2010

Scientific Report

United States Government Accountability Office

This report examines the state of geoengineering science, federal involvement in geoengineering, the extent to which federal laws and international agreements apply to geoengineering, and any governance challenges around geoengineering activities.

Biochar – One Way Forward for Soil Carbon in Offset Mechanisms in Africa?

2009

Scholarly Work

Thea Whitman , Johannes Lehmann

This paper explores how small-scale biochar systems with net emission reductions may hold a key for Africa to engage with the international offset mechanisms and open the door to soil carbon sequestration projects.

Geoengineering the Climate: Science, Governance and Uncertainty

2009

Scientific Report

The Royal Society

This report presents an independent scientific review of the range of geoengineering methods and introduces and addresses the key policy questions surrounding geoengineering that the international community needs to confront.

The Dirt on International Environmental Law Regarding Soils: Is the Existing Regime Adequate

2008

Scholarly Work

Alexandra Wyatt

This note analyzes the gaps and deficiencies in this current mix of legal regimes and how they lead to under-protection of global soil functions.

The Potential for Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration in Minnesota

2008

Scientific Report

Minnesota Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration Initiative

This report assesses the potential of Minnesota lands to sequester carbon dioxide, including an analysis of existing and proposed state policies for their potential impact on carbon sequestration activities.

The United States Department of Energy’s Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships program: A collaborative approach to carbon management

2005

Scholarly Work

John T. Litynski, Scott M. Klara, Howard G. McIlvried, Rameshwar D. Srivastava

This paper reviews the Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships (RCSP) concept, which uses a geographically-disposed system type approach for the United States.

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