Abstract
Although agriculture is an important source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, yet it has huge potentials for GHG emissions reduction. Therefore, vigorously to develop low-carbon agriculture is one of the most important means for China to achieve the targets of GHG emissions reduction. This paper uses cost-benefit analysis method to demonstrate the key factors that affect low-carbon agriculture and green agricultural product development and related policy measures. Research results indicate that, key to promoting the transition of high-carbon to low-carbon agriculture is how to create good scheme, mechanism and policy, and the most effective measures for low-carbon agriculture development are fully to play the role of market mechanism. Meanwhile, other policies, such as the improvement of agricultural inputs and land cultivation, wetland protection, carbon sink agriculture development and so forth, have to be practiced, too.
Highlights
The adverse effects of climate change on socio-economy have been more and more cared by all countries around the world, while the root cause of climate change is significant emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG)
Benefits a) Quality improvement benefits (QB) (+) Different from traditional agricultural products, low carbon agriculture product is green organic agricultural products, which will significantly improve the quality of agricultural products
The ecological benefits are social benefits, which will not bring the actual benefits to farmer, the improvement of agriculture’s ecological environment will be beneficial to improve the efficiency of agricultural production for farmer in the long term
Summary
The adverse effects of climate change on socio-economy have been more and more cared by all countries around the world, while the root cause of climate change is significant emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG). The reasons of significant GHG emissions have many according to the existing research, while agriculture is one of the major sources of GHG emissions [1] [2]. S. Dou. GHG emissions caused by agriculture haven’t been paid sufficient attention and the impacts of agricultural emissions tend to be underestimated. Most of policy and technology options are aimed primarily at the GHG emissions of other sources in GHG emissions treatment, thereby reducing the effects of low-carbon-oriented policies and technologies [3]
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