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Source: University of Maine Press Release
Incentivizing both sequestration and avoidance of emissions— using a carbon rental or carbon tax and subsidy approach — versus only a carbon tax encourages protection of natural forests by valuing the standing stock, according to a new study led by Georgia Institute of Technology.
We’ve come a long way in Ohio since the 1960s, when the Cuyahoga River famously burned. The pollutants that create smog have been reduced dramatically through regulation and restructuring of our economy away from heavy industry. Although work remains to reduce some forms of water pollution, water quality has improved as a result of regulation of industries and cities.
Fires ravaging the Amazon rainforests and global climate strikes have highlighted the need for global action to mitigate climate change and conserve forests. Though the situation can seem dire at times, there is good news from a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Carbon payments do protect forests and represent one solution to reversing the trend of global deforestation.
Since 1900 deforestation has led to about 92 billion tons of carbon emissions into the atmosphere, says a team of experts at Ohio State University and Yale University.
The environmental burden of deforestation might not be as bad as previously thought, according to a joint study by professors at Ohio State and Yale universities.
A consulting company, Key-Log Economics has just released a report estimating the economic benefits from phosphorus reductions in Lake Erie (http://www.keylogeconomics.com/lakeerievalue.html). This report adds up estimates from a variety of studies and attempts to calculate a summary estimate. They calculate that eliminating harmful algal blooms would bring up to $437 million in annual benefits to beach users and anglers in Lake Erie.
The natural value of the Lake Erie region is $443 billion, according to a year-long consultant’s report prepared for the cities of Toledo and Oregon, as well as for Lucas County commissioners.
AEDE faculty and graduate students have a long-standing history of membership and leadership with the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA). The organization is comprised of members working in academic departments, government agencies, NGOs, and in the private sector in the fields of agricultural and applied economics.
Efforts to preserve this cradle of Mayan civilization began in 1990 and continue today thanks to the efforts of local conservation organizations and NGOs that participate in tourism as not only an economic livelihood, but in order to preserve and manage the land.
Last summer, three students from the College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) visited the region and discovered another group who want to see the reserve and the communities that surround the reserve continue to exist: American and European tourists.
Growing up in rural Ohio, Zac Graber was very active in his local 4-H, Farm Bureau and Future Farmers of America organizations. Little did he know back then in Liberty Center, Ohio, that these involvements would instill in Graber, a fourth-year in marketing, a passion that would result in him receiving the highest university recognition given by Ohio State, the President’s Prize.
Gov. John Kasich recently fired his director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture over concerns about water quality.
With farm profitability, trade and conservation at the height of farmers’ minds, this year’s Farm Science Review opened with a discussion about where farm policy is headed, including efforts to write the 2018 farm bill.
With farm profitability, trade and conservation at the height of farmers’ minds, this year’s Farm Science Review opened with a discussion about where farm policy is headed, including efforts to write the 2018 farm bill.
It was all sunshine and blue skies at Ohio State University’s annual agriculture bonanza, Farm Science Review, until the mention of trade and tariffs.
Blooms bring to mind the emerging beauty of spring—flowers blossoming and trees regaining their splendor. Harmful algal blooms (HABs), however, bring to mind a toxic blue-green body of water and possibly a creature from the deep. These blooms, unlike spring flowers, are odorous, unpleasant, and potentially toxic. They can turn a fresh fish sandwich into a trip to the emergency room. They deter families from engaging in water-related recreational activities such as going to the shore.
It may not be a popular solution, but a recent study from The Ohio State University shows the least costly way to cut nearly half the phosphorus seeping into Lake Erie is taxing farmers on phosphorous purchases or paying farmers to avoid applying it to their fields.
When the government gives citizens a personal stake in forested land, trees don’t disappear as quickly and environmental harm slows down. A new study from The Ohio State University has found that policies called “community forest concessions” have proven effective in preserving Guatemalan rainforests.
Professor Brent Sohngen on the Paris Agreement
AEDE Professor Brent Sohngen weighs in on The Columbus Dispatch's article on the Trump administration's easing of environmental regulations.
Ohio State’s Environmental Policy Initiative (EPI) is pleased to announce the winners of its 2016 summer research grant competition. Each year, EPI summer research grants support Ohio State doctoral students conducting innovative, environmental policy-related dissertation research. Recipients receive an award of $4,500 to aid them in their research during the summer semester.
This article was originally published on the website of Ohio State's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
COLUMBUS, Ohio — How does your business or organization measure and account for sustainability?
Ohio State's Environmental Policy Initiative (EPI), which is led by AEDE's Professor Brent Sohngen, launched its Summer 2016 grant competition today.
The program offers research grants for Ohio State graduate students preparing doctoral dissertation proposals for work in environmental policy. Recipients receive an award of $4,500 for the entire summer.
Tools for Measuring Sustainability - Professional Development Workshop May 19, 2016, 9:00am-5:00pm Workshop Overview:
How does your business measure and account for sustainability?
Join The Ohio State University for a workshop on implementing, measuring and evaluating your company’s sustainability efforts.
Matthew Roberts, Brent Sohngen, Ian Sheldon, and Barry Ward in USAgNet
This article was originally published on the Ag Answers website.
Jan. 12, 2016
By Tracy Turner
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Wondering what's ahead for farmers and agricultural businesses in 2016?