Technological avenues and market mechanisms to accelerate methane and nitrous oxide emissions reductions
Udayan Singh, Mikaela Algren, Carrie Schoeneberger, Chayse Lavallais, Margaret G. O’Connell, Doris Oke, Chao Liang, Sabyasachi Das, Santiago D. Salas, Jennifer B. Dunn
Abstract
. Expanding the scope of carbon markets to include these emissions could provide cost-effective decarbonization through 2050. We provide recommendations for carbon markets to improve emissions reductions and set prices to appropriately incentivize mitigation.
Topics & Concepts
Greenhouse gasNitrous oxideMethaneEnvironmental scienceAgricultureScope (computer science)Natural resource economicsMethane emissionsClimate change mitigationCombustionEmissions tradingWaste managementBusinessEngineeringChemistryEconomicsComputer scienceBiologyProgramming languageOrganic chemistryEcologyAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsCarbon Dioxide Capture TechnologiesCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions