A5027345107- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Plant and animal studies
- Electric Power System Optimization
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Sustainable Finance and Green Bonds
- Global Energy and Sustainability Research
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Bee Products Chemical Analysis
- Global trade and economics
- Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
- Intellectual Property and Patents
- Climate Change and Sustainable Development
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- ICT Impact and Policies
- Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
2020-2023
University of Pittsburgh
2020
University of Rochester
2020
Economic Research Service
2014-2019
United States Department of Agriculture
2015-2016
University of Maryland, College Park
2012
ABSTRACT Farmers, regulators, and researchers rely on pesticide use data to assess the effects of pesticides crop yield, farm economics, off-target organisms, human health. The publicly available in United States do not currently account for applied as seed treatments. We find that treatment has increased major field crops over last several decades but there is a high degree uncertainty about extent acreage planted with treated seeds, amount regional variability, certain active ingredients....
We estimate the impact on greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) of shifting from current average United States diet to four alternative diets that meet 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). In contrast prior studies, which rely process-based life-cycle-analysis GHGE estimates literature particular food items, we combine a model, an environmentally extended input–output model energy use in U.S. system, and biophysical land crops livestock system combustion fossil fuels biogenic sources,...
Abstract Green bonds have emerged as a key instrument to fund projects contributing climate change mitigation or environmental protection. However, consistent, robust and comparable standard for the estimation of impacts green is lacking, hampering growth in sustainable finance. As encouraged by second-party opinion reports, use life cycle assessment (LCA) allows complete evaluation over their cycle. Here we estimate LCA-based along several metrics set renewable power plants issued European...
Indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (scope 3) generally represent more than half of the total life cycle impact attributable to a company or an investment. However, widely used sustainability assessment tools for investment funds fail take these into account. Building on best practices from industrial ecology field, we develop input-output (IOLCA) methodology estimate GHG companies and funds. We apply our method sample 1340 sustainable (SRI) conventional equity domiciled in Europe their...
Changing energy policy and market conditions are affecting agriculture as both a consumer producer of energy. This study analyzes how the Renewable Fuel Standard, which mandates biofuel component in U.S. transportation fuels, shale revolution, Clean Power Plan could affect agricultural sector.
We study farm real estate values in the Barnett shale (Texas) and northeastern part of Marcellus (Pennsylvania New York). find that gas development caused appreciation both areas but effect was much larger for Marcellus, suggesting broader ownership oil rights by surface owners. In regions, greatest occurred when land leased drilling, not drilling production boomed. evidence effects vary type, which may reflect correlation between type rights.
Abstract Decreased availability of forage, as well increased pesticide exposure, are important factors in the decline honey bee health. Here, we isolate land cover transitions and their effect on production at 160 commercial apiaries Northern Great Plains. We found that changes from 2008 to 2012 caused an annual yields 0.9% study area. Transitions grassland soybean (but not corn) were particularly detrimental yields, potentially due contact with pesticides within around agricultural fields....
We estimate the impact of a feed-in tariff for renewable power on wind investment in Germany at county level from 1996-2010 controlling windiness and access to electricity transmission grid. After Renewable Energy Law (EEG) was passed 2000, became linked potential, such that more windy locations received lower incentive per unit output. find 1 e-cent/kWh increase rate would additions capacity national by 764MWper year 1996- 2010 or 1,528 MW 2005-2010. analyze counterfactual scenarios, which...
With the shale revolution, annual oil and gas production in United States grew by 69 percent from 2005 to 2014, almost 67 of occurred on farmland 2014. The effect development farm sector finances is not well understood. Limited nationwide information exists issues such as extent that operators landlords own rights beneath their land, value rights, or timing prevalence leasing with energy firms. Subsurface ownership affects ability benefit financially shape terms which it occurs. Using data...
Several studies note the significant quantity of water used to hydraulically fracture oil and gas wells. For nine western states in 2013, use fracking represented just 0.8 percent agricultural for irrigation. Locally, more than farming only counties with below-median irrigated acreage. In parts Texas North Dakota, each acrefoot displaced 0.6 1.4 acre-feet from farming, indicating flow lower higher-valued uses. The greatest displacement occurred which allowed farmers forego irrigating sell...
In the early 2000s, United States energy landscape began a transformation driven by dual boom in expansion of renewable power installations and extraction natural gas oil from shale plays through hydraulic fracturing horizontal drilling. this paper, we discuss multiâlevel regulatory context which these two forms development occur review how they affect local communities, environment, infrastructure, as well government income spending. comparing two, remark that longâterm employment...