Climatic impacts of land-use change due to crop yield increases and a universal carbon tax from a scenario model

Journal of Climate

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1413-1424

  Davies Barnard, T ^a   Valdes, P J ^a   Singarayer, J S ^b   Jones, C D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS; EARTH (PLANET); EARTH SYSTEM MODELS; ECONOMICS; LAND USE; REFORESTATION;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL LAND USE; CARBON PRICING; CARBON TAXES; CLIMATIC IMPACT; CROP YIELD; LAND COVER; LANDUSE CHANGE; SCENARIO MODELS; YIELD INCREASE;

CARBON;

AFFORESTATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; CLIMATE EFFECT; COOLING; CROP YIELD; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; POLLUTION TAX;

ASIA;

EID: 84893863431     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/jcli-d-13-00154.1     Document Type: Article

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