Unintended Consequences of Agricultural Participation in Voluntary Carbon Markets: Their Nature and Avoidance

Table 5

GHG mitigation strategies in agricultural part of FASOMGHG.

Source/sink	Mitigation strategy	GHG affected
		CO2	CH4	N2O
Manure management	Emission		X	X
Crop mix alteration	Emission, sequestration	X		X
Crop fertilization alteration	Emission, sequestration	X		X
Crop input alteration	Emission	X		X
Crop tillage alteration	Emission, sequestration	X		X
Grassland conversion	Sequestration	X
Irrigated/dry land conversion	Emission	X		X
Rice acreage	Emission	X	X	X
Enteric fermentation	Emission		X
Livestock system change	Emission		X	X
Livestock herd size	Emission		X	X
Bioenergy
Conventional ethanol	Fossil fuel substitution	X	X	X
Cellulosic ethanol	Fossil fuel substitution	X	X	X
Biodiesel	Fossil fuel substitution	X	X	X
Bioelectricity	Fossil fuel substitution	X	X	X

Source: [29].