The Effect of Climate and Technological Uncertainty in Crop Yields on the Optimal Path of global land use

The pattern of global land use has important implications for the world's food and timber supplies, bioenergy, biodiversity and other eco-system services. However, the productivity of this resource is critically dependent on the world's c...

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Main Authors: Cai, Yongyang, Steinbuks, Jevgenijs, Elliott, Joshua, Hertel, Thomas W.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
CO
CO2
GCM
GHG
NH3
OIL
PP
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/08/20128369/effect-climate-technological-uncertainty-crop-yields-optimal-path-global-land-use
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topic ABATEMENT
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURE
ALLOCATION OF LAND
AMMONIA
ATMOSPHERE
BARREN LANDS
BASELINE LEVELS
BEQUEST VALUE
BIODIVERSITY
BIOPHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
CARBON
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON SEQUESTRATION
CARBON SEQUESTRATION CREDITS
CARBON SYSTEM
CARBON TAXES
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
CLIMATE POLICIES
CLIMATE POLICY
CLIMATE SCENARIOS
CLIMATIC CHANGE
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
CO
CO2
COMMERCIAL FORESTRY
CONSUMER DEMAND
CONVERGENCE
CROP LANDS
DEBT
DECISION MAKING
DEFORESTATION
DEFORESTATION RATES
DEGRADATION
DEGRADED LANDS
DEGREE DAYS
DEMAND FOR CROPLAND
DEMAND FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
DEMAND FOR ENERGY
DEMAND FOR ENERGY SERVICES
DEMAND FOR LAND
DEMAND FOR TIMBER
ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
ECOLOGICAL INTENSIFICATION
ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION
ECOLOGY
ECONOMETRIC ESTIMATES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC EFFECTS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC WELFARE
ECONOMICS
ECOSYSTEM
ECOSYSTEM SERVICE
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
EMISSION
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS CONTROL
EMISSIONS FROM LAND-USE CHANGE
EMISSIONS PREDICTION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY ECONOMICS
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY PRICES
ENERGY PRODUCTION
ENERGY USE
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
EQUILIBRIUM
EROSION
ETHANOL
EXPENDITURES
FERTILIZATION
FERTILIZERS
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOREST
FOREST AREA
FOREST AREAS
FOREST CARBON
FOREST CARBON SEQUESTRATION
FOREST CONSERVATION
FOREST CONVERSION
FOREST HARVESTING
FOREST LAND
FOREST LANDS
FOREST MANAGEMENT
FOREST PRODUCT
FOREST STRUCTURE
FOREST TREE
FORESTRY
FORESTRY MANAGEMENT
FORESTRY SECTOR
FORESTS
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL SUPPLY
FUELS
GAS PRICES
GAS RESERVES
GCM
GHG
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
GLOBAL ECOLOGY
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
GLOBAL LAND USE
GLOBAL LAND-USE
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GASES
INCOME
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
IPCC
IRREVERSIBILITY
LAND ACCESS
LAND ALLOCATION
LAND ALLOCATION DECISIONS
LAND AREA
LAND AREAS
LAND CONVERSION
LAND ECONOMICS
LAND EXPANSION
LAND PROTECTION
LAND RESOURCES
LAND USE
LAND USE CHANGE
LAND USE DATA
LAND USE DECISIONS
LAND USE MODEL
LAND USES
LAND-USE
LIQUID FUELS
LOGGING
LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY
MANAGED FORESTS
MARKET PRICES
NATURAL CAPITAL
NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS
NATURAL FORESTS
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL RESOURCES
NH3
NITROGEN
NITROGEN FERTILIZERS
NUTRIENTS
OIL
OIL EQUIVALENT
OPTION VALUE
OZONE
PASTURES
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLANT GROWTH
PLANTING
POPULATION GROWTH
POTASH
PP
PRECIPITATION
PRODUCTION COSTS
PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PUBLIC GOOD
RISK MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
TEMPERATURE
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM
TIMBER
TIMBER PROCESSING
TIMBER PRODUCTION
TIMBER PRODUCTS
TREE SPECIES
TREES
TROPICAL RAINFOREST
UNMANAGED FORESTS
WOOD
WOOD PROCESSING
WORLD ENERGY
spellingShingle ABATEMENT
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURE
ALLOCATION OF LAND
AMMONIA
ATMOSPHERE
BARREN LANDS
BASELINE LEVELS
BEQUEST VALUE
BIODIVERSITY
BIOPHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
CARBON
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON SEQUESTRATION
CARBON SEQUESTRATION CREDITS
CARBON SYSTEM
CARBON TAXES
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
CLIMATE POLICIES
CLIMATE POLICY
CLIMATE SCENARIOS
CLIMATIC CHANGE
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
CO
CO2
COMMERCIAL FORESTRY
CONSUMER DEMAND
CONVERGENCE
CROP LANDS
DEBT
DECISION MAKING
DEFORESTATION
DEFORESTATION RATES
DEGRADATION
DEGRADED LANDS
DEGREE DAYS
DEMAND FOR CROPLAND
DEMAND FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
DEMAND FOR ENERGY
DEMAND FOR ENERGY SERVICES
DEMAND FOR LAND
DEMAND FOR TIMBER
ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
ECOLOGICAL INTENSIFICATION
ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION
ECOLOGY
ECONOMETRIC ESTIMATES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC EFFECTS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC WELFARE
ECONOMICS
ECOSYSTEM
ECOSYSTEM SERVICE
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
EMISSION
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS CONTROL
EMISSIONS FROM LAND-USE CHANGE
EMISSIONS PREDICTION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY ECONOMICS
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY PRICES
ENERGY PRODUCTION
ENERGY USE
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
EQUILIBRIUM
EROSION
ETHANOL
EXPENDITURES
FERTILIZATION
FERTILIZERS
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOREST
FOREST AREA
FOREST AREAS
FOREST CARBON
FOREST CARBON SEQUESTRATION
FOREST CONSERVATION
FOREST CONVERSION
FOREST HARVESTING
FOREST LAND
FOREST LANDS
FOREST MANAGEMENT
FOREST PRODUCT
FOREST STRUCTURE
FOREST TREE
FORESTRY
FORESTRY MANAGEMENT
FORESTRY SECTOR
FORESTS
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL SUPPLY
FUELS
GAS PRICES
GAS RESERVES
GCM
GHG
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
GLOBAL ECOLOGY
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
GLOBAL LAND USE
GLOBAL LAND-USE
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GASES
INCOME
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
IPCC
IRREVERSIBILITY
LAND ACCESS
LAND ALLOCATION
LAND ALLOCATION DECISIONS
LAND AREA
LAND AREAS
LAND CONVERSION
LAND ECONOMICS
LAND EXPANSION
LAND PROTECTION
LAND RESOURCES
LAND USE
LAND USE CHANGE
LAND USE DATA
LAND USE DECISIONS
LAND USE MODEL
LAND USES
LAND-USE
LIQUID FUELS
LOGGING
LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY
MANAGED FORESTS
MARKET PRICES
NATURAL CAPITAL
NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS
NATURAL FORESTS
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL RESOURCES
NH3
NITROGEN
NITROGEN FERTILIZERS
NUTRIENTS
OIL
OIL EQUIVALENT
OPTION VALUE
OZONE
PASTURES
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLANT GROWTH
PLANTING
POPULATION GROWTH
POTASH
PP
PRECIPITATION
PRODUCTION COSTS
PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PUBLIC GOOD
RISK MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
TEMPERATURE
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM
TIMBER
TIMBER PROCESSING
TIMBER PRODUCTION
TIMBER PRODUCTS
TREE SPECIES
TREES
TROPICAL RAINFOREST
UNMANAGED FORESTS
WOOD
WOOD PROCESSING
WORLD ENERGY
Cai, Yongyang
Steinbuks, Jevgenijs
Elliott, Joshua
Hertel, Thomas W.
The Effect of Climate and Technological Uncertainty in Crop Yields on the Optimal Path of global land use
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7009
description The pattern of global land use has important implications for the world's food and timber supplies, bioenergy, biodiversity and other eco-system services. However, the productivity of this resource is critically dependent on the world's climate, as well as investments in, and dissemination of improved technology. This creates massive uncertainty about future land use requirements which compound the challenge faced by individual investors and governments seeking to make long term, sometimes irreversible investments in land conversion and land use. This study assesses how uncertainties associated with underlying biophysical processes and technological change in agriculture affect the optimal profile of land use over the next century, taking into account the potential irreversibility in these decisions. A novel dynamic stochastic model of global land use is developed, in which the societal objective function being maximized places value on food production, liquid fuels (including bio-fuels), timber production, and biodiversity. While the uncertainty in food crop yields has anticipated impact, the resulting expansion of crop lands and decline in forest lands is relatively small.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Cai, Yongyang
Steinbuks, Jevgenijs
Elliott, Joshua
Hertel, Thomas W.
author_facet Cai, Yongyang
Steinbuks, Jevgenijs
Elliott, Joshua
Hertel, Thomas W.
author_sort Cai, Yongyang
title The Effect of Climate and Technological Uncertainty in Crop Yields on the Optimal Path of global land use
title_short The Effect of Climate and Technological Uncertainty in Crop Yields on the Optimal Path of global land use
title_full The Effect of Climate and Technological Uncertainty in Crop Yields on the Optimal Path of global land use
title_fullStr The Effect of Climate and Technological Uncertainty in Crop Yields on the Optimal Path of global land use
title_full_unstemmed The Effect of Climate and Technological Uncertainty in Crop Yields on the Optimal Path of global land use
title_sort effect of climate and technological uncertainty in crop yields on the optimal path of global land use
publisher World Bank Group, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/08/20128369/effect-climate-technological-uncertainty-crop-yields-optimal-path-global-land-use
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20358
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spelling okr-10986-203582021-04-23T14:03:55Z The Effect of Climate and Technological Uncertainty in Crop Yields on the Optimal Path of global land use Cai, Yongyang Steinbuks, Jevgenijs Elliott, Joshua Hertel, Thomas W. ABATEMENT AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE ALLOCATION OF LAND AMMONIA ATMOSPHERE BARREN LANDS BASELINE LEVELS BEQUEST VALUE BIODIVERSITY BIOPHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON SEQUESTRATION CARBON SEQUESTRATION CREDITS CARBON SYSTEM CARBON TAXES CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT CLIMATE POLICIES CLIMATE POLICY CLIMATE SCENARIOS CLIMATIC CHANGE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS CO CO2 COMMERCIAL FORESTRY CONSUMER DEMAND CONVERGENCE CROP LANDS DEBT DECISION MAKING DEFORESTATION DEFORESTATION RATES DEGRADATION DEGRADED LANDS DEGREE DAYS DEMAND FOR CROPLAND DEMAND FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES DEMAND FOR ENERGY DEMAND FOR ENERGY SERVICES DEMAND FOR LAND DEMAND FOR TIMBER ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS ECOLOGICAL INTENSIFICATION ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION ECOLOGY ECONOMETRIC ESTIMATES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC EFFECTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC WELFARE ECONOMICS ECOSYSTEM ECOSYSTEM SERVICE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION EMISSION EMISSIONS EMISSIONS CONTROL EMISSIONS FROM LAND-USE CHANGE EMISSIONS PREDICTION ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY ECONOMICS ENERGY POLICY ENERGY PRICES ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES EQUILIBRIUM EROSION ETHANOL EXPENDITURES FERTILIZATION FERTILIZERS FOOD PRODUCTION FOREST FOREST AREA FOREST AREAS FOREST CARBON FOREST CARBON SEQUESTRATION FOREST CONSERVATION FOREST CONVERSION FOREST HARVESTING FOREST LAND FOREST LANDS FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCT FOREST STRUCTURE FOREST TREE FORESTRY FORESTRY MANAGEMENT FORESTRY SECTOR FORESTS FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUELS FUEL CONSUMPTION FUEL SUPPLY FUELS GAS PRICES GAS RESERVES GCM GHG GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL ECOLOGY GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE GLOBAL LAND USE GLOBAL LAND-USE GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GASES INCOME INTERMEDIATE INPUTS IPCC IRREVERSIBILITY LAND ACCESS LAND ALLOCATION LAND ALLOCATION DECISIONS LAND AREA LAND AREAS LAND CONVERSION LAND ECONOMICS LAND EXPANSION LAND PROTECTION LAND RESOURCES LAND USE LAND USE CHANGE LAND USE DATA LAND USE DECISIONS LAND USE MODEL LAND USES LAND-USE LIQUID FUELS LOGGING LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY MANAGED FORESTS MARKET PRICES NATURAL CAPITAL NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS NATURAL FORESTS NATURAL GAS NATURAL RESOURCES NH3 NITROGEN NITROGEN FERTILIZERS NUTRIENTS OIL OIL EQUIVALENT OPTION VALUE OZONE PASTURES PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PLANT GROWTH PLANTING POPULATION GROWTH POTASH PP PRECIPITATION PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PUBLIC GOOD RISK MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS TEMPERATURE TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM TIMBER TIMBER PROCESSING TIMBER PRODUCTION TIMBER PRODUCTS TREE SPECIES TREES TROPICAL RAINFOREST UNMANAGED FORESTS WOOD WOOD PROCESSING WORLD ENERGY The pattern of global land use has important implications for the world's food and timber supplies, bioenergy, biodiversity and other eco-system services. However, the productivity of this resource is critically dependent on the world's climate, as well as investments in, and dissemination of improved technology. This creates massive uncertainty about future land use requirements which compound the challenge faced by individual investors and governments seeking to make long term, sometimes irreversible investments in land conversion and land use. This study assesses how uncertainties associated with underlying biophysical processes and technological change in agriculture affect the optimal profile of land use over the next century, taking into account the potential irreversibility in these decisions. A novel dynamic stochastic model of global land use is developed, in which the societal objective function being maximized places value on food production, liquid fuels (including bio-fuels), timber production, and biodiversity. While the uncertainty in food crop yields has anticipated impact, the resulting expansion of crop lands and decline in forest lands is relatively small. 2014-10-06T19:37:05Z 2014-10-06T19:37:05Z 2014-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/08/20128369/effect-climate-technological-uncertainty-crop-yields-optimal-path-global-land-use http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20358 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7009 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Group, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research