Author(s)

Xiangsheng Dou

School of Economics and Management, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China.

Although agriculture is an important source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, yet it has huge potentials for GHG emissions reduction. Therefore, vigorously to develop low-carbon agriculture is one of the most important means for China to achieve the targets of GHG emissions reduction. This paper uses cost-benefit analysis method to demonstrate the key factors that affect low-carbon agriculture and green agricultural product development and related policy measures. Research results indicate that, key to promoting the transition of high-carbon to low-carbon agriculture is how to create good scheme, mechanism and policy, and the most effective measures for low-carbon agriculture development are fully to play the role of market mechanism. Meanwhile, other policies, such as the improvement of agricultural inputs and land cultivation, wetland protection, carbon sink agriculture development and so forth, have to be practiced, too.

Low Carbon Agriculture, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction, Market-Oriented Mechanism, Carbon Emissions Right Trading, Carbon Sink Agriculture Development

Dou, X. (2018) Low Carbon Agriculture and GHG Emission Reduction in China: An Analysis of Policy Perspective. Theoretical Economics Letters, 8, 538-556. doi: 10.4236/tel.2018.83038.