KEY FINDINGS

input tableBenefits are calculated on the basis of carbon prices set for that particular year.                       - Land degradation and land regeneration; food and water shortage and availability are all projected through scientific data taken over the last forty years

budget The  cost/ benefit calculator is based on calculations by the Australian Treasury that the cost for the World to achieve a 15% emission reduction by 2020 will be 0.9% of the world’s Gross National Product/ Capita (GNP/C). This is a widely accepted figure

tableThe calculator’s extensive database is related to all aspects of Global Climate Change and Agriculture, including scientific, statistical and economic data and findings, with references and links to all sources.
 

Data and Data Sources

 

 

LIST OF DATA INCLUDED IN THE CALCULATOR

This list can be read in conjuction with notes on the budgets

Items highlighted green can be changed by the user

LAND

  • Total agricultural land in millions of hectares.
  • % of land converted to bio-agriculture/year.
  • Converted land in millions of hectares/year.
  • Carbon sequestration rates in tonne/ha/year.
  • Emission reduction for non-use of fertiliser/chemicals in t/ha/year.
  • Cost of fertilisers and chemicals for ha/year.

HEALTH COSTS

  • Total health costs (pollution) in $/ha/year.
  • Saving % of health costs.
  • Saving health costs in $/ha/year.

FOOD SAFETY

  • Cost of food safety in $/ha/year.
  • Saving in food safety in % and in $/ha/year.

LAND DEGRADATION

  • % of total land lost from 100% degradation/year
  • % of total land lost from partial degradation/year.
  • Land value/ha.
  • Lost production/ha/year.

WATER

  • % of total land irrigated.
  • Yield in $/ha/year.
  • Bio-agriculture yield increase in %/year.

R&D

  • Adjusting farming methods and strategies in $ million and no of years.
  • Infrastructure costs for Govt. in $ millions and no of years.
  • Infrastructure and measuring costs for farmers  in $ millions and no of years.

CONVERSION COSTS

  • Farmers conversion costs in $ millions/millions of ha.
  • Food producers conversion costs and job creation in $ millions/millions of ha.

2010 ESTIMATED ANNUAL CO2-E EMISION

  • Country annual emissions.
  • World annual emissions.

COUNTRY POPULATION

  • Population in 2010: million persons
  • Population in 2060: million persons

COSTS – BENEFITS – NET BENEFITS/LOSSES  2010 – 2020 - 2050

  • Cost/Capita for Govt. measures for 15% emission reduction by 2020 in $/person
  • Cost/Capita for Bio-agriculture in support of Govt. measures in $/person
  • Carbon Reduction Scheme Incentive – Benefit in $/tonne of Co2-e

SIZE OF GOVT. MEASURES TO REDUCE CO2-e FROM 2000 BASE LEVEL

  • The 2000 level of emissions reduced by 2020

 

DATA SOURCES

The sources of the data are too extensive to fully list here. if you would like more information on the data sources please contact us

 

The calculator’s extensive database is taken from many sources, including;

  • Scientific research on bio-agriculture
  • Statistical data from The World Bank, UNEP, FAO, US Census figures.
  • Australian Government Treasury figures,