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Barriers to adoption of ‘no-cost’ mitigation options
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| RFx ID : | 10095775 |
| Tender Name : | Barriers to adoption of ‘no-cost’ mitigation options |
| Reference # : | RFP17526 |
| Open Date : | Thursday, 19 March 2015 12:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00) |
| Close Date : | Thursday, 16 April 2015 2:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00) |
| Tender Type : | Request for Proposals (RFP) |
| Tender Coverage : | On behalf of procurement agent [?] |
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| Exemption Reason : | None |
| Required Pre-qualifications : | None |
| Contact : |
Kate Parlane kate.parlane@nzagrc.org.nz 06 351 8305 |
| Alternate Physical Delivery Address : | NZAGRC, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North 4442, Attention: Project Analyst |
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MPI seeks to procure a research project to support and extend the work of the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases, specifically its Livestock Research Group.
The project title is: “Barriers to adoption of ‘no-cost’ mitigation options“.
The scientific literature identifies a range of options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from livestock agriculture that should present no costs to farmers or even generate economic benefits. However, many of those apparent “no-cost options” remain un- oder under-adopted in practice. This indicates hidden costs and/or the presence of other barriers that reduce adoption of such options.
This project would seek to better understand the reasons why under-adoption of apparent no-cost options is occurring and, if options are confirmed as truly no-cost, identify mechanisms to increase the adoption of both currently existing and potential future no-cost mitigation options.
The expected outcomes at the end of the research programme are: improved understanding why some mitigation options that the scientific literature identifies as ‘no-cost’ (and often as economically beneficial) to farmers remain un- or under-adopted in practice, a more realistic assessment of mitigation potentials derived from marginal abatement cost curves, and indications for policy of how adoption of such options could be increased.
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