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Agriculture in the climate change and energy price squeeze: Part 2: Mitigation Opportunities Bruce A. McCarl Regents Professor of Agricultural Economics Texas AM University Report to National Environmental Trust August 31, 2006 Table of Contents 1 Introduction 4 2 Greenhouse gases and climate change 5 2.1 Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change Forcing 6 2.2 US and US Agriculture Greenhouse Gas Emissions 6 2.3 The context for making money – trading 7 3 Why might agriculture be affected - A Role in Mitigation 9 3.1 Reducing Emissions 9 3.2 Increasing sequestration or sinks 10 3.3 Producing