Stéphane De Cara

E4.249

UMR Paris-Saclay Applied Economics 22 place de l’Agronomie CS 20040 91123 Palaiseau Cedex FRANCE 01 89 10 09 97 https://cv.hal.science/de-cara-stephane

Presentation

In my research, I use quantitative methods from economics to analyze the role agriculture and land use could play in tackling climate change through reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, substitution of fossil fuels with renewable carbon, and/or increased carbon sequestration in soils and biomass. My research aims to assess the economic and environmental effectiveness of agricultural and climate policies.

Responsabilities

  • Co-responsible for one research axis of the FairCarboN scientific program on carbon in continental ecosystems.
  • Co-responsible for the thematic program « Environmental sciences and economics » of Biosphera (Graduate School, University of Paris-Saclay).
  • Member of the steering committee of Climae (INRAE metaprogram).

Research topics

Agricultural and environmental policies, climate change, greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, carbon sequestration, and land use.

Some publications

Hvarregaard Thorsøe, M.; Facq, E.; Criscuoli, I.; Martínez-García,L.; Heidecke, C.; Amthauer Gallardo, L.; Martelli, A.; Hagemann, N.; Smit, B.; van Der Kolk, J.; Galioto, F.;de Cara, S.; Poláková, J.; Graversgaard, M. Land Use Policy, (2025), vol. 158. art. 107747. 13 p. Carbon farming: The foundation for carbon farming schemes – lessons learned from 160 European schemes Gérard, M.; De Cara, S.; Meunier, G. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, (2025), 107(1), 312-345 Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from the cattle sector: Land-use regulation as an alternative to emissions pricing Ollier, M.; De Cara, S. Ecological Economics, (2024), vol. 219, art. 108154 Give and take: An analysis of the distributional consequences of emission tax-and-rebate schemes with an application to greenhouse gas emissions from European agriculture Lungarska, A.; Brunelle, T.; Chakir, R.; et al Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, (2023), vol. 45, n° 3. pp. 1529-1550. Halving mineral nitrogen use in European agriculture: Insights from multi-scale land-use models Lambotte,M.; De Cara, S.; Brocas, C.; et al Journal of Environmental Management, (2023), vol. 334. art. 117405. Organic farming offers promising mitigation potential in dairy systems without compromising economic performances