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Cost-Benefit Analysis Case Study on Regulations to Lower the Level of Sulphur in Gasoline

Jenkins, Glenn; Kuo, Chun-Yan; Ozbafli, Aygul - 2007

been prepared following the analytical approach recommended by the Guide. In 1994, the sulphur content of Canadian gasoline … results indicate that reducing the sulphur in gasoline for any scenario under consideration would generate substantial net … emissions of pollutants from vehicles cause considerable harm to the health of Canadians and to the environment. In order to …

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Environmental pollution policy of small businesses in Nigeria and Ghana : extent and impact

Efobi, Uchenna Rapuluchukwu; Belmondo, Tanankem; Orkoh, … - 2018

This study provides a comprehensive assessment of firms' operation and environmental protection polices in Nigeria and Ghana, where there has been a rising industrial growth amidst low regulatory and institutional frameworks. We analyze the extents to whic h firms' adoption of environmental...

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The SO2 allowance trading system and the clean air act amendments of 1990 : reflections on twenty years of policy innovation

Chan, Gabriel; Stavins, Robert N.; Stowe, Robert; … - 2012

hostility toward cap and trade in debates about U.S. climate legislation may reflect the broader political environment of the …

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Chapter 25 Calculating the Costs of Environmental Regulation

Pizer, William A.; Kopp, Raymond - In: Handbook of environmental economics : volume 3, …, (pp. 1307-1351). 2005

Decisions concerning environmental protection hinge on estimates of economic burden. Over the past 30 years, economists have developed and applied various tools to measure this burden. In this chapter, we present a taxonomy of costs along with methods for measuring those costs. At the broadest...

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France's environmental policies: Internalising global and local externalities

Egert, Balazs - 2012

France has a very ambitious environmental-policy agenda, aimed chiefly at cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions but also at dealing with local air and water pollution, waste management and the conservation of biodiversity. The laws that followed the Grenelle de l'environnement encompass policy...

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Getting Cars Off the Road : The Cost-Effectiveness of an Episodic Pollution Control Program

Cropper, Maureen L.; Jiang, Yi; Alberini, Anna; Baur, … - 2014

Ground level ozone remains a serious problem in the United States. Because ozone non-attainment is a summer problem, episodic rather than continuous controls of ozone precursors are possible. We evaluate the costs and effectiveness of an episodic scheme that requires people to buy permits in...

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Ecological Price Setting

Dan, Pauna - 2013

highlights the taxes that demonstrate the importance of the environment, taxes on products and activities that are destructive to … the environment, which will be the basis for the reform of national systems, the effects produced and conviction of some …

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Cost Effective Non-Point Source Pollution Control : Mandatory BMPs v.s. Ambient Subsidies in the Florida Everglades

Bao, Ken - 2022

On a theoretical front, environmental economists have one last pollution problem to contend with and that is the issue of non-point source pollution (NPSP). The issue of NPSP is important on many levels but central to this field is how to efficiently regulate what you cannot observe? A promising...

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The Economics of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Developing Asia

Reis, Lara - 2017

Developing Asia has the world's fastest greenhouse gas emissions growth. This study uses an economy-energy-climate model to assess the effects of Paris Agreement pledges on Asia, in comparison with business as usual (BAU) and more ambitious scenarios. Results confirm that pledges must be...

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Two Birds, One Stone? Local Pollution Regulation and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Brunel, Claire - 2017

In most countries, environmental regulation focuses on local pollution, which causes damages near the emission source, while regulation on global pollutants such as greenhouse gases (GHG) has been slow. Theoretically, local and global pollutants can either be substitutes or complements in...

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