Economic Instruments for Air Pollution Control

Economic Instruments for Air Pollution Control
Author: Ger Klaassen
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2012-11-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789401044400

Economic theory and empirical models suggest that economic instruments should help us to meet environmental goals at lower cost. Practical experience, however, shows that the cost savings of emission trading are smaller than expected and charges usually have had small incentive impacts. This book gives the first comprehensive review of economic theory, simulation models, and practical experience with the use of economic instruments. The book focuses on air pollution control. Part I examines theoretical aspects and simulation modeling in a national context. Part II surveys the practical experience in a variety of countries. Part III explores international issues, such as joint implementation. Because of its unique blend of theoretical and empirical research, the book will prove interesting for both economists and those interested in environmental policy.

Economic Thinking and Pollution Problems

Economic Thinking and Pollution Problems
Author: Douglas Auld
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 225
Release: 1972-12-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1442633093

The purpose of this collection is to provide the student with an introduction to the way in which the discipline of economics tackles the problems posed in affluent societies by their various ‘waste’ products. ‘Pollution economics’ introduces a student to aspects of price economics, public finance, and political economy in relation to a pressing and complex public concern. The work includes a number of Canadian statements on pollution and its control in this country, and gives the text of two recent pieces of legislation on the topic. The selections in this volume present a wide variety of opinions, ideas, and facts about the economic dimension of the ecological crisis. Pollution costs money—pollution abatement also costs money and these costs will have to be paid somehow by some people. The contributors—politicians, businessmen, and professors—explore the problem of pollution and its control as each sees it, and the volume as a whole should help encourage a greater awareness both of economics as a way of thinking and of the difficulties in making the right public policies.

Industrial Ventilation Design Guidebook

Industrial Ventilation Design Guidebook
Author: Howard D. Goodfellow
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 745
Release: 2021-06-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128167793

Industrial Ventilation Design Guidebook, Volume 2: Engineering Design and Applications brings together researchers, engineers (both design and plants), and scientists to develop a fundamental scientific understanding of ventilation to help engineers implement state-of-the-art ventilation and contaminant control technology. Now in two volumes, this reference contains extensive revisions and updates as well as a unique section on best practices for the following industrial sectors: Automotive; Cement; Biomass Gasifiers; Advanced Manufacturing; Industrial 4.0); Non-ferrous Smelters; Lime Kilns; Pulp and Paper; Semiconductor Industry; Steelmaking; Mining. - Brings together global researchers and engineers to solve complex ventilation and contaminant control problems using state-of-the-art design equations - Includes an expanded section on modeling and its practical applications based on recent advances in research - Features a new chapter on best practices for specific industrial sectors

The Economic Consequences of Outdoor Air Pollution

The Economic Consequences of Outdoor Air Pollution
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2016-06-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9264257470

This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the economic consequences of outdoor air pollution in the coming decades, focusing on the impacts on mortality, morbidity, and changes in crop yields as caused by high concentrations of pollutants.

Environmental Economics: A Very Short Introduction

Environmental Economics: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Stephen Smith
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2011-09-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199583587

Environmental economics can be controversial, but it is also central to some key policy issues facing governments and society today, including industrial pollution, global warming, and waste/recycling. Stephen Smith looks at how economic activity affects the environment in which we live, and how environmental policies can most effectively be used.

Environmental Regulation

Environmental Regulation
Author: John F. McEldowney
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Environmental law
ISBN: 9780857938206

Featuring an original introduction by the editors, this important collection of essays explores the main issues surrounding the regulation of the environment. The expert contributors illustrate that regulating the environment in the UK is conceptually complex, involves a diverse range of institutions, techniques and methodologies and crosses geographical and national boundaries. In the USA it is more formalised, juridical, adversarial and formally dependent upon legal rules. The articles highlight the fact that despite differences in the UK and the USA's regulatory styles, environmental regulation today has much in common with both traditions.

The Cost of Air Pollution

The Cost of Air Pollution
Author:
Publisher: Organization for Economic Co-Operation & Development
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Air
ISBN: 9789264210424

Outdoor air pollution kills more than 3 million people across the world every year, and causes health problems from asthma to heart disease for many more. This is costing societies very large amounts in terms of the value of lives lost and ill health. Based on extensive new epidemiological evidence since the 2010 Global Burden of Disease study, and OECD estimates of the Value of Statistical Life, this report provides evidence on the health impacts from air pollution and the related economic costs.

Economic Costs and Consequences of Environmental Regulation

Economic Costs and Consequences of Environmental Regulation
Author: Wayne B Gray
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2018-01-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351741837

This title was first published in 2002. How expensive is environmental regulation and how does it affect the economy? A proper understanding of the costs imposed by environmental regulation is important for policy-makers and others concerned with regulatory design. This book focuses on empirical studies of the impact of environmental regulation on the economy, exposing the reader to a variety of estimation methodologies and datasets that have been used in this area. Three basic sources provide information on the costs of environmental regulation: surveys; engineering studies; and econometric analysis. This text draws on all three in its investigation.

Estimating Mortality Risk Reduction and Economic Benefits from Controlling Ozone Air Pollution

Estimating Mortality Risk Reduction and Economic Benefits from Controlling Ozone Air Pollution
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2008-07-21
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0309177855

In light of recent evidence on the relationship of ozone to mortality and questions about its implications for benefit analysis, the Environmental Protection Agency asked the National Research Council to establish a committee of experts to evaluate independently the contributions of recent epidemiologic studies to understanding the size of the ozone-mortality effect in the context of benefit analysis. The committee was also asked to assess methods for estimating how much a reduction in short-term exposure to ozone would reduce premature deaths, to assess methods for estimating associated increases in life expectancy, and to assess methods for estimating the monetary value of the reduced risk of premature death and increased life expectancy in the context of health-benefits analysis. Estimating Mortality Risk Reduction and Economic Benefits from Controlling Ozone Air Pollution details the committee's findings and posits several recommendations to address these issues.