University of Cambridge, Electricity Policy Research Group / by Aurélie Méjean and Chris Hope http://www.eprg.group.cam.ac.uk/working-paper-eprg1029/ What would be the effect of CO2 pricing on global oil supply and demand? This paper introduces a model describing the interaction between conventional and non-conventional oil supply in a Hotelling framework and under CO2 constraints. The model assumes that … Continue reading »
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The Economic Benefits and Fiscal Impact of Parks and Open Space in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York
Trust for Public Land http://www.tpl.org/tier3_cd.cfm?content_item_id=23719&folder_id=188 The Trust for Public Land’s latest economic analysis concludes that Long Island parks and open space provide a $2.74 billion annual economic benefit to local governments and taxpayers. Additionally, the conservation of Long Island parks and open space is eight times less costly than new residential development…The report finds that … Continue reading »
The Value of Statistical Life : a Contingent Investigation in China
World Bank / by by Hua Wang and Jie He http://tinyurl.com/27ecwly Economic analyses of development projects and policies often involve assigning an economic value to changes in the risk of loss of human life. A typical term used in the economic analyses is the value of statistical life, which reflects the aggregation of individuals’ willingness … Continue reading »
Taxation, Innovation and the Environment
OECD (RFFers can access this report on OECDiLibrary — if prompted, user ID and password are on the library’s landing page) http://tinyurl.com/26kgkeb Solving the world’s environmental problems could take a significant toll on economic growth if only today’s technologies are available. We know that innovation – the creation and adoption of new cleaner technologies and know-how … Continue reading »
The Impact of Environmental Performance Rating and Disclosure: an Empirical Analysis of Perceptions by Polluting Firms’ Managers in China
World Bank / by Yanhong Jin, Hua Wang and David Wheeler http://tinyurl.com/26yemsg Environmental performance rating and disclosure has emerged as a substitute or complement for traditional pollution regulation, especially in developing countries. Using data from China’s Green Watch program, this study extends previous research on performance rating and disclosure by considering firms’ perceptions of public … Continue reading »
Feasibility Study of Economics and Performance of Solar Photovoltaics in Nitro, West Virginia
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (A Study Prepared in Partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency for the RE-Powering America’s Land Initiative: Siting Renewable Energy on Potentially Contaminated Land and Mine Sites / by Lars Lisell and Gail Mosey) http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy10osti/48594.pdf [From executive summary] The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in accordance with the RE-Powering America’s Land initiative, … Continue reading »
The Impact of Climate Change on Household Welfare
World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists 2010 / by David Albouy, Walter Graf, Ryan Kellogg, and Hendrik Wolff http://www.webmeets.com/WCERE/2010/Prog/viewpaper.asp?pid=397 This paper uses hedonic methods and variation in wages and housing costs to estimate households’ valuation of climate amenities. We find that, on the margin, household are willing to pay more to reduce extreme heat … Continue reading »
Second-generation Biofuels : Economics and Policies
World Bank / by Miguel A. Carriquiry, Xiaodong Du and Govinda R Timilsina http://tinyurl.com/3ywzcqt Recent increases in production of crop-based (or first-generation) biofuels have engendered increasing concerns over potential conflicts with food supplies and land protection, as well as disputes over greenhouse gas reductions. This has heightened a sense of urgency around the development of … Continue reading »
Regulating Coal Combustion Waste Disposal: Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41341.pdf Coal combustion waste (CCW) is inorganic material that remains after pulverized coal is burned for electricity production. A tremendous amount of the material is generated each year—industry estimates that as much as 136 million tons were generated in 2008. On December 22, 2008, national attention was turned to issues regarding the … Continue reading »
