U.S. Emissions Trading Markets for SO2 and NOx

Burtraw, Dallas; Szambelan, Sarah Jo

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1490037

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“…Title IV of the 1990 Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments established the SO 2 emissions allowance trading program for electric generating units. The first phase began in 1995, but virtually all of the affected electricity-generating facilities were located east of the Mississippi River, suggesting that facilities in California were likely unaffected (Burtraw and Szambelan, 2009). The CAA Amendments also addressed the problem of acid rain by regulating NO x emissions from coal-fired electric generators.…”

Section: Confounders Robustness and Measurement Errormentioning

confidence: 99%

On the road to recovery: Gasoline content regulations and child health

Marcus

2017

Journal of Health Economics

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Gasoline content regulations are designed to curb pollution and improve health, but their impact on health has not been quantified. By exploiting both the timing of the regulation and spatial variation in children’s exposure to highways, I estimate the effect of gasoline content regulation on pollution and child health. The introduction of cleaner-burning gasoline in California in 1996 reduced asthma admissions by 8 percent in high exposure areas. Reductions are greatest for areas downwind from highways and heavy traffic areas. Stringent gasoline content regulations can improve child health, and may diminish existing health disparities.

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Section: Confounders Robustness and Measurement Errormentioning

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On the road to recovery: Gasoline content regulations and child health

Marcus

2017

Journal of Health Economics

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“…Gaseous emissions were expressed in CO 2 -eq using conversion factors of 1, 21, and 310 for CO 2 , CH 4 and N 2 O, respectively (IPCC 2001). SO 2 and other particulate matter are associated with acute chronic respiratory and heart diseases and, given their potentially direct effect on human health, gaseous SO 2 emissions are regarded as criteria air pollutants (Burtraw and Szambelan 2009). …”

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Energy recovery from domestic and agro-waste streams in Uganda: a socioeconomic assessment

Gebrezgabher¹,

Amewu²,

Taron³

et al. 2016

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Resource Recovery and Reuse (RRR) is a subprogram of the CGIAR ResearchProgram on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) dedicated to applied research on the safe recovery of water, nutrients and energy from domestic and agro-industrial waste streams. This subprogram aims to create impact through different lines of action research, including (i) developing and testing scalable RRR business models, (ii) assessing and mitigating risks from RRR for public health and the environment, (iii) supporting public and private entities with innovative approaches for the safe reuse of wastewater and organic waste, and (iv) improving rural-urban linkages and resource allocations while minimizing the negative urban footprint on the peri-urban environment. This sub-program works closely with the World Health Organization (WHO), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations University (UNU), and many national and international partners across the globe. The RRR series of documents present summaries and reviews of the sub-program's research and resulting application guidelines, targeting development experts and others in the research for development continuum.

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“…Actually, this lack of information might even apply to the firms themselves if the regulation is designed in such a way that they are presented with no incentive or opportunity to 8 Burtraw and Szambelan (2009) also offer a concise and well documented explanation of the development of the US SO 2 and NO X trading markets and their ex ante and ex post assessments. o10 discover or engage such options.…”

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“…In a recent review of both systems Burtraw and Szambelan (2009) conclude that both programs are widely viewed as successful in achieving the emissions caps at less cost than would have been achieved with traditional approaches to regulation.…”

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Adaptive Policy Mechanisms for Transboundary Air Pollution Regulation: Reasons and Recommendations

Kelly

Vollebergh

2012

SSRN Journal

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SummaryIn the context of transboundary air pollution policy the broad ambition is to achieve reductions in the level of environmental and societal damage associated with certain pollutant concentrations and exposure rates in a cost effective manner. Policy formulation and legislative frameworks in this field, such as the current National Emissions Ceiling Directive in the European Union, are challenged by the degree of scientific complexity involved, the dispersed sources of emissions, and the inherent uncertainties associated with long range forecasting under these conditions. This paper identifies the reasons why varied forms of adaptive policy mechanisms (also termed flexibilities) are necessary and valuable in this arena, presents the critical considerations for their design and operation, reviews a selection of the more prominent options currently considered in the associated transboundary research community, and concludes with recommendations for the next set of transboundary air pollution policy frameworks. Keywords AbstractIn the context of transboundary air pollution policy the broad ambition is to achieve reductions in the level of environmental and societal damage associated with certain pollutant concentrations and exposure rates in a cost effective manner. Policy formulation and legislative frameworks in this field, such as the current National Emissions Ceiling Directive in the European Union, are challenged by the degree of scientific complexity involved, the dispersed sources of emissions, and the inherent uncertainties associated with long range forecasting under these conditions. This paper identifies the reasons why varied forms of adaptive policy mechanisms (also termed flexibilities) are necessary and valuable in this arena, presents the critical considerations for their design and operation, reviews a selection of the more prominent options currently considered in the associated transboundary research community, and concludes with recommendations for the next set of transboundary air pollution policy frameworks. Keywords:Transboundary air pollution, emission ceilings, flexibility, adaptive policy, integrated assessment modelling These ceilings were estimated as the allowable combined levels of national emissions which would deliver upon a set of environmental and health related effect targets across the broader defined international region.The original ceiling setting process for 2010 was underpinned by analysis completed in 1999and represented a valuable collaborative initiative in regard to the control of emissions and associated effects which carry beyond national policy borders. However, as the 2010 process draws to a close 2 , discussions for future agreements with further ambitions are being actively discussed. Whilst the 2010 ceilings will have undoubtedly achieved significant progress in terms of environmental and health related improvements, there remain a number of lessons to be learned (see Kelly et al, 2010). This paper draws on the experiences from the 2010 process in order to...

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U.S. Emissions Trading Markets for SO2 and NOx

Cited by 59 publications

References 44 publications

On the road to recovery: Gasoline content regulations and child health

On the road to recovery: Gasoline content regulations and child health

Energy recovery from domestic and agro-waste streams in Uganda: a socioeconomic assessment

Adaptive Policy Mechanisms for Transboundary Air Pollution Regulation: Reasons and Recommendations

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