The impact of Swedish SO2 policy instruments on SO2 emissions 1990–2012

Stefan Åström, Katarina Yaramenka, Ingrid Mawdsley, Helena Danielsson, Peringe Grennfelt, Annika Gerner, Tomas Ekvall and Erik O. Ahlgren

Environmental Science & Policy, 2017, vol. 77, issue C, 32-39

Abstract: Sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions cause acidification and human health problems which are, despite present policy instruments, projected to remain even after 2030 in Europe. Additional instruments are needed to solve the problems, and impact analysis of already used policy instruments would contribute to the development of new effective instruments. We present a study on how much of the decoupling of SO2 emissions from economic growth 1990–2012 that was due to SO2 policy instruments in general and to what extent it is possible to estimate the impact of individual instruments. Focus is on Sweden, a country with problems reaching its SO2-related environmental policy targets and with detailed data available.

Keywords: Air pollution; SO2 policy; Decomposition analysis; Policy impact analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2017.07.014

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