Cost-Effective Control Strategies for Energy-Related Transboundary Air Pollution in Western Europe

Heinz Welsch

The Energy Journal, 1990, vol. 11, issue 2, 87-105

Abstract: In this paper a simulation model of the West European power plant industry, combined with transboundary source-receptor relationships, is used to determine cost-effective reduction rates for SO3 emissions in any one country so that certain, exogenously given, deposition reduction targets are attained. The overall costs implied by the proposed strategies, and their distribution among countries, are examined and compared to those associated with the traditional emission-standard approach. It is found that the cooperative and flexible strategies considered allow for overall cost savings of up to 60 percent, given the same degree of deposition reduction.

Keywords: Transboundary air pollution; SO2 emissions; Western Europe; Abatement costs; Tradeable permits (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1990
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DOI: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol11-No2-5

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