Managing Delhi’s Air Quality: Exploring Economic Implications of Airshed Management Approach

Ranjit Bharvirkar (), Hector Pollitt and Surabhi Joshi ()
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Surabhi Joshi: Regulatory Assistant Project

Chapter Chapter 9 in Economy-Wide Assessment of Regional Policies in India, 2021, pp 281-322 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract India’s capital, New Delhi, has notoriously poor air qualityAir quality. While the overall cost of emission reduction is miniscule compared with the overall health and economic benefits, policymakers have been unsuccessful due to resistance from specific stakeholders. We measure the economic impact on the four states within the Delhi airshed across eight emission reduction scenarios for four major sectors of the economy—i.e., construction, transportation, agriculture, and power. The findings suggest that a transition from coal to RE coupled with transport electrification benefits all four states and the nation. Policies that attempt to reduce emissions—e.g., Happy Seeders for agriculture and emission controlEmission control systems for coal power plants—without any subsidy from the government lead to adverse impacts across most metrics.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-75668-0_9

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