Monetary valuation of emissions in implementing environmental policy: The reduction cost approach based upon policy targets

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 145-154

  Davidson, Marc D ^a   Boon, Bart H ^a   Van Swigchem, Jessica ^a,b  

^a CE Delft   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Cost benefit analysis; Efficiency; Industry; Reduction costs; Shadow prices

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; PUBLIC POLICY;

GOVERNMENT POLICIES; MONETARY TERMS; REDUCTION COSTS; SHADOW PRICES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

COST; CURRENCY DEVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNMENT; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; POLICY MAKING; POLICY STRATEGY; POLLUTANT;

EID: 33750613018     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/108819805775248016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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