Regulation of air pollution from wood-burning stoves
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Regulation of air pollution from wood-burning stoves. / Bjørner, Thomas B.; Brandt, Jørgen; Gårn Hansen, Lars; Källstrøm, Marianne Nygaard.
In: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol. 62, No. 8, 2019, p. 1287-1305.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Regulation of air pollution from wood-burning stoves
AU - Bjørner, Thomas B.
AU - Brandt, Jørgen
AU - Gårn Hansen, Lars
AU - Källstrøm, Marianne Nygaard
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Residential biomass burning is estimated to cause 29,000 premature deaths in Europe and North America annually. A number of studies show that existing regulations, primarily affecting new stoves, in the European Union and North America are effective in reducing emissions. However, it is not clear from these studies if there is a net welfare gain from regulation, nor how regulations should be designed in order to maximise the net welfare gain. We use an integrated assessment model to compare the net welfare gains of different schemes for regulating existing wood-burning stoves in Denmark. Most schemes we asses generate a net welfare gain, but a geographically differentiated tax on stove use generates the largest net gain. The results for Denmark suggest that there could be substantial welfare gains from imposing geographically differentiated regulation of existing residential wood-burning stoves in parts of North America and the EU.
AB - Residential biomass burning is estimated to cause 29,000 premature deaths in Europe and North America annually. A number of studies show that existing regulations, primarily affecting new stoves, in the European Union and North America are effective in reducing emissions. However, it is not clear from these studies if there is a net welfare gain from regulation, nor how regulations should be designed in order to maximise the net welfare gain. We use an integrated assessment model to compare the net welfare gains of different schemes for regulating existing wood-burning stoves in Denmark. Most schemes we asses generate a net welfare gain, but a geographically differentiated tax on stove use generates the largest net gain. The results for Denmark suggest that there could be substantial welfare gains from imposing geographically differentiated regulation of existing residential wood-burning stoves in parts of North America and the EU.
KW - cost-benefit
KW - integrated assessment
KW - particle emission
KW - regulation
KW - wood-burning stoves
U2 - 10.1080/09640568.2018.1495065
DO - 10.1080/09640568.2018.1495065
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85059878313
VL - 62
SP - 1287
EP - 1305
JO - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
JF - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
SN - 0964-0568
IS - 8
ER -
ID: 212863561