New Elements for the Assessment of External Costs from Energy Technologies
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چکیده
By analyzing the decisions of policy makers and in addition public referenda, shadow prices for global warming (ca. 5 to 22 € per ton of CO2) and exceedance of critical loads for eutrophication and acidification (ca. 100 € per hectare of exceeded area and year with a range of 60 – 350 €/ha year) have been developed. These data are complementary to the valuation steps in ExternE, and can be used to compare energy technologies and fuels, but cannot be used to inform policy makers on the impacts of these environmental problems.
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