| Publikationstyp: | Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift |
| Art der Begutachtung: | Peer review (Publikation) |
| Titel: | Evaluation of environmental taxation on multiple air pollutants in the electricity generation sector : evidence from New South Wales, Australia |
| Autor/-in: | Contreras, Zaida Ancev, Tihomir Betz, Regina |
| DOI: | 10.5547/2160-5890.3.2.zcon |
| Erschienen in: | Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy |
| Band(Heft): | 3 |
| Heft: | 2 |
| Seite(n): | 119 |
| Seiten bis: | 143 |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 2014 |
| Verlag / Hrsg. Institution: | Sheridan Press |
| ISSN: | 2160-5882 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Schlagwörter: | Air pollution; Environmental policy; Monitoring; Pigouvian taxe; SUR model |
| Fachgebiet (DDC): | 363: Umwelt- und Sicherheitsprobleme |
| Zusammenfassung: | This paper investigates the effects of environmental taxes on the emissions intensity (measured as mass per TWh) of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), Sulfur Oxides (SOx), Coarse Particulate Matter (CPM) and Fine Particulate Matter (FPM) from electricity generators in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Electricity generators in NSW are subject to environmental taxation on air pollution through the Load Based Licensing (LBL) scheme. This paper evaluates whether this environmental policy, after ten years of operation, has led to a reduction in the emissions intensity of these air pollutants. The econometric estimation, based on a Seemingly Unrelated Regression (SUR) model with fixed effects, shows that except for SOx, there is no evidence of emissions reduction that can be attributed to the LBL in NSW. In terms of enabling low-cost abatement through specific monitoring methods, there is no evidence of reduction in NOx or SOx emission intensities due to generators implementing continuous monitoring. By contrast, generators using periodic monitoring methods have lower emission intensities of CPM and FPM. The findings suggest that environmental taxes in NSW have been too low compared with marginal abatement cost estimates and so, they have not created sufficient incentives for generators to reduce their emission intensities across air pollutants. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/16765 |
| Volltext Version: | Publizierte Version |
| Lizenz (gemäss Verlagsvertrag): | Lizenz gemäss Verlagsvertrag |
| Departement: | School of Management and Law |
| Organisationseinheit: | Zentrum für Energie und Umwelt (CEE) |
| Enthalten in den Sammlungen: | Publikationen School of Management and Law |
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Contreras, Z., Ancev, T., & Betz, R. (2014). Evaluation of environmental taxation on multiple air pollutants in the electricity generation sector : evidence from New South Wales, Australia. Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, 3(2), 119–143. https://doi.org/10.5547/2160-5890.3.2.zcon
Contreras, Z., Ancev, T. and Betz, R. (2014) ‘Evaluation of environmental taxation on multiple air pollutants in the electricity generation sector : evidence from New South Wales, Australia’, Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, 3(2), pp. 119–143. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5547/2160-5890.3.2.zcon.
Z. Contreras, T. Ancev, and R. Betz, “Evaluation of environmental taxation on multiple air pollutants in the electricity generation sector : evidence from New South Wales, Australia,” Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 119–143, 2014, doi: 10.5547/2160-5890.3.2.zcon.
CONTRERAS, Zaida, Tihomir ANCEV und Regina BETZ, 2014. Evaluation of environmental taxation on multiple air pollutants in the electricity generation sector : evidence from New South Wales, Australia. Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy. 2014. Bd. 3, Nr. 2, S. 119–143. DOI 10.5547/2160-5890.3.2.zcon
Contreras, Zaida, Tihomir Ancev, and Regina Betz. 2014. “Evaluation of Environmental Taxation on Multiple Air Pollutants in the Electricity Generation Sector : Evidence from New South Wales, Australia.” Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy 3 (2): 119–43. https://doi.org/10.5547/2160-5890.3.2.zcon.
Contreras, Zaida, et al. “Evaluation of Environmental Taxation on Multiple Air Pollutants in the Electricity Generation Sector : Evidence from New South Wales, Australia.” Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, vol. 3, no. 2, 2014, pp. 119–43, https://doi.org/10.5547/2160-5890.3.2.zcon.
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