Naslov
Environmental Cost Studies and Their Application in Environmental Protection Planning For Electricity Production

Autori
Tomšić, Željko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Handbook of Research on Advancements in Environmental Engineering

Urednik/ci
Nediljka Gaurina-Medjimurec

Izdavač
IGI Global

Grad
Hershey (PA)

Godina
2015

Raspon stranica
C-19-1-CH-19-32

ISBN
978-1-4666-7337-3

ISSN
2326-9162

Ključne riječi
electricity production, environmental cost, electricity generation chains, damage costs, environmental externalities, environmental protection planning, impact pathway method, external costs, public health effects,

Sažetak
Different approaches may be used for estimating environmental costs of electricity generation, and the way they are applied may vary from situation to situation. The extent to which environmental costs should be considered as external costs, i.e. not borne directly by electricity producers, depends partly on the environmental protection policy of the country and on the control instruments that are implemented. Damage costs can be assessed by two approaches: 'top-down' (which relies on aggregated data) and 'bottom-up' (approach requires the use of site specific data). Chapter describes external costs of electricity and impact pathway method for their calculation. This method links burdens to the environment caused by power generation chains with physical impacts they cause and assigns monetary values to those impacts. Calculated external costs can be applied in various environmental policy case studies. Two of such applications are illustrated (cost-benefit analysis of imposing stricter NOx emission standard and inclusion of external costs in power system expansion planning).

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Elektrotehnika

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