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No. 135 | 16 Oct 2018 |
Mapping support for primary and secondary metal production
Public support for metal extraction and processing has received little attention relative to that for the agriculture, energy, or fisheries sectors. That is perhaps surprising given the potentially environmental harmful character of metal extraction... |
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No. 134 | 06 Jun 2018 |
Economic valuation in formaldehyde regulation
This paper gives an overview of economic assessments of the benefits of the control of formaldehyde and reflects on developments in its risk management and regulation. Formaldehyde is used in the manufacture of resins, as a disinfectant and fixative... |
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No. 133 | 06 Jun 2018 |
Socio-economic assessment of phthalates
This paper gives an overview of economic assessments of the benefits of the control of exposure to phthalates, a group of chemicals with numerous uses, most importantly, as a plasticiser to make rigid plastics like PVC flexible. There is significant... |
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No. 132 | 06 Jun 2018 |
Economic assessments of the benefits of regulating mercury
This paper gives an overview of economic assessments of the benefits of the control of emissions of mercury compounds, discusses their completeness from a social cost point of view, and discusses the relative magnitudes of the values attached to... |
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No. 131 | 06 Jun 2018 |
Economic valuation in 1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) regulation
This paper gives an overview of economic assessments of the benefits of the control of 1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), an organic solvent, used in a number of sectors. Health risks associated with the manufacture of NMP include the risk of stillbirth... |
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No. 130 | 18 Apr 2018 |
The Macroeconomics of the Circular Economy Transition
This paper reviews the existing literature on modelling the macroeconomic consequences of the transition to a circular economy. It provides insights into the current state of the art on modelling policies to improve resource efficiency and the... |
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No. 129 | 18 Apr 2018 |
State-Owned Enterprises and the Low-Carbon Transition
This paper explores the role of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the low-carbon transition in OECD and G20 countries. It tracks GHG emissions and energy investments by SOEs and analyses the impact of SOEs on investments in renewable electricity. A... |
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No. 128 | 22 Mar 2018 |
Economic assessment and valuations of environmental and health impacts caused by Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and its salts
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is being used in fluoropolymer production, as surface treatment agents and for the manufacture of side-chain fluorinated polymers. However, there is evidence that PFOA and its salts have a number of hazardous properties... |
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No. 127 | 01 Mar 2018 |
Leveraging the Smart Grid
This report reviews the literature on the impact of real-time information provision on consumer decision-making. In addition, it describes the results of a study in which about 7000 households in Ontario, Canada were provided with in-home displays... |
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No. 126 | 21 Nov 2017 |
Indicators on Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas
This paper details a methodology for calculating the extent of terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in the World Database on Protected Areas by country, type and IUCN management categories. The method allows the data on protected areas to... |
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No. 125 | 01 Sept 2017 |
Estimating Publicly-Mobilised Private Finance for Climate Action
This study estimates and analyses publicly-mobilised private finance for climate action in South Africa, between 2010 and 2015. The mobilisation effect of public climate finance on private finance is first estimated through an analysis and... |
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No. 124 | 19 Jul 2017 |
The Rising Cost of Ambient Air Pollution thus far in the 21st Century
This paper presents updated results for the cost of ambient air pollution in 41 countries: the 6 major emerging economies known as the BRIICS – Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, China and South Africa – and the 35 member-countries of the OECD. It... |
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No. 123 | 31 May 2017 |
The empirics of enabling investment and innovation in renewable energy
This working paper undertakes econometric analysis to assess the impacts of climate mitigation policies and the quality of the investment environment on investment and innovation in renewable power in OECD and G20 countries. It also assesses how... |
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No. 122 | 04 May 2017 |
Multi-objective local environmental simulator (MOLES 1.0)
This paper describes MOLES 1.0, an integrated land-use and transport model developed with Object-Oriented Programming principles in order to combine selected characteristics from Spatial Computable General Equilibrium and microsimulation models. |
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No. 121 | 25 Apr 2017 |
Climate-resilient infrastructure
Climate change will affect all types of infrastructure, including energy, transport and water. Rising temperatures, increased flood risk and other potential hazards will threaten the reliable and efficient operation of these networks, with... |
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No. 120 | 07 Apr 2017 |
Climate Change Adaptation and Financial Protection
Developing countries are disproportionately affected by the rising trend of losses from climate-related extreme events. These losses are projected to continue to increase in future, driven by climate change and the accumulation of people and assets... |
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No. 119 | 13 Mar 2017 |
Possibilities and challenges in transfer and generalisation of monetary estimates for environmental and health benefits of regulating chemicals
This paper reviews and discusses existing methodologies for transferring and extrapolating the economic value of health and environmental impacts across chemicals, and identifies challenges with such value transfer and when it can be suitable. The... |
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No. 118 | 14 Mar 2017 |
Retrospective evaluation of chemical regulations
OECD countries rely on regulatory tools to manage potential risks from exposure to targeted chemicals. Ex-ante regulatory impact assessment has a long tradition in many OECD countries, with established analytical steps and oversight as well as... |
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No. 117 | 14 Mar 2017 |
Chemical risk assessment and translation to socio-economic assessments
The purpose of this working paper is to review existing chemical risk assessment methods in the context of supporting socio-economic cost-benefit analysis, focusing on more “typical” risk assessments that may not have strong epidemiologic data and/or... |
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No. 116 | 02 Mar 2017 |
Measuring the economic value of the effects of chemicals on ecological systems and human health
This paper reviews and discusses the existing methods for placing a value on the effects of chemicals on human health and the environment. It surveys both methods and non-market methods, discussing their advantage and limitations. For example, when... |
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Mapping support for primary and secondary metal production
Andrew McCarthy et Peter Börkey
16 Oct 2018
Public support for metal extraction and processing has received little attention relative to that for the agriculture, energy, or fisheries sectors. That is perhaps surprising given the potentially environmental harmful character of metal extraction...
Economic valuation in formaldehyde regulation
Alistair Hunt et Nick Dale
06 Jun 2018
This paper gives an overview of economic assessments of the benefits of the control of formaldehyde and reflects on developments in its risk management and regulation. Formaldehyde is used in the manufacture of resins, as a disinfectant and fixative...
Socio-economic assessment of phthalates
Mike Holland
06 Jun 2018
This paper gives an overview of economic assessments of the benefits of the control of exposure to phthalates, a group of chemicals with numerous uses, most importantly, as a plasticiser to make rigid plastics like PVC flexible. There is significant...
Economic assessments of the benefits of regulating mercury
Richard Dubourg
06 Jun 2018
This paper gives an overview of economic assessments of the benefits of the control of emissions of mercury compounds, discusses their completeness from a social cost point of view, and discusses the relative magnitudes of the values attached to...
Economic valuation in 1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) regulation
Alistair Hunt et Nick Dale
06 Jun 2018
This paper gives an overview of economic assessments of the benefits of the control of 1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), an organic solvent, used in a number of sectors. Health risks associated with the manufacture of NMP include the risk of stillbirth...
The Macroeconomics of the Circular Economy Transition
Andrew McCarthy, Rob Dellink et Ruben Bibas
18 Apr 2018
This paper reviews the existing literature on modelling the macroeconomic consequences of the transition to a circular economy. It provides insights into the current state of the art on modelling policies to improve resource efficiency and the...
State-Owned Enterprises and the Low-Carbon Transition
Andrew Prag, Dirk Röttgers et Ivo Scherrer
18 Apr 2018
This paper explores the role of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the low-carbon transition in OECD and G20 countries. It tracks GHG emissions and energy investments by SOEs and analyses the impact of SOEs on investments in renewable electricity. A...
Economic assessment and valuations of environmental and health impacts caused by Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and its salts
Silke Gabbert
22 Mar 2018
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is being used in fluoropolymer production, as surface treatment agents and for the manufacture of side-chain fluorinated polymers. However, there is evidence that PFOA and its salts have a number of hazardous properties...
Leveraging the Smart Grid
Nicholas Rivers
01 Mar 2018
This report reviews the literature on the impact of real-time information provision on consumer decision-making. In addition, it describes the results of a study in which about 7000 households in Ontario, Canada were provided with in-home displays...
Indicators on Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas
Alexander Mackie, Sarah Sentier, Ivan Haščič et Myriam Linster
21 Nov 2017
This paper details a methodology for calculating the extent of terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in the World Database on Protected Areas by country, type and IUCN management categories. The method allows the data on protected areas to...
Estimating Publicly-Mobilised Private Finance for Climate Action
Lauren McNicoll, Raphaël Jachnik, Gaylor Montmasson-Clair et Shakespear Mudombi
01 Sept 2017
This study estimates and analyses publicly-mobilised private finance for climate action in South Africa, between 2010 and 2015. The mobilisation effect of public climate finance on private finance is first estimated through an analysis and...
The Rising Cost of Ambient Air Pollution thus far in the 21st Century
Rana Roy et Nils Axel Braathen
19 Jul 2017
This paper presents updated results for the cost of ambient air pollution in 41 countries: the 6 major emerging economies known as the BRIICS – Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, China and South Africa – and the 35 member-countries of the OECD. It...
The empirics of enabling investment and innovation in renewable energy
Geraldine Ang, Dirk Röttgers et Pralhad Burli
31 May 2017
This working paper undertakes econometric analysis to assess the impacts of climate mitigation policies and the quality of the investment environment on investment and innovation in renewable power in OECD and G20 countries. It also assesses how...
Multi-objective local environmental simulator (MOLES 1.0)
Ioannis Tikoudis et Walid Oueslati
04 May 2017
This paper describes MOLES 1.0, an integrated land-use and transport model developed with Object-Oriented Programming principles in order to combine selected characteristics from Spatial Computable General Equilibrium and microsimulation models.
Climate-resilient infrastructure
Lola Vallejo et Michael Mullan
25 Apr 2017
Climate change will affect all types of infrastructure, including energy, transport and water. Rising temperatures, increased flood risk and other potential hazards will threaten the reliable and efficient operation of these networks, with...
Climate Change Adaptation and Financial Protection
Gisela Campillo, Michael Mullan et Lola Vallejo
07 Apr 2017
Developing countries are disproportionately affected by the rising trend of losses from climate-related extreme events. These losses are projected to continue to increase in future, driven by climate change and the accumulation of people and assets...
Possibilities and challenges in transfer and generalisation of monetary estimates for environmental and health benefits of regulating chemicals
Ståle Navrud
13 Mar 2017
This paper reviews and discusses existing methodologies for transferring and extrapolating the economic value of health and environmental impacts across chemicals, and identifies challenges with such value transfer and when it can be suitable. The...
Retrospective evaluation of chemical regulations
Susan E. Dudley
14 Mar 2017
OECD countries rely on regulatory tools to manage potential risks from exposure to targeted chemicals. Ex-ante regulatory impact assessment has a long tradition in many OECD countries, with established analytical steps and oversight as well as...
Chemical risk assessment and translation to socio-economic assessments
Weihsueh A. Chiu
14 Mar 2017
The purpose of this working paper is to review existing chemical risk assessment methods in the context of supporting socio-economic cost-benefit analysis, focusing on more “typical” risk assessments that may not have strong epidemiologic data and/or...
Measuring the economic value of the effects of chemicals on ecological systems and human health
Anna Alberini
02 Mar 2017
This paper reviews and discusses the existing methods for placing a value on the effects of chemicals on human health and the environment. It surveys both methods and non-market methods, discussing their advantage and limitations. For example, when...