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Cost Benefit News covers legal, academic, and regulatory developments pertaining to the valuation of environmental amenities and disamenities, such as clean air, trees, parks, congestion, and noise. We apprise the reader about ways in which costs and benefits are measured, and the results of empirical studies. We hope that this information will allow public and private organizations to comprehend the risks and benefits of various actions, help disputants to resolve conflicts equitably and efficiently, and improve the quality of public policies. We will only discuss issues related to the empirical quantification of private and social costs and benefits and damages, and summarize information from daily newspapers, academic journals, legal publications, court decisions, professional newsletters commissioned studies, and on-line services. This newsletter is dedicated to the principle that all policies place values upon life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We believe that more information, explicit specification of assumptions, and rigorous analysis can help our society to better meet these ends. This site will increasingly serve, in conjunction with others, as a valuation database. We will include a wide range of studies, including non-environmental reports, because omission of a factor effectively values it at zero, and biases decisions. Heavy traffic has caused several site crashes. We are attempting to correct these problems. Apologies for any inconvenience.
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Category: Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2

Estimating the Social Cost of Non-CO2 GHG Emissions: Methane and Nitrous Oxide

By CostBenefit on Feb 13, 2011 | In General, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, U.S., Academic Study/Journal Article, Nitrogen/Nitrates, Regulatory Analysis, Computer Software/Database/Model, Contamination Cost, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry

Abstract: Many estimates of the social cost of CO2 emissions (SCCO2) can be found in the climate economics literature. However, to date far fewer estimates of the social costs of other greenhouse gases have been published, and many of those that are ava… more »

Biofuel policies and the environment: Do climate benefits warrant increased production from biofuel feedstocks?

By CostBenefit on Feb 7, 2011 | In General, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Europe, Academic Study/Journal Article, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Nitrogen/Nitrates, Computer Software/Database/Model, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: We examine whether climate benefits warrant policies promoting biofuel production from agricultural crops when other environmental impacts are accounted for. We develop a general economic–ecological modelling framework for integrated analysis… more »

Green Noise or Green Value? Measuring the Effects of Environmental Certification on Office Values

By CostBenefit on Feb 6, 2011 | In General, Water, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Green Buildings, U.S., Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Real Estate Construction Housing, Academic Study/Journal Article, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: This study investigates the price effects of environmental certification on commercial real estate assets. It is argued that there are likely to be three main drivers of price differences between certified and noncertified buildings. These are… more »

Urban Road Transportation Externalities: Costs and Choice of Policy Instruments

By CostBenefit on Feb 2, 2011 | In General, Air, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Academic Study/Journal Article, Transportation, Sprawl & Smart Growth, Regulatory Analysis, Contamination Cost, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry, Socio-Political-Cognitive-Economics

Abstract: Urban transportation externalities are a key development challenge. Based on the existing literature, the authors illustrate the magnitudes of various external costs, review response policies, and measure and discuss their selection, particula… more »

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