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来源类型 | Project |
规范类型 | 研究项目 |
项目编号 | 1750-09 |
The Costs of Policy Inaction Related to the Environment | |
Benjamin Görlach; Dr. Ingo Bräuer; Dr. Rainer Müssner; Eduard Interwies; Corbett Grainger | |
开始日期 | 2005-12 |
结束日期 | 2006-08 |
资助机构 | European Commission, Directorate-General Environment (DG Environment) |
概述 | In the cases of climate change, overfishing of oceans, biodiversity loss, and land erosion and desertification, inadequate - or the complete lack of - environmental protection policies impose significant costs on the affected parties. In this scoping study the costs of policy inaction related to different environmental issues are explored. The emphasis is on methodological considerations such as the accrual and valuation of such costs and the use of the results to support policy making. Read more |
摘要 | In the cases of climate change, overfishing of oceans, biodiversity loss, and land erosion and desertification, inadequate - or the complete lack of - environmental protection policies impose significant costs on the affected parties. In this scoping study the costs of policy inaction related to different environmental issues are explored. The emphasis is on methodological considerations such as the accrual and valuation of such costs and the use of the results to support policy making. Through this scoping study ideas and methodological suggestions for the concept of the “Costs of Policy Inaction” are developed in order to support the work of DG Environment of the EU-Commission. In this context, the underlying basic concepts are considered, including the results of a workshop held at the OECD in April 2005. More notably, the project builds on the years of practical experience of the concerned institutions. The main objective of the project is to illustrate how studies of the costs of policy inaction can be implemented, and what the policy implications are. Hence, the study seeks answers to question such as:
The project report [pdf, 1.4 MB, English] is available for download. Through this project Ecologic contributes its experiences with economic evaluation of soils, groundwater, floods and the loss of biodiversity as well as its expertise in producing environmental impact assessments at the EU level. The project represents the ninth project within the framework agreement with the Environment Directorate-General of the Economic Analysis in the Context of Environmental Policies and of Sustainable Development. |
标签 | EU Environment |
关键词 | Economics environmental economics valuation economic valuation monetary valuation costs benefits cost-benefit-analysis impact assessment Europe |
URL | https://www.ecologic.eu/1771 |
来源智库 | Ecologic Institute (Germany) |
资源类型 | 智库项目 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/38844 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Benjamin Görlach,Dr. Ingo Bräuer,Dr. Rainer Müssner,et al. The Costs of Policy Inaction Related to the Environment. 2005. |
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