Choosing environmental policy : comparing instruments and outcomes in the United States and Europe / edited by Winston Harrington, Richard D. Morgenstern, Thomas Sterner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harrington, Winston.

Morgenstern, Richard D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--United States.

Environmental policy.

Environmental policy--Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Resources for the Future, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The two distinct approaches to environmental policy include direct regulation-sometimes called 'command and control' policies-and regulation by economic, or market-based incentives. This book is the first to compare the costs and outcomes of these approaches by examining realworld applications. In a unique format, paired case studies from the United States and Europe contrast direct regulation on one side of the Atlantic with an incentivebased policy on the other. For example, Germany?s direct regulation of SO2 emissions is compared with an incentive approach in the U.S. Direct regulation of w

Contents:

Overview: comparing instrument choices / Winston Harrington, Richard D. Morgenstern and Thomas Sterner

SO₂ emissions in Germany: regulations to fight Waldsterben / Frank Watzold

SO₂ cap-and-trade program in the United States: a "living legend" of market effectiveness / Dallas Burtraw and Karen Palmer

Industrial water pollution in the United States: direct regulation or market incentive? / Winston Harrington

Industrial water pollution in the Netherlands: a fee-based approach / Hans Th.A. Bressers and Kris R.D. Lulofs

NOx emmissions in France and Sweden: advanced fee schemes versus regulation / Katrin Millock and Thomas Sterner

NOx emissions in the United States: a potpourri of policies / Dallas Burtraw and David A. Evans

CFCs: a look across two continents

James K. Hammitt

Leaded gasoline in the United States: the breakthrough of permit trading / Richard G. Newell and Kristian Rogers

Leaded gasoline in Europe: differences in timing and taxes / Henrik Hammar and Asa Lofgren

Trichloroethylene in the United States: embracing market-based approaches? / Miranda Loh and Richard D. Morgenstern

Lessons from the case studies / Winston Harrington, Richard D. Morgenstern, Thomas Sterner, and J. Clarence (Terry) Davies.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-68339-2

9786613660336

1-136-52494-0

1-936331-46-2

9781936331468

OCLC:

670412198