Encouraging Environmentally Sustainable Growth in Denmark / Paul O'Brien and Jens Høj.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

O'Brien, Paul, author.

Contributor:

Høj, Jens.

SourceOECD (Online service)

Series:

OECD Economics Department Working Papers 18151973 ; no.277.

OECD Economics Department Working Papers 18151973 ; no.277

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics.

Denmark.

Local Subjects:

Denmark.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (36 pages).

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2001.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This paper analyses aspects of environmental policy in Denmark, including, among others, policy on surface water quality, clean air and support for renewable energy, waste disposal and transport policy. Environmental policies are an important priority in Denmark, with implementation often highly decentralised, but in some cases environmental objectives have been pursued at what seems a high price, perhaps through a wish to support the development of a domestic industry or to protect existing industry from loss of competitiveness. The paper criticises some of the arguments used in favour of this high cost approach in a number of contexts, including wind power subsidies, the carbon tax and the treatment of nutrient discharges from agriculture. The paper also discusses a number of innovative and efficient policies introduced or planned, for example the new approach to promoting renewable energy (including wind power) through tradable "green certificates" and a CO2 trading scheme in ...

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