THE CONTRIBUTION OF EFFICIENT ENERGY PRICING TO REDUCING CARBON-DIOXIDE EMISSIONS

被引：6

作者：

BURGESS, JC

机构：

[1] The author is at London Environmental Economics Centre (LEEC), London, WC1H ODD

来源：

ENERGY POLICY | 1990年 / 18卷 / 05期

关键词：

CO[!sub]2[!/sub; Energy; Price;

D O I：

10.1016/0301-4215(90)90045-6

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from energy utilization are a major factor contributing to the greenhouse effect. Removing existing price distortions and imposing privately efficient energy pricing makes a substantial impact on energy demand. The estimated reduction in CO2 emissions in the USA, China and India by adopting privately efficient electricity pricing is just less than the UK's total annual emissions of CO2 from fossil fuel combustion. However, privately efficient pricing does not ensure the optimal social level of energy production that is necessary for averting the greenhouse effect. Further policy instruments and considerations need to be adhered to in order to attain this optimum level globally. © 1990.

引用

页码：449 / 455

页数：7

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