Decompositions and Policy Consequences of an Extraordinary Decline in Air Pollution from Electricity Generation

被引：50

作者：

Holland, Stephen P. ^{[1
,2
]}

Mansur, Erin T. ^{[2
,3
]}

Muller, Nicholas Z. ^{[2
,4
]}

Yates, Andrew J. ^{[5
,6
]}

机构：

[1] Univ North Carolina Greensboro, Bryan Sch Business & Econ, Dept Econ, POB 26170, Greensboro, NC 27402 USA

[2] NBER, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[3] Dartmouth Coll, Tuck Sch Business, 100 Tuck Hall, Hanover, NH 03755 USA

[4] Carnegie Mellon Univ, Tepper Sch Business, Dept Engn & Publ Policy, Posner 254C,5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA

[5] Univ North Carolina Chapel Hill, Dept Econ, CB 3305 Univ North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA

[6] Univ North Carolina Chapel Hill, Environm Ecol & Energy Program, CB 3305 Univ North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA

来源：

AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-ECONOMIC POLICY | 2020年 / 12卷 / 04期

关键词：

MARGINAL EMISSIONS; ENERGY INTENSITY; COSTS; PRODUCTIVITY; BENEFITS; VEHICLES; TRADE; LIFE; GAS;

D O I：

10.1257/pol.20190390

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Using integrated assessment models, we calculate the economic value of the extraordinary decline in emissions from US power plants. Annual local and global air pollution damages fell from $245 to $133 billion over 2010-2017. Decomposition shows changes in emission rates and generation shares among coal and gas plants account for more of this decline than changes in renewable generation, electricity consumption, and damage valuations. Econometrically estimated marginal damages declined in the East from 8.6 to 6 cents per kWh. Marginal damages increased slightly in the West and Texas. These estimates indicate electric vehicles are now cleaner on average than gasoline vehicles.

引用

页码：244 / 274

页数：31

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