Environmental policy analysis

Skeffington, R. A. (1999). The Use of Critical Loads in Environmental Pohcy Making A Critical Appraisal. Environmental Policy Analysis, 55(11), 245A-252A. 

Morgan, M.G. "The Role of Decision Analysis and Other Quantitative Tools In Environmental Policy Analysis A... 

DOE OEPA (1996), OEPA Environmental Law Summary Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Policy Analysis, http //tis-nt.eh.doe.gov/oepa/ law sum / HMTA. HTM... 

In the first part of the chapter, we intend to revise the traditional analysis of the choice of environmental policies. The following part deals with the comparison between tax and tradable permit systems. Then the role that can be played by the insurance sector is considered. The different policy instruments are considered in the framework of climate as an economic global public good. And, finally, some conclusive remarks are presented in relation to the COP 21 conference in Paris in terms of the future policies against GHG effects. 

This chapter aims to describe the traditional theory on the choice of environmental policies following an economic analysis of law (EAL) approach (Section 2) to analyze the comparison between tax and tradable permit systems (Section 3), to outline the role of the insurance sector (Section 4), and to consider the different policy instruments in a context of economic global public goods. The final objective is to take into account the future COP 21 conference in Paris in terms of the choice of policy instruments against GHG effects. 

Practical needs for analysis come from the activities of industrial enterprises and government functions that span manufacturing, shipping, communications, domestic power, water supplies, waste disposal, forensic analysis, environmental policies, international verification of quality and quantity (metrology), and far from least of all, national security. The need for measurements of chemicals is ubiquitous—measurements of the mass and dimensions of chemical substances and of their capacity to adsorb heat, to absorb or reflect light, and to respond to pressure and temperature. Many measurements also must be made under varying constraints of speed, cost, and location of the measurement. 

Hank C. Jenkins-Smith is professor of public policy at the George H.W. Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A M University in College Station. He holds the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Chair of Business and Government at the Bush School. He was previously professor of political science and director of the Institute for Public Policy at the University of New Mexico. Professor Jenkins-Smith s areas of research include science and technology policy, environmental policy, public perceptions of environmental and technical risks, and national security policy. Professor Jenkins-Smith has written books on the public policy process and policy analysis and has served on a number of committees for the National Research Council. 

Agri-environmental policy relevance of the indicator analysis of organic farming 91... 

The U.S. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 required careful analysis of the consequences of any federally funded project. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976 established guidelines for handling, transport, and hauling of hazardous materials, such as required in cleanup of soil contaminants. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980 established, for the hrst time, strict mles on legal liability for soil contamination. CERCLA stimulated identihcation and cleanup of thousands of contaminated land sites, and consequently raised awareness of property buyers and sellers to make soil contamination a focal issue of land use and management practices (US-EPA 2007c). 

Covello, V.T., and F.W. Allen. 1988. Seven Cardinal Rules of Risk Communication. OPA-87-020. Office of Policy Analysis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. April 1988. 

An experiment involving a complex computer model or code may have tens or even hundreds of input variables and, hence, the identification of the more important variables (screening) is often crucial. Methods are described for decomposing a complex input-output relationship into effects. Effects are more easily understood because each is due to only one or a small number of input variables. They can be assessed for importance either visually or via a functional analysis of variance. Effects are estimated from flexible approximations to the input-output relationships of the computer model. This allows complex nonlinear and interaction relationships to be identified. The methodology is demonstrated on a computer model of the relationship between environmental policy and the world economy. 

May, Peter. J and Soren Winter (1999) Regulatory Enforcement and Compliance Examining Danish Agro-Environmental Policy Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 18(4) 625-651. 

The Environment and the European Community, The Analysis of Political Integration, European Integration and Environmental Policy, Eds., J.D. Liefferink, P. Lowe and A.P.J. Mol, Belhaven Press, London, UK 1997, 2, 1. 

M. G. Morgan, The role of decision analysis in the implementation of environmental policies, OECD, ENV/CHEM/CH/83J, Annex, Geneve 1983. 

The International Society of Exposure Analysis (ISEA) was established in 1989 to foster and advance the science of exposure analysis related to environmental contaminants, both for human populations and ecosystems. The membership promotes communication among -all disciplines involved in exposure analysis, recommends exposure analysis approaches to address substantive or methodological concerns, and works to strengthen the impact of exposure assessment on environmental policy. 

The barriers to new fuels and technologies are real and economically important. Some barriers are transitional, and some barriers will endure so long as overall market conditions—including oil prices and environmental policies—do not change fundamentally. We find that static equilibrium analysis of the prospects for new vehicle technologies can be misleading. 

Schneider, F. and Volkert, J. 1999. No chance for incentive-oriented environmental policies in representative democracies A public choice analysis , Ecological Economics 31 123-38. 

L. Scarlett, A Consumer s Guide to Environmental Myths and Realities, in NCPA Progressive Environmentalism, Trade Aid Resource Book, National Center for Policy Analysis. USA, 1995. 

Department of Policy Analysis, National Environmental Research Institute, Vejlsoevej 25, DK-8600 Silkeborg, Denmark e-mail pbs dmu.dk... 

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