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Main Title Hidden costs of energy : unpriced consequences of energy production and use /
CORP Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Health, Environmental, and Other External Costs and Benefits of Energy Production and Consumption.
Publisher National Academies Press,
Year Published 2010
OCLC Number 640133894
ISBN 9780309146401 (book); 0309146402 (book); 9780309146418 (pdf); 0309146410 (pdf)
Subjects Energy industries--Environmental aspects--United States ; Energy consumption--Environmental aspects--United States
Internet Access
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http://www.nap.edu/catalog/12794.html
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EHAM  TD195.E49N36 2010 Region 1 Library/Boston,MA 12/20/2010
ELAM  TD195.E49N36 2010 Region 5 Library/Chicago,IL 10/31/2011
EOAM  TD195.E49N36 2010 Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO 07/26/2010
ERAM  TD195.E49 N36 2010 Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA 07/06/2010
Collation xxxii, 473 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
"National Research Council of the National Academies." "This project was supported by Contract No. TOS-08-038 between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Department of the Treasury"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Notes
Introduction -- Energy for electricity -- Energy for transportation -- Energy for heat -- Climate change -- Infrastructure and security -- Overall conclusions and recommendations -- Appendix A: Biographic information on the committee on health, environmental, and other external costs and benefits of energy production and consumption -- Appendix B: A simple diagrammatic example of an externality -- Appendix C: Description of APEEP model and its application -- Appendix D: Description of GREET and Mobile6 models and their applications -- Appendix E: Supplemental information on land-use externalities from biofuels: a case study of the Boone River Watershed. "Despite the many benefits of energy, most of which are reflected in energy market prices, the production, distribution, and use of energy causes negative effects. Many of these negative effects are not reflected in energy market prices. When market failures like this occur, there may be a case for government interventions in the form of regulations, taxes, fees, tradable permits, or other instruments that will motivate recognition of these external or hidden costs. The Hidden Costs of Energy defines and evaluates key external costs and benefits that are associated with the production, distribution, and use of energy, but are not reflected in market prices. The damage estimates presented are substantial and reflect damages from air pollution associated with electricity generation, motor vehicle transportation, and heat generation. The book also considers other effects not quantified in dollar amounts, such as damages from climate change, effects of some air pollutants such as mercury, and risks to national security. While not a comprehensive guide to policy, this analysis indicates that major initiatives to further reduce other emissions, improve energy efficiency, or shift to a cleaner electricity generating mix could substantially reduce the damages of external effects. A first step in minimizing the adverse consequences of new energy technologies is to better understand these external effects and damages. The Hidden Costs of Energy will therefore be a vital informational tool for government policy makers, scientists, and economists in even the earliest stages of research and development on energy technologies."--Publisher's description.