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Valuing the environmental impacts of electricity production: a critical review of some "first generation" studies

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posted on 2023-06-08, 08:18 authored by Andrew StirlingAndrew Stirling
This article provides a review and methodological critique of recent influential "first-generation" government-sponsored studies seeking to derive monetary values for the environmental effects of electricity supply technologies. It is observed that environmental valuation suffers from many of the general methodological difficulties faced by other quantitative appraisal techniques. In addition, environmental valuation is found to present its own specific methodological difficulties and theoretical problems. The practical policy efficacy of environmental results is called into question. It is concluded that there exist alternative approaches to the social appraisal of the environmental impacts of generating technologies that warrant greater attention to further development than does environmental valuation.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Energy Sources

ISSN

0090-8312

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

4-5

Volume

20

Page range

267-300

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  • SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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