Effectiveness and Efficiency of Environmental Regulation

Date

Dec. 5, 2002 to Dec. 6, 2002

Event Series

Effectiveness and Efficiency of Environmental Regulation

December 5-6, 2002
An RFF Workshop

Overview and Objectives

This workshop examines international experience with competing regulatory approaches, focusing on six paired cases.


	The Paparazzi Take a Look at a Living Legend: The SO2 Cap and Trade Program for Coal-Fired Power Plants in the US Dallas Burtraw and Karen Palmer	The German policy to reduce SO2 emissions from existing large combustion plants in the electricity sector Frank Wätzold/Bernd Hansjürgens


	Fees in Dutch Water Quality Management: How Effective Are They in Reducing Pollution Hans Th. A. Bressers and Kris. R. D. Lulofs	Regulating Industrial Wastewater Pollution in the United States Winston Harrington


	The Evolution of NOx Control Policy for Coal-Fired Power Plants in the U.S. Dallas Burtraw and David A. Evans	A Comparative Study of French and Swedish Regulation of Nitrogen Oxides Emissions Katrin Millock and Thomas Sterner


	Phase out of Leaded Gasoline - The European Experience Henrik Hammar and Åsa Löfgren	The U.S. Experience with the Phasedown of Lead in Gasoline Richard G. Newell and Kristian Rogers


	Policy Instruments for Chlorinated Solvents Thomas Sterner	An Ex Post Analysis of the Regulation of Trichloroethylene under Section 112 of the U.S. Clean Air Act Miranda Loh and Richard D. Morgenstern



Opening Remarks

Raymond J. Kopp, Vice President for Programs, Resources for the Future



Session II: Industrial Water Pollution

Winston Harrington Resources for the Future US Experience



Hans Bressers and Kris Lulofs University of Twente Dutch Experience




Scott Farrow US General Accounting Office Discussant

Topics

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