The social cost of electricity  scenarios and policy implications /  [electronic resource] : 
edited by Anil Markandya, Andrea Bigano, Roberto Porchia. 
 - Cheltenham ;  Northampton, Mass. :  Edward Elgar,  2010. 
 - 1 online resource (xv, 308 p.) :  ill. 
 - Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) series on economics, the environment and sustainable development .
 - Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) series on economics, the environment and sustainable development. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>pt. 1. Cost assessment -- pt. 2. Policy evaluation -- pt. 3. Electricity scenarios. 
<br/><br/> This book reports and rationalizes the state-of-the-art concerning the social costs of electricity generation. Social costs are assessed by adding to the private generation costs, the external costs associated with damages to human health, the environment, crops, materials, and those related to the consequences of climate change. The authors consider the evolution of these costs up to 2030 for major electricity generating technologies and, using these estimates, evaluate policy options for external cost internalization, providing quantitative scenarios by country and primary fuel for 2010, 2020 and 2030. While mainly focusing on European countries, the book also examines the situation in key emerging economies such as China, India, Brazil and Turkey. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780857937155 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010932048 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Electric power production--Social aspects.<br/>Electric utilities--Social aspects.<br/>Electric power production--Environmental aspects.<br/>Electric utilities--Environmental aspects.<br/>Electric power production--Economic aspects.<br/>Electric utilities--Economic aspects.<br/>Energy policy.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD9685.A2  / S63 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>333.7932