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Assessment of Policy Measures in Controlling the Vehicular Pollution: in the Kathmandu Valley - Couverture souple

Koirala, Rishi Raj

 
9783844327373: Assessment of Policy Measures in Controlling the Vehicular Pollution: in the Kathmandu Valley
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3844327371 ISBN 13 : 9783844327373
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

To address the problem of vehicular pollution in the Kathmandu Valley, the Government of Nepal responded with mainly command and control (CAC) measures such as emissions standards for new and in-use vehicles, banning of new two-stroke motorcycles, and lead phaseout from petrol. Since literature suggested that compared to CAC instruments, economic instruments are cost-effective, this study set out to examine whether fuel tax is indeed preferable. Quantitative analysis was carried out to evaluate the cost- effectiveness of policy measures. Toxicity weightage factors were assigned to the criteria pollutants to derive a composite index of ‘toxic load' inventory while the prevailing costs were used for calculation. The findings of the research were mixed. While banning of new two-stroke motorcycles was found to be most cost-effective, setting of emissions standards for diesel vehicles was least cost-effective. The cost-effectiveness of a fuel tax was calculated for different tax regimes and found to fall in between. It suggested that both categories of instruments should be implemented to achieve the objective with least cost to society.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

To address the problem of vehicular pollution in the Kathmandu Valley, the Government of Nepal responded with mainly command and control (CAC) measures such as emissions standards for new and in-use vehicles, banning of new two-stroke motorcycles, and lead phaseout from petrol. Since literature suggested that compared to CAC instruments, economic instruments are cost-effective, this study set out to examine whether fuel tax is indeed preferable. Quantitative analysis was carried out to evaluate the cost- effectiveness of policy measures. Toxicity weightage factors were assigned to the criteria pollutants to derive a composite index of ‘toxic load' inventory while the prevailing costs were used for calculation. The findings of the research were mixed. While banning of new two-stroke motorcycles was found to be most cost-effective, setting of emissions standards for diesel vehicles was least cost-effective. The cost-effectiveness of a fuel tax was calculated for different tax regimes and found to fall in between. It suggested that both categories of instruments should be implemented to achieve the objective with least cost to society.

Biographie de l'auteur

Holder of an engineering degree from Panjab University, India and Environmental degree from Australian National University, author has more than 25 years’ experience in the field of industry and pollution control. Currently, he works at the Ministry of Environment, Nepal and lives with his wife, Susmita, and two sons, Sasmit and Sarik.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3844327371
ISBN 13 
9783844327373
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
120
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