Costs of selected policies to address air pollution in China

"Air pollution has been one of the most pernicious consequences of China's last three decades of economic transformation and growth. This report estimates the costs of three measures to reduce air pollution in China: replacing coal with natural gas for residential and commercial heating, r...

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Main Authors: Crane, Keith, Mao, Zhimin (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. RAND Corporation [2015]©2015, 2015
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:"Air pollution has been one of the most pernicious consequences of China's last three decades of economic transformation and growth. This report estimates the costs of three measures to reduce air pollution in China: replacing coal with natural gas for residential and commercial heating, replacing half of China's coal-fired electric power generation with renewables or nuclear power, and scrapping highly polluting vehicles"--Publisher's description
Physical Description:1 online resource