Welfare economic asessments of nitrogen losses from agriculture to river basins and other water bodies

TY - ABST

T1 - Welfare economic asessments of nitrogen losses from agriculture to river basins and other water bodies

AU - Hasler, Berit

AU - Jacobsen, Brian H.

AU - Jensen, Jørgen Dejgård

PY - 2005

Y1 - 2005

N2 - The welfare economic consequences of reductions in nitrogen loading to the aquatic environment in Denmark are analysed with the purpose of assessing the cost-effectiveness of different abatement measures and instruments. The analyses cover a broad range of instruments and measures. These include: nitrogen taxes at sector level implemented as deposit refund systems, fertiliser accounts and nitrogen quotas, requirements on utilisation of livestock manure, restrictions on livestock density, set aside, forestation and wetland restoration. Based on the analyses the conclusions are that deposit refund taxes at sector level are the most cost effective instrument at national level, while other instruments and measures have to be used to reduce nutrient emissions further in especially sensitive areas. These areas are not identified yet, and the cost of action will depend on the localisation. However, voluntary wetland restoration seems to be the most cost-effective because the effects on nitrogen loading are superior to forestation and set aside.

AB - The welfare economic consequences of reductions in nitrogen loading to the aquatic environment in Denmark are analysed with the purpose of assessing the cost-effectiveness of different abatement measures and instruments. The analyses cover a broad range of instruments and measures. These include: nitrogen taxes at sector level implemented as deposit refund systems, fertiliser accounts and nitrogen quotas, requirements on utilisation of livestock manure, restrictions on livestock density, set aside, forestation and wetland restoration. Based on the analyses the conclusions are that deposit refund taxes at sector level are the most cost effective instrument at national level, while other instruments and measures have to be used to reduce nutrient emissions further in especially sensitive areas. These areas are not identified yet, and the cost of action will depend on the localisation. However, voluntary wetland restoration seems to be the most cost-effective because the effects on nitrogen loading are superior to forestation and set aside.

KW - Former LIFE faculty

KW - nitrogen loading

KW - cost-effective measures

KW - general and local

M3 - Conference abstract in proceedings

SP - 1

EP - 10

BT - Ikke angivet

PB - WIT eLibrary as volume 83

T2 - Conference on River Basin Management

Y2 - 6 September 2005 through 8 September 2005

ER -