Title :
The monetary quantitative methods of environmental and health benefits of renewable energy
Author :
Shan, Ren ; Huifeng, Xue
Author_Institution :
Acad. of Econ. & Manage., Xi´´an Univ. of Technol., Xi´´an, China
Abstract :
The external benefits of renewable energy were systematic analyzed and described in detail, such as the energy benefits, the environmental benefits, the health benefits and the macro-economic benefits. The monetary calculation methods of environmental and health benefits were discussed in-depth, which can offer help to planners and policy makers to understand the potential benefits of renewable energy, and also provide a strong support for the establishment of reasonable price mechanism and related incentives of renewable energy.
Keywords :
environmental factors; health and safety; incentive schemes; macroeconomics; power markets; renewable energy sources; environmental benefits; health benefits; incentives; macroeconomic benefits; monetary calculation methods; price mechanism; renewable energy; Air pollution; Economics; Industries; Power generation; Renewable energy resources; Transportation; environmental benefits; monetary quantify; renewable;
Conference_Titel :
Environmental Science and Information Application Technology (ESIAT), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7387-8
DOI :
10.1109/ESIAT.2010.5568938
