Monetising Air Pollution Benefits of Clean Energy Requires Locally Specific Information

Meeting the Paris Agreement on climate change requires substantial investments in low-emissions energy and significant improvements in end-use energy efficiency. These measures can also deliver improved air quality and there is broad recognition of the health benefits of decarbonising energy. Moneti...

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Autores principales:	Mandana Mazaheri, Yvonne Scorgie, Richard A. Broome, Geoffrey G. Morgan, Bin Jalaludin, Matthew L. Riley
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	clean energy energy efficiency air pollution health benefits Technology T
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e2935f3707d94f5988eafe4f34f0fd212021-11-25T17:27:22ZMonetising Air Pollution Benefits of Clean Energy Requires Locally Specific Information10.3390/en142276221996-1073https://doaj.org/article/e2935f3707d94f5988eafe4f34f0fd212021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/22/7622https://doaj.org/toc/1996-1073Meeting the Paris Agreement on climate change requires substantial investments in low-emissions energy and significant improvements in end-use energy efficiency. These measures can also deliver improved air quality and there is broad recognition of the health benefits of decarbonising energy. Monetising these health benefits is an important part of a robust assessment of the costs and benefits of renewable energy and energy efficiency programs (clean energy programs (CEP)) and a variety of methods have been used to estimate health benefits at national, regional, continental and global scales. Approaches, such as unit damage cost estimates and impact pathways, differ in complexity and spatial coverage and can deliver different estimates for air pollution costs/benefits. To date, the monetised health benefits of CEP in Australia have applied international and global estimates that can range from 2–229USD/tCO2 (USD 2016). Here, we calculate the current health damage costs of coal-fired power in New South Wales (NSW), Australia’s most populous state, and the health benefits of CEP. Focusing on PM2.5 pollution, we estimate the current health impacts of coal-fired power at 3.20USD/MWh, approximately 10% of the generation costs, and much lower than previous estimates. We demonstrate the need for locally specific assessment of the air pollution benefits of CEP and illustrate that without locally specific information, the relative costs/benefits of CEP may be significantly over- or understated. We estimate that, for NSW, the health benefits from CEP are 1.80USD/MWh and that the current air pollution health costs of coal-fired power in NSW represent a significant unpriced externality.Mandana MazaheriYvonne ScorgieRichard A. BroomeGeoffrey G. MorganBin JalaludinMatthew L. RileyMDPI AGarticleclean energyenergy efficiencyair pollutionhealth benefitsTechnologyTENEnergies, Vol 14, Iss 7622, p 7622 (2021)
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spellingShingle	clean energy energy efficiency air pollution health benefits Technology T Mandana Mazaheri Yvonne Scorgie Richard A. Broome Geoffrey G. Morgan Bin Jalaludin Matthew L. Riley Monetising Air Pollution Benefits of Clean Energy Requires Locally Specific Information
description	Meeting the Paris Agreement on climate change requires substantial investments in low-emissions energy and significant improvements in end-use energy efficiency. These measures can also deliver improved air quality and there is broad recognition of the health benefits of decarbonising energy. Monetising these health benefits is an important part of a robust assessment of the costs and benefits of renewable energy and energy efficiency programs (clean energy programs (CEP)) and a variety of methods have been used to estimate health benefits at national, regional, continental and global scales. Approaches, such as unit damage cost estimates and impact pathways, differ in complexity and spatial coverage and can deliver different estimates for air pollution costs/benefits. To date, the monetised health benefits of CEP in Australia have applied international and global estimates that can range from 2–229USD/tCO2 (USD 2016). Here, we calculate the current health damage costs of coal-fired power in New South Wales (NSW), Australia’s most populous state, and the health benefits of CEP. Focusing on PM2.5 pollution, we estimate the current health impacts of coal-fired power at 3.20USD/MWh, approximately 10% of the generation costs, and much lower than previous estimates. We demonstrate the need for locally specific assessment of the air pollution benefits of CEP and illustrate that without locally specific information, the relative costs/benefits of CEP may be significantly over- or understated. We estimate that, for NSW, the health benefits from CEP are 1.80USD/MWh and that the current air pollution health costs of coal-fired power in NSW represent a significant unpriced externality.
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author	Mandana Mazaheri Yvonne Scorgie Richard A. Broome Geoffrey G. Morgan Bin Jalaludin Matthew L. Riley
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title	Monetising Air Pollution Benefits of Clean Energy Requires Locally Specific Information
title_short	Monetising Air Pollution Benefits of Clean Energy Requires Locally Specific Information
title_full	Monetising Air Pollution Benefits of Clean Energy Requires Locally Specific Information
title_fullStr	Monetising Air Pollution Benefits of Clean Energy Requires Locally Specific Information
title_full_unstemmed	Monetising Air Pollution Benefits of Clean Energy Requires Locally Specific Information
title_sort	monetising air pollution benefits of clean energy requires locally specific information
publisher	MDPI AG
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