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Title: Incorporating environmental concerns into power sector decision-making: A case study of Sri Lanka. World Bank Environment Paper 6

Abstract

Weighs Sri Lanka`s options for addressing environmental concerns during the planning stages of energy policymaking. Here is a holistic approach to analyzing the environmental impact of various power systems. Unlike standard impact studies that begin at the project level, this method calls for environmental assessments that start at the planning stage of a national framework for energy policymaking. The framework would take into account the energy needs of Sri Lanka`s total economy. It also would make it easier to incorporate environmental goals into power sector decisionmaking at the critical investment stage. Sri Lanka`s development options for the power sector are reviewed in detail. Topics include alternative ways to assess the economic value of a power plant`s impact on biodiversity, human health, and air and water pollution. The study also assesses which energy planning options work best and recommends ways in which the Ceylon Electricity Board can improve its environmental policies.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
World Bank Group, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
544475
Report Number(s):
WB-0207/XAB
ISBN 0-8213-2746-1; TRN: 73083020
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Apr 1994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; SRI LANKA; ENERGY POLICY; POWER PLANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

Citation Formats

Meier, P, Munasinghe, M, and Team, S L.S. Incorporating environmental concerns into power sector decision-making: A case study of Sri Lanka. World Bank Environment Paper 6. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
Meier, P, Munasinghe, M, & Team, S L.S. Incorporating environmental concerns into power sector decision-making: A case study of Sri Lanka. World Bank Environment Paper 6. United States.
Meier, P, Munasinghe, M, and Team, S L.S. 1994. "Incorporating environmental concerns into power sector decision-making: A case study of Sri Lanka. World Bank Environment Paper 6". United States.
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