Estimating Externalities of Coal Fuel Cycles, Report 3

Barnthouse, L W; Cada, G F; Cheng, M -D; Easterly, C E; Kroodsma, R L; Lee, R; Shriner, D S; Tolbert, V R; Turner, R S

doi:10.2172/757381

Title: Estimating Externalities of Coal Fuel Cycles, Report 3

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The agreement between the US DOE and the EC established the specific objectives of the study: (a) to develop a methodological framework that uses existing data and models to quantify the external costs and benefits of energy; (b) to demonstrate the application of the framework to estimate the externalities of the coal, biomass, oil, natural gas, hydro, nuclear, photovoltaic, and wind fuel cycles (by agreement with the EC, the US addressed the first six of these); and (c) to identify major gaps in the availability of information to quantify impacts, damages, benefits, and externalities of fuel cycles; and to suggest priorities for future research. The main consideration in defining these objectives was a desire to have more information about externalities, and a better method for estimating them.

Authors:: Barnthouse, L W; Cada, G F; Cheng, M -D; Easterly, C E; Kroodsma, R L; Lee, R; Shriner, D S; Tolbert, V R; Turner, R S

Publication Date:: Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (US)

OSTI Identifier:: 757381

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-84OR21400

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Other Information: PBD: 1 Sep 1994

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; COAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INFORMATION NEEDS; PRODUCTION; COMBUSTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

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                    Barnthouse, L W, Cada, G F, Cheng, M -D, Easterly, C E, Kroodsma, R L, Lee, R, Shriner, D S, Tolbert, V R, and Turner, R S. Estimating Externalities of Coal Fuel Cycles, Report 3.  United States: N. p., 1994. 
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                    Barnthouse, L W, Cada, G F, Cheng, M -D, Easterly, C E, Kroodsma, R L, Lee, R, Shriner, D S, Tolbert, V R, & Turner, R S. Estimating Externalities of Coal Fuel Cycles, Report 3.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/757381

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                    Barnthouse, L W, Cada, G F, Cheng, M -D, Easterly, C E, Kroodsma, R L, Lee, R, Shriner, D S, Tolbert, V R, and Turner, R S. 1994.  
        "Estimating Externalities of Coal Fuel Cycles, Report 3".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/757381.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/757381.

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