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On ferry users’ willingness to pay for improving environmental quality: A case study for the Canary Islands

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  • Saz-Salazar, Salvador del
  • Tovar, Beatriz

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This study, using a contingent valuation framework, provides an initial assessment of the environmental benefits derived from the hypothetical adoption of a low-carbon fuel path, and onshore power supply, by the ferry sector in the Canary Islands in compliance with the FuelEU Maritime Initiative. To this end, a sample of 502 respondents was asked about their willingness to pay (WTP) for the increase in their well-being resulting from improvements in air quality and noise pollution. Special attention was paid to the problem of zero responses and the possible presence of self-selection due to protest responses. The results show that about 75% of the respondents expressed their WTP extra for a single ferry ticket between the most populated cities in the archipelago, with an estimated mean WTP of €13.12. This would represent a 33% increase in current ferry tickets. Aggregating the mean WTP across the population affected, has resulted in a conservative estimate of the total benefits derived from this policy of €65.9 million over a 30-year horizon time, and €94.2 million over a longer horizon time (100 years). In short, this study aims to fill an existing research gap while providing a quantitative basis for decision-making in densely populated port cities connected by ferry.

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  • Saz-Salazar, Salvador del & Tovar, Beatriz, 2024. "On ferry users’ willingness to pay for improving environmental quality: A case study for the Canary Islands," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 154(C), pages 61-72.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:trapol:v:154:y:2024:i:c:p:61-72
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.05.023
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