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Economic and environmental impacts of household conversion to cleaner fuel in the czech republic

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  • Petr Šauer
  • Antonín Dvořák
  • Lubomír Paroha
  • Joann Carmin
  • Richard N. L. Andrews

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Air pollution ranks as one of the most serious environmental problems worldwide due to its impacts on human health, natural ecosystems, cultural and historical monuments, aesthetics and economic welfare. It is a particularly significant problem in the formerly communist states of central and Eastern Europe as a result of the large-scale use of low-quality lignite ( brown coal ) for heat, industrial production and electric power generation. The Czech Republic alone produced over 68.4 million tons of brown coal in 1992 along with 18.5 million tons of black coal and 5.7 million tons of coke. In turn, regulated pollution sources emitted an estimated nearly million tons of particulate and nearly 18 million tons of sulfur dioxide. Brown coal typically has relatively high sulfur and ash content and correspondingly low energy value compared to other fuels.

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  • Petr Šauer & Antonín Dvořák & Lubomír Paroha & Joann Carmin & Richard N. L. Andrews, 1996. "Economic and environmental impacts of household conversion to cleaner fuel in the czech republic," Prague Economic Papers, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 1996(2).
    • Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlpep:v:1996:y:1996:i:2:id:105
    DOI: 10.18267/j.pep.105
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