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Valuing Greenhouse Gases Emissions and Uncertainty in Transport Cost Benefit Analysis

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  • David Meunier

    (LVMT - Laboratoire Ville, Mobilité, Transport - IFSTTAR - Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux - UPEM - Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée - ENPC - École des Ponts ParisTech)

  • Emile Quinet

    (PSE - Paris School of Economics - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - ENPC - École des Ponts ParisTech - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, PSE - Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques - ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - ENPC - École des Ponts ParisTech - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

The transport sector has an important and increasing role in greenhouse gases emissions, and cost benefit analysis (CBA) of transport projects should give in this regard accurate and objective information. Indeed, many countries have included this concern in their CBA guidelines, but it typically consists simply in adopting an official value per ton of carbon emitted. Does this mean that the issue is correctly treated by CBA? Since "the devil is in the details" this paper reviews key items influencing the quality of CO2 emission valuation, estimating the order of magnitude of their effects and taking into account the nature and degree of imprecision and uncertainty associated with them.

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  • David Meunier & Emile Quinet, 2015. "Valuing Greenhouse Gases Emissions and Uncertainty in Transport Cost Benefit Analysis," Post-Print halshs-01207235, HAL.
  • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-01207235
    DOI: 10.1016/j.trpro.2015.06.044
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    1. Jasmina Ćetković & Slobodan Lakić & Angelina Živković & Miloš Žarković & Radoje Vujadinović, 2021. "Economic Analysis of Measures for GHG Emission Reduction," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-25, February.
    2. Ján Ližbetin & Martina Hlatká & Ladislav Bartuška, 2018. "Issues Concerning Declared Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of FAME Biofuels," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-11, August.
    3. Jiang, Meizhi & Wang, Benmei & Hao, Yingjun & Chen, Shijun & Wen, Yuanqiao & Yang, Zaili, 2024. "Quantification of CO2 emissions in transportation: An empirical analysis by modal shift from road to waterway transport in Zhejiang, China," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 145(C), pages 177-186.

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