Economic Incentives for Pollution Control: by Tell Me About

Choosing the right instrument for the problem
Cost savings from incentive mechanisms
Impacts on environmental quality
Noteworthy incentive mechanisms used in foreign countries
	FOREIGN EXPERIENCES WITH INCENTIVE SYSTEMS
	11.1.2.1. Sweden's Nitrogen Oxide Charge
	11.1.3.3. Effluent Charges in Germany
	11.1.3.4. Effluent Charges in the Netherlands
	11.1.5.1. Charges on Agricultural Inputs
	11.1.5.2. Energy/carbon Taxes
	11.1.5.5. Singapore Road and Vehicle Taxation
	11.2. DEPOSIT-REFUND MECHANISMS
	11.3.2. Water Pollution
	FIGURE 11-7: SINGAPORE ANNUAL ROAD TAX
	FIGURE 11-8: PRIVATE CARS ENTERING SINGAPORE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
	FIGURE 11-9: MODES OF TRANSPORTATION IN SINGAPORE
	TABLE 11-1: NOTEWORTHY INCENTIVE MECHANISMS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
State effluent fees that vary with toxicity and volume
The merits of pollution taxes versus tradable permits
Trends in the use of economic incentives
What are economic incentives?

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