envecon 2012

The UK Network of Environmental Economists (UKNEE) is pleased to announce envecon 2012: Applied Environmental Economics Conference will take place on Friday 9th March 2012, at The Royal Society in London.

We are pleased to announce the Agenda for envecon 2012. To download the agenda please click here.

The links for registration are provided below.

Conference fee is:

Envecon 2012 Agenda

Keynote Speaker

Paul Johnson, Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies

Parallel Session 1a: Climate Change Policy

Carbon Price Floor: using taxes and trading in decarbonising the economy

Chao-Dong Huang, HMRC

On the Stochastic Properties of Carbon Futures Prices

Julien Chevalier, University Paris Dauphine

The Sensitivity of UK Manufacturing Firms to Extreme Weather Events

Mirabelle Muuls, Imperial College London

Parallel Session 2: Economic Valuation

The Sensitivity of Willingness to Pay to an Economic Downturn

Paul Metcalfe, London School of Economics

Uncertainty and Intergenerational Altruism: a Multi-generational Common Pool Resource Experiment

James Pacey, University of Cambridge

Economic Assessment of the Recreational Value of Ecosystems in Great Britain

Antara Sen, University of East Anglia

Hedonic Valuation of Odour Nuisance Using Field Measurements: a case study of an animal waste processing facility in Flanders

Johan Eyckmans, Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel HUB

Parallel Session 1b: Climate Change Policy

Mapping Food Production Disparities as a Result of Climate Change Policy

Ana Iglesias, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)

Efficient Allocation of Free Allowances in the EU Emissions Trading System: a firm-level analysis

Laure de Preux, London School of Economics

The Swedish Fertilzier Tax and GHG Emissions from Agriculture - Lessons for Practical Climate Policy in Agriculture

Kristina Mohlin, Univresity of Gothenburg

Parallel Session 3: Ecosystem Management

The Importance of Local Forest Benefits: valuation of non-timber forest products in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania

Marije Schaafsma, University of East Anglia

The Ugandan Farmer and Weather-based INsurance Tools: empirical findings on risk perception

Jennifer Helgeson, London School of Economics

Evolution or Revolution? Integrating Ecosystem Services into Water Industry Cost-benefit Analysis

Bruce Horton, Environmental Policy Consulting

Parallel Session 4: Valuing Nature Network Plenary

Chair: Mike Christie, Aberystwyth University

Introduction to Valuing Nature Network (VNN)

Ian Bateman, University of East Anglia

Overview and update on the eight VNN projects

Mike Christie, Susana Mourato, Sue Chilton, Alistair McVittie, Ron Smith, Mark Reed, Laurence Jones and Kerry Turner

Discussion on the linkages / synergies between the VNN projects and future direction of VNN research efforts

For the details of the session please click here

Parallel Session 5: Economic Policy for Marine and Fresh Waters

The Acceptance of Economic Valuation Results by Environmental Policymaker - a German case study in the context of the WFD

Alexandra Dehnhardt, TU Berlin

Applying Environmental Economics to the Marine Environment: current challenges

Ian Dickie, eftec

Incentives Generated by a Marine Protected Area for Local Stakeholders

Venetia Hargreaves-Allen, Imperial College Conservation Science

Parallel Session 6: Economic Appraisal

Mortality Risk Valuation in Environment, Health and Transport Policies

Nils Axel Braathen, OECDs Environment Directorate

Ståle Navrud, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB)

A Manual and Web-based Tool to Support the Valuation of Ecosystem Services in Flanders, Belgium

Steven Broekx, VTO Flemish Institute for Technological Research

Current Practice in Cost-Benefit Analysis of Air Pollution Policies

Mike Holland, EMRC

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