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| Peer Review of the Report on the Cost of Inaction in the Context of EU Marine Strategy | GHK’s report estimated the costs that would be incurred if use of the European marine environment continued on a business-as-usual and policy-as-usual basis. The analysis included the impacts from fishing, development-urbanisation-industry, marine transport and climate change. eftec checked the assumptions for the baseline and the implementation of the marine strategy, and the use of the economic literature. eftec provided peer review, assessed the coverage of the economic literature for market and non-market cost estimates, and commented on the calculations.The peer review process validates GHK’s report. | 2005 | Marine Ecosystems | - | Policy Design | |
| Use of Economic Instruments in Policies Addressing Resource Use | This study examined whether economic instruments could improve the performance of complex policy packages such as waste and resource management. It also developed a framework for evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of economic instruments ex-post. eftec peer reviewed the reports prepared by European Topic Centres and attended the project’s expert workshops. This project enhances the understanding of the efficient and effective use of economic instruments in resource management in EEA member countries. | 2005 | Waste | - | Policy design | |
| Peer Review: Consistent Economic Appraisal Approaches with Respect to the WFD River Basin Management Plans (WFD SRP Project 1B) | The study provided a comprehensive independent description, with constructive critical analysis, of the consistency of the most relevant existing economic appraisal approaches, as applied to the most common situations where alternative measures may be needed to deliver the programme of measures to implement WFD. eftec fulfilled the role of the external reviewer for the final report. The study enables those undertaking analysis to support WFD implementation to assess the level of consistency between the economic methods they might use. | 2005 | Water | Water Management, Waste Water Management | Valuation | |
| Integrated Environmental Approximation Strategy for Turkey | The project set up working groups to identify the technical requirements of investments for Turkey to implement EU environmental legislation, as well as their costs and how such investments could be financed. Potential funding sources were identified, including foreign donors, national and local budgets, as well as a menu of potential economic instruments. This process was applied to nine environmental sectors: air, waste, water, nature conservation, industrial pollution, chemicals, noise, nuclear energy and horizontal issues (e.g. EIA, SEA). eftec’s role was to build a cost model, estimate the investment costs and prepare the financing strategy. The study’s nine sector strategies were combined to create an integrated approximation strategy, prioritising investments within and across different sectors.This study guides Turkey’s investment and financing strategy for implementing EU environmental legislation – about 280 directives in total. | 2004 | - | - | Policy Appraisal | |
| Valuation of the External Costs and Benefits to Health and the Environment of Waste Management Options | This study followed directly from a scientific assessment of human health and environmental impacts of waste management options. It derived monetary values for these impacts from an extensive review of valuation studies on health and environmental impacts of waste disposal. For health effects these were reported in terms of £ per health impact, while for environmental effects, £ per unit of pollutant were reported. The study therefore identified suitable monetary values for the physical health and environmental impacts of waste management and informed assessment of the relative environmental and health effects of alternative waste management options. | 2004 | Public Health, Air Quality, Water, Land Use, Waste | Waste Management | Policy Design | |
| Valuing the External Benefits of Undeveloped Land: Phase 2 Designing a Study | This study designed and tested a stated preference questionnaire to estimate the economic loss due to the housing development in urban fringe areas. The work involved both desk-based research and field work, including consulting the public through focus groups and pilot surveys conducted around the UK, and developed a suitable stated preference questionnaire. The study provided input to the planning process by estimating the economic value of the external benefits of urban fringe land under threat from development in the UK. | 2004 | Land Use | Agirculture, Housing | Valuation | |
| Framework for Environmental Accounts for Agriculture | eftec developed a comprehensive accounting framework to show the revenue and capital aspects of the environmental impacts of agriculture in the UK. It included a comprehensive list of the positive and negative impacts of agriculture on the environment, and of available data sources. It identified gaps in the data on impacts, and developed methodologies for the monetary valuations of these impacts. The report provided the UK government with a better understanding of the significant and complex impacts of the UK agricultural sector on the environment, and guided agricultural and other policies towards outcomes that maximise benefits to society, thereby contributing to making development more sustainable. | 2004 | Water, Waste, Land Use, Soil Quality, Air Quality | Agriculture | Policy Design |  |
| Economic Instruments for the Protection of the Black Sea | This study examined economic instruments for limiting nutrient emissions (from agriculture, industry and households) and established private – public sector partnerships for environmental protection in the Black Sea. It was a scoping level analysis that documented which environmentally damaging subsidies and economic instruments were used in each country; what future changes were envisaged; which economic instruments were in the pipeline (if any) and what type and complexity of institutional framework could realistically be established in each country. The study derived a shortlist of economic instruments and advised officials on options that would limit nutrient emissions to the Black Sea. | 2004 | Marine Ecosystems, Land Use | - | Policy Appraisal | |
| The Economic Case for LPG: Focus on Environmental Benefits | While the UK Government was re-evaluating the taxation of different vehicle fuels, eftec assessed the evidence for the preferential treatment of LPG, based on the perceived environmental benefits of lower emissions from LPG. The study provided a monetary comparison of the damage caused by the emissions from LPG, petrol and diesel vehicles. The study supported the LPG Association’s case in favour of the continuation of preferential treatment of LPG in terms of fuel taxation. | 2004 | Air Quality | Transport, Energy | Policy Design | |
| Study into the Environmental Impacts of Increasing the Supply of Housing in the UK | eftec examined the environmental impacts of increasing the supply of housing in the UK. The context for the study was set by the Sustainable Communities Plan, launched by the Deputy Prime Minister in February 2003, and the Barker Review (March 2004). The study explored the potential environmental implications of increasing housing supply under a number of different growth scenarios. The potential role of policy instruments, such as taxes and regulations, in managing these implications was also considered. The housing demand scenarios and impacts were developed by our project partners Entec and Richard Hodkinson Consultancy, while eftec undertook the quantification of costs and benefit in monetary terms and the commentary on the use of economic instruments. As well as identifying potential adverse environmental impacts associated with housing growth, the study explored possibilities for minimising these, and maximising social and environmental sustainability. The report identified the likely environmental impacts of increasing housing supply, and was submitted as evidence to the Common’s Environment Audit Committee. | 2004 | Land Use | Housing | Policy Design | |
