Marginal cost pricing for coal fired electricity in coastal cities of China:The case of Mawan Electricity Plant in Shenzhen City, China

作     者：ZHANG Shi-qiu, DUAN Yan-xin (Center for Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.) 

作者机构：Center for Environmental Sciences Peking University 北京 100871 

出 版 物：《Journal of Environmental Sciences》 (环境科学学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2003年第15卷第3期

页      面：401-412页

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学科分类：083002[工学-环境工程] 0830[工学-环境科学与工程（可授工学、理学、农学学位）] 07[理学] 08[工学] 0713[理学-生态学] 

基　　金：TheEnvironmentalEconomyProgramofSouthEastAsia (EEPSEA)andTrans centuryTrainingProgramFoundationfortheTalentsinChinabyMinistryofEducation 

主　　题：marginal cost pricing environmental damages environmental policy 

摘      要：By developing a GDMOD model to estimate the environmental externalities associated with electricity generation, this project provides a detailed analysis of the damages and costs caused by different pollutants at varying distances from the Mawan Electricity Plant in Shenzhen, China. The major findings of this study can be summarized that (1) environmental damages caused by electricity production are large and are mainly imposed on regions far away from the electricity plant; (2) air pollution is the most significant contributor to the total damages, and SO_2, NOx, and particulate matter are the three major pollutants with highest damages; (3) the damages caused per unit of particulate, NOx, and SO_2 emissions are much higher than pollution treatment and prevention costs. The research results of this project showed that China needs to have a more effective levy system on SO_2, and a more manageable electricity tariff mechanism to internalize the environmental externalities. The results have also implications for pollution control strategies, compensation schemes as well as emission trading arrangements.