[PDF] air pollution and public policy

21 déc. 2020 · Governments play a crucial role in reducing air pollution through regulation, but how effective are these regulations in practice?Questions d'autres utilisateurs
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  • What policies can reduce air pollution?

    What policies can a government use to reduce pollution? Pollution is a negative externality – a cost to society. To reduce pollution, the government can use four main policies – tax to raise the price, subsidise alternatives, regulations to ban certain pollutants and pollution permits.

  • What is the policy to address air pollution?

    The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires EPA to regulate emissions of toxic air pollutants from a published list of industrial sources referred to as "source categories." Toxic air pollutants include mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), benzene and volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

  • Why is air pollution policy important?

    Air pollution control fosters economic growth and benefits national economies by averting disease and preventing productivity losses.
  • Both short- and long-term exposure to air pollution can lead to a wide range of diseases, including stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, trachea, bronchus and lung cancers, aggravated asthma and lower respiratory infections.
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