As the world’s population moves towards 9 billion, societal expectation is that we find solutions to the fundamental problems of meeting increasing energy requirements whilst reducing the impact on the environment by using precious resources in the most efficient way....
General points Cost benefit analysis (CBA) seems to be increasingly referred to as a basis to support target setting for air quality policies when in the past (CAFE 2005 program) its function was to provide an ex-post perspective on costs and potential benefits...
A review of the concentration response functions for morbidity endpoints under the HRAPIE project was conducted. The purpose of this review was to provide a critique on the use of concentration response functions (CRFs), endpoints and its scientific relevance for use...
This section is a summary of a paper prepared by CONCAWE as a contribution to the 4th meeting of the Stakeholder Expert Group on the EU Air Policy review. The study is based on the results of extensive sensitivity analysis undertaken by CONCAWE using their in-house...
CONCAWE’s assessment of latest scientific information on valuation of benefits from aspects influencing mortality and morbidity factors reveals that proposed benefit numbers applied in recent Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) studies supporting the current Air Policy review...