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Cropper, Maureen, Cui, Ryna, Guttikunda, Sarath, Jawahar, Puja, Hultman, Nate, Park, Yongjoon, … Song, Xiao-Peng. Data and code for: The Health Impacts of Coal-Fired Power Plants in India and the Co-Benefits of GHG Reductions. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2021. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-05-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E138641V1

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Under the Paris Agreement, India has pledged that 40% of its electricity generating capacity will come from non-fossil fuel sources by the year 2030; however, this pledge does not limit total coal-fired generating capacity.  As of 2019, planned increases in coal-fired capacity totaled 95 GW—46% of installed coal-fired capacity in 2018.  In this paper we estimate the CO2 benefits and the health co-benefits of not building these plants. We also estimate the mortality impacts of the 2018 stock of coal-fired power plants and use it to calculate the tax on electricity generation from coal that would internalize these damages. 

Scope of Project

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      Q41 Energy: Demand and Supply; Prices
      Q51 Valuation of Environmental Effects
      Q53 Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage India
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2018 – 2018


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