Comparing Environmental Policy Instruments in the Presence of Imperfect Compliance – A Case Study

In this paper, we aim to include rule making, implementation, monitoring and enforcement costs into the cost comparison of policy instruments. We use a simple partial equilibrium model and apply it to the textile industry. The model includes discrete abatement functions and costly monitoring and enforcement. The case study uses individual firm data to simulate the differences in abatement costs and compliance decisions between firms. We compare combinations of regulatory instruments (emission taxes, emission standards and technology standards) and enforcement instruments (criminal fines, civil fines and transaction offers). We show that the inclusion of information, monitoring and enforcement costs indeed alters the relative cost efficiency of the different instruments.     

Timing and Commitment of Environmental Policy,Adoption of New Technology,and Repercussions on R&;D

We investigate the interplay between environmental policy, incentives to adoptnew technology, and repercussions on R&D. We study a model where a monopolistic upstream firm engages in R&D and sells advanced abatement technology to polluting downstream firms. We consider four different timing and commitment regimes of environmental tax and permit policies: ex post taxation (or issuing permits), interim commitment to a tax rate (a quota of permits) after observing R&D success but before adoption, and finally two types of ex antecommitment before R&D activity, one with a unique tax rate (quota of permits), the other one with a menu of tax rates (permit quotas). We study the second best tax and permit policies and rank these with respect to welfare. In particular, we find that commitment to a menu of tax rate dominates all other policy regimes.     

Idea and goals of environmental protection and ecological construction in the 11^th five-year plan period

In this paper, the executive of the 10th Five- Year Plan in the field of environmental protection and ecological constrution is reviewed, and the charactristics of economic growth and its environmental impact on the 11^th Five-Year Plan is forecasted and analyzed. A principal idea of eavironmental protection and ecological construction is put forward for the 11^th Five-Year Plan pertod： strensgthen the point treatment in key areas and set the main targets based on the idea. The relating countermeasures in national level are proposed as follows： set up appropriate ideas for official achievements by launching resources and environmental cost acconting; adjust the industrial struacture actively by industrial policies and strenuous work; develop circular economy, change the mode of environmental protecgon from end treatment to headstream and proeess control： strengthen the market mechanism in the process of pollution treatment, set up the system of ＂who treats who benefits＂ ; perfect interrelated laws and standards, strengthen the ability of environmental munagement; lay extra emphasis on two key targets： water pollution tretment in key river basins and management of the reserves; and combine the ecological consnuction and poverty alleviation in higher level.     

我国环境会计实务的现状及对策研究

本文通过对我国上市公司年报的研究，总结了我国企业环境会计核算和信息披露的现状。同时，根据会计理论、会计政策、会计实务之间的关系，分析了我国目前环境会计理论研究、环境政策、社会和企业环境意识的状况，有针对性地提出了改进我国环境会计实务的对策。     

畜禽养殖业的环境影响及经济分析

畜禽业污染是我国农业面源污染的主要来源。本文估算了我国畜禽养殖业污染物排放量,阐述了畜禽养殖的环境影响,分析了畜禽污染内在的经济原因,并提出了防治畜禽污染的经济政策和措施,包括发展循环畜牧业、建设现代化的畜禽业物流体系、采纳各种环境经济手段、界定农村公共资源产权、实施优质畜禽产品品牌化战略、鼓励发展环保产业。     

论农地的外部效益与补偿

农地农用产生显著的外部效益．只有得到社会普遍的认知以及在经济上实现激励补偿才有助于农地的有效保护并持续供给．增进社会福利。本文详述了农地对全社会的外部效益．进而探讨了相应补偿的构想．最后提出了实施补偿的政策建议。     

巢湖旅游项目的环境设计

安徽巢湖地区旅游资源丰富，湖泊旅游优势突出．“水文化”特色显著。因此．该地区旅游业的发展应以旅游项目的合理开发来带动，要特别注意保护环境，进行旅游项目的环境设计．避免当前旅游业发展中出现的低水平盲目建设和以破坏环境为代价的项目开发．以促进巢湖旅游的可持续发展。     

成都创建国家环境保护模范城市的启示

成都市创建国家环境保护模范城市活动进一步改善了城市创业环境和人居环境,全面提升了城市服务功能与综合价值,提高了公众生活质量,使成都市初步走上了环境和经济相互促进,人与自然和谐共生的可持续发展道路,呈现出经济快速发展、环境清洁优美、生态良性循环的良好态势。从成都创建国家环境保护模范城市实践中,我们可以得到以下启示:创建国家环境保护模范城市是构建和谐社会,落实科学发展观,全面建设小康社会,提高城市综合实力与城市竞争力的前提;创建国家环境保护模范城市必须承担发展经济和保护生态的双重任务,并且需要建立持续增长的投入机制;国家环境保护模范城市建设更需要注重生态型社会的建设。     

中美日环境会计信息披露差异研究

由于建立环境会计制度的时间不同、环境会计发育程度不同以及各国相关法律规定的不同，各国企业对环境会计信息的披露情况存在较大差异。笔者通过对中美日三国环境会计信息的披露形式和内容进行比较，认为应从加大宣传力度，进一步完善立法、加强执法、尽快制定环境会计准则和信息披露制度，提高企业管理者、会计人员的环保素质等方面入手。逐步完善我国的环境会计制度。     

关于国际自由贸易与环境保护的理论多视角研究

由于立场不同。国际上关于自由贸易与环境保护的理论存在着较多分歧。本文主要从发达国家视角、发展中国家视角、全球视角这三个方面对相关理论进行了分类介绍和评述。文章最后对自由贸易和环境保护之间的关系进行了归纳，希望能对我国在可持续发展的基础上更好地开展自由贸易提供一些理论参考。