ch 14: the regulatory record Flashcards

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what is the methodology of the fraser institute report?

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  1. rank 33 high income OECD countries across two objectives: protecting human health and wellbeing, protecting ecosystems
  2. calculate an overall index of environmental performance, a composite measure based on 17 indicators that track nine core categories
  3. index assigns equal weight to composite indicators for protecting human health and ecosystem protection.
  4. gives index scores ranging between 0-100 where higher score = stronger environmental performance
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3 categories in “protecting human health and wellbeing”

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  1. air quality
  2. water quality
  3. Greenhouse gasses
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6 categories in “protecting ecosystems”

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  1. air emissions
  2. water resources
  3. forests
  4. biodiversity
  5. agriculture
  6. fisheries
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What did canada score well on?

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air quality, water quality, intensity of water use

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what did canada score poorly on?

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waste water treatment rate, biodiversity, forest, fisheries

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policy implication of fraser institute report

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Changes in environmental policy must be based on comparisons of expected costs and benefits (dynamic efficiency approach)

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Factors that could cause low ranking in a category

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  1. The unavoidable result of geography/climate
  2. the tight distribution of ourcomes among high-income OECD countries
  3. the low value (absolute and/or relative) that people in a country place on that category
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