Period
2006–2008
Client
Ministry of Energy – Deputy for Electricity and Energy
Technical Specifications:
• Development of adjusted coefficients for social costs of greenhouse gases.
• Examination of various indicators influencing the determination of social costs of greenhouse gases.
• Establishment of a framework for deriving national coefficients for social costs of greenhouse gases.
Role of Moshanir
• Studied the concept of external and social costs within environmental economics.
• Analyzed environmental and health impacts of greenhouse gases and pollutants.
• Reviewed calculation methods and estimation approaches for social costs of greenhouse gases and pollutants in Iran, including advantages and disadvantages.
• Evaluated existing models for estimating social costs of greenhouse gases and pollutants.
• Identified relevant social indicators considering Iran’s economic, social, and environmental conditions.
• Localized coefficients for estimating social costs.
• Determined social costs of greenhouse gases and pollutants for Iran’s energy sector.