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1 Valuation of damage to ecosystems due to air pollution Preliminary findings ECLAIRE-project Rome, 7-10 April 2014 Rob Maas, TFIAM

2 Can we monetise ecosystem benefits in Integrated Assessments Models? Will monetised ecosystem benefits put more emphasis on ozone & N?

3 The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) Wood production (easy to monetise) WTP recreation income dependent Oxygen production is not valued! Carbon sequestration can be valued

4 Stocks, flows, damage and benefits Natura 2000 value €5.000.000.000.000

5 Stocks, flows, damage and benefits Natura 2000 value €5.000.000.000.000 Ecosystem services €250.000.000.000/yr

6 Stocks, flows, damage and benefits Natura 2000 value €5.000.000.000.000 Ecosystem services €250.000.000.000/yr Damage €12.500.000.000/yr

7 Stocks, flows, damage and benefits Natural 2000 value €5.000.000.000.000 Ecosystem services €250.000.000.000/yr Damage €12.500.000.000/yr Benefits 5.000.000.000/yr

8 Benefits of ozone reduction 2000-2030 Natura 2000: 100 mln ha (GDP: € 100,000 bn) Total value (€50,000/ha) € 5,000 bn Services (€2500/ha/yr) € 250 bn/yr* (0.25%) 5% ozone damage (€125/ha/yr) € 12.5 bn/yr Benefits 40% less ozone (€50/ha/yr) € 5.0 bn/yr * Source: P ten Brink (IEEP) Estimating the Overall Economic Value of the Benefits provided by the Natura 2000 Network, 2011 - average of 35 valuation studies

9 Benefits of ozone reduction 2000-2030 Natura 2000: 100 mln ha (GDP: € 100,000 bn) Total value (€50,000/ha) € 5,000 bn Services (€2500/ha/yr) € 250 bn/yr* (0.25%) 5% ozone damage (€125/ha/yr) € 12.5 bn/yr Benefits 40% less ozone (€50/ha/yr) € 5.0 bn/yr Costs of current legislation: € 70.0 bn/yr Additional Costs of MFTR € 40.0 bn/yr * Source: P ten Brink (IEEP) Estimating the Overall Economic Value of the Benefits provided by the Natura 2000 Network, 2011 - average of 35 valuation studies

10 Benefits of ozone reduction 2000-2030 Natura 2000: 100 mln ha Total value (€50,000/ha) € 5,000 bn Services (€2500/ha/yr) € 250 bn/yr* 5% ozone damage (€125/ha/yr) € 12.5 bn/yr Benefits 40% less ozone (€50/ha/yr) € 5.0 bn/yr Other benefits (damage in 2000 in brackets) – Source: EC4MACS Health benefits PM2.5 €255 bn/yr (€430 bn/yr) Health benefits ozone € 0.7 bn/yr (€3.8 bn/yr) Crop benefits€ 2.4 bn/yr (€3.7 bn/yr) Materials benefits€ 1.5 bn/yr (€2.0 bn/yr) * Source: P ten Brink (IEEP) Estimating the Overall Economic Value of the Benefits provided by the Natura 2000 Network, 2011 - average of 35 valuation studies

11 Nitrogen makes it complex ! N increases ecosystem services: wood production and carbon sequestration (compensates ozone damage) N-deposition leads to more N 2 O-emissions (~¼ of C-uptake) No significant N-impact on cultural services (recreation) N + ozone reduction = no change in ecosystem services Conclusion: ecosystem services approach will not help us!

12 Nitrogen makes it complex ! N increases ecosystem services: wood production and carbon sequestration (compensates ozone damage) N-deposition leads to more N 2 O-emissions (~¼ of C-uptake) No significant N-impact on cultural services (recreation) N + ozone reduction = no change in ecosystem services But: N-deposition decreases biodiversity – Heather  grasses – Undergrowth of forests  grasses, scubs, nettle – Alpine vegetation  grasses

13 Species richness in grasslands, 2000

14 What is biodiversity worth? 1. Ask the public (‘willingness to pay’ approach)  Are people well informed to appreciate species? What metric? Pictures? Wishful answers? (Does this get the money flowing?) 2. Revealed preference by governments 2a. Restoration cost approach What do we have to spend on nature management? Benefits of N-reduction = Less management costs 2b. “X=X” approach What N-elimination costs were implied in the Bird & Habitat Directive? Benefits of N-reduction = Reduction of the remaining elimination costs.

15 1. Willingness to pay for 25% restoration of biodiversity €10-30 per household per year = €80-240/ha/yr Benefits of 25% biodiversity improvement of total Natura 2000 € 8-24 bn/yr Assuming UK-values are representative for all EU: Income level OK, significantly less Natura2000 area per capita in UK Source: Laurence Jones et al, in: Ecosystem Services, 2013 Mike Christie et al, in: Ecological Economics, 2006 and Report on UK Biodiversity Action Plan, 2011

16 1. Willingness to pay for 25% restoration of biodiversity €10-30 per household per year = €80-240/ha/yr Benefits of 25% biodiversity improvement of total Natura 2000 € 8-24 bn/yr Costs of MFTR Ammonia: € 5 bn/yr Source: Laurence Jones et al, in: Ecosystem Services, 2013 Mike Christie et al, in: Ecological Economics, 2006 and Report on UK Biodiversity Action Plan, 2011

17 2a. Restoration costs approach

18 Policy inaction would increase restoration costs For Natura2000 areas a ‘favourable conservation status’ is required Worst case: Complete ‘rebuilding’ of a forest requires an investment of €40.000/ha (NEEDS, 2006) = €2000/ha/yr (Ecoystem services: €2500/ha/yr) Restoration costs depend on level of CL-exceedance: average EU-restoration costs per kg NH3 = €2 per kg NH3 = €8 bn/yr (Costs of MTFR for NH3 = €5 bn/yr ~ 25% deposition reduction) (WTP > €8 bn/yr)

19 2b. X = X Approach Assumption: costs of NH3-elimination needed to meet CL in Natura 2000 areas were already implied in the Bird & Habitat Directive Costs of NH3-elimination: -MTFR for NH3 < €5 bn/yr (only where CL nut is exceeded) -Additional removal of stables in and around Natura2000 areas where CL nut is exceeded even after MTFR ….. Where? How much ?

20 Plant species diversity in Natura 2000 areas 2000 2010 Current Policy 2020 Current Policy 2020 Maximum Feasible N emission reduction Source:CCE Status Report 2008

21 2b. X = X Approach Assumption: costs of NH3-elimination needed to meet CL in Natura 2000 areas were already implied in the Bird & Habitat Directive Costs of NH3-elimination: -MTFR for NH3 < €5 bn/yr (only where CL nut is exceeded) -Additional removal of stables in and around Natura2000 areas where CL nut is exceeded even after MTFR ….. 100% of NL livestock = € 3 bn/yr -Total implied elimination costs: €8 bn/yr

22 Benefits of N-reduction = reduction of the remaining elimination costs Costs of 25% reduction of NH3 = €5 bn/yr Benefits = €5 bn/yr

23 Conclusion 1.Different valuation methods lead to a biodiversity benefit in European Natura2000 areas of > €8 bn/yr 2.Benefits of N-reduction are not significantly higher than the costs (compared to B/C ratio for health) 3.Will the use of the values lead to additional NH3-reduction requirements?

24 What will be risks? If biodiversity benefits would be lower than the costs of action, should we then refrain from taking action? If biodiversity benefits would be higher than the costs of action, can we then leave biodiversity protection to the free market? If monetary values are not decisive, policy makers have to think harder about what they want to protect and gain more knowledge about what biodiversity is!

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