USING OXYGENATED FUELS TO MITIGATE CARBON MONOXIDE AIR POLLUTION: THE CASE OF DENVER

Using alternative fuels to reduce air pollution has received considerable interest lately. Recently, the Denver metropolitan area initiated a program requiring the use of oxygenated fuels so as to reduce carbon monoxide air pollution. This paper documents the environmental and economic impacts of the first year of the Denver program. In addition, it compares the costs of using oxygenated fuels with those of other policies that could be implemented so as to reduce carbon monoxide air pollution. Copyright 1990 Western Economic Association International.