Cars and Carbon

Automobiles and European Climate Policy in a Global Context
2012
ISBN: 978-94-007-2122-7
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 422 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 822 g

This volume contains articles from leading analysts and researchers on sustainable transportation, who provide critical reflections on how automobile-related climate policies have evolved up to now in Europe and around the world, in view of the widely recognized need to substantially curb global emissions of greenhouse gases in the coming decades. Authors describe the policies which have been most effective, outline their economic and social implications, present success stories while critically reviewing less successful examples, and suggest strategies to decarbonize passenger transportation on a global scale.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zachariadis, Theodoros I.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nachhaltigkeit, Grüne Technologien
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Europäische Union, Europa: Wirtschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Fertigungsindustrie Automobilindustrie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- PART I: Background – Automobiles and Climate Change.- 2. The Attractiveness of Car Use.- 3. The Importance of Passenger Cars for Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions – Today and Tomorrow.- PART II: European Union Policies.- 4. The Past and the Future of EU Regulatory Policies to Reduce Road Transport Carbon Emissions.- 5. Fuel Policies in the EU: Lessons Learned from the Past and Outlook for the Future.- 6. Fuel Taxation, Regulations and Selective Incentives: Striking the Balance.- 7. The Right EU Policy Framework For Reducing Car CO Emissions.- PART III: National Policies.- 8. CO-Based Taxation of Motor Vehicles.- 9. Fuel Taxation in Europe.- 10. Passenger Road Transport During Transition and Post-Transition Period: Residential Fuel Consumption and Fuel Taxation in the Czech Republic.- 11. Accelerated Introduction of ‘Clean’ Cars in Sweden.- 12. Making People Independent From the Car – Multimodality as a Strategic Concept To Reduce CO-Emissions.- 13. National Road User Charging: Theory and Implementation.- PART IV: The International Context.- 14. Mobility Management Solutions to Transport Problems Around The World.- 15. Automobiles and Climate Policy in the Rest of OECD.- 16. Transport and Climate Policy in the Developing World – The Region That Matters Most.- 17. Epilogue – The Future of the Automobile: CO May Not Be the Great Decider.- Index.