The Road from Kyoto: Current CO2 and Transport Policies in the IEA [electronic resource] /
International Energy Agency.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
International Energy AgencyContent Provider
Organisation for Economic Co operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2000.
More than 27% of total carbon dioxide emissions in OECD countries is produced by the transport sector, and there are still few signs that transportation energy use is peaking. Without new action, the prospects for reductions in CO2 emissions from this sector look bleak. This report reviews transport-related CO2 abatement policies in six IEA countries: Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. The report focuses on past, recent and potential future policies and the policy context in each country. It provides a comprehensive description of selected key policy elements. A separate IEA report, which will be published early next year, will offer quantitative estimates of a major element in transport climate-change policy – the potential for reducing CO2 emissions by improving the fuel efficiency of passenger cars.
Description based upon print version of record.
""CONTENTS""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""Transport in the Framework of the Kyoto Protocol""; ""Linking Energy, Transport, and Environment""; ""The Purpose of this Book""; ""Chapter 1: The CO 2 Problem â€? The Policy Imperative after Kyoto""; ""Trends in CO 2 Emissions from Transport""; ""Where to Look for CO 2 Savings?""; ""CO 2 Reductions in the Context of Transport""; ""Chapter 2: Analysing Policies to Reduce Carbon Emissions""; ""Linking Transport with the Environment and CO 2 : the Decomposition Approach""
""Policy Categorisation in the Decomposition Framework""""Other Important Aspects of Policy Analysis""; ""Chapter 3: Denmark""; ""Background""; ""Evolution of Transport-CO 2 Policy""; ""Selected Transport-CO 2 Initiatives""; ""Conclusions""; ""Chapter 4: Germany""; ""Background""; ""Evolution of Transport-CO 2 Policy""; ""Selected Transport-CO 2 Initiatives""; ""Conclusions""; ""Chapter 5: The Netherlands""; ""Background""; ""Evolution of Transport-CO 2 Policy""; ""Selected Transport-CO 2 Initiatives""; ""Conclusions""; ""Chapter 6: Sweden""; ""Background""
""Evolution of Transport-CO 2 Policy""""Selected Transport-CO 2 Initiatives""; ""Conclusions""; ""Chapter 7: The United Kingdom""; ""Background""; ""Evolution of Transport-CO 2 Policy""; ""Selected Transport-CO 2 Initiatives""; ""Conclusions""; ""Chapter 8: European Union""; ""Background""; ""Evolution of Transport-CO 2 Policy""; ""Selected Transport-CO 2 Initiatives""; ""Conclusions""; ""Chapter 9: The United States""; ""Background""; ""Evolution of Transport-CO 2 Policy""; ""Selected Transport-CO 2 Initiatives""; ""Conclusions""; ""Summary and Conclusions""; ""Key Findings""
""Ingredients for Successful Policy""""The Outlook""; ""References""
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-169).
More than 27% of total carbon dioxide emissions in OECD countries is produced by the transport sector, and there are still few signs that transportation energy use is peaking. Without new action, the prospects for reductions in CO2 emissions from this sector look bleak. This report reviews transport-related CO2 abatement policies in six IEA countries: Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. The report focuses on past, recent and potential future policies and the policy context in each country. It provides a comprehensive description of selected key policy elements. A separate IEA report, which will be published early next year, will offer quantitative estimates of a major element in transport climate-change policy – the potential for reducing CO2 emissions by improving the fuel efficiency of passenger cars.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992 May 9). (1997 December 11)
Carbon dioxide mitigation
Automobiles
Transportation and state