Keywords

carbon, CO2, cars, fuel economy

Abstract

This paper sets out the need to reduce CO2 emissions from road transport in the context of UK national and international climate change targets. The paper focuses on cars, which are the major contributor of CO2 emissions within the road transport sector. The paper examines whether UK and European targets for more efficient cars are likely to be met on current trends. The paper then describes key existing and future UK policies to incentivise low-carbon cars (fuel duty, car taxation and congestion and road user charging) and examines their effectiveness. Finally the paper describes Energy Saving Trust programmes to help bring about market transformation for more energy-efficient vehicles.

Paper

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Panels of the eceee 2005 Summer Study

Panel 1. Strategies and integrated policies

Panel 2. Making buildings more energy efficient

Panel 3. Sustainable transport and land use

Panel 4. Market transformation

Panel 5. Evaluation and monitoring

Panel 6. Dynamics of consumption

Panel 7. New economic instruments