Cars and Carbon : Automobiles and European Climate Policy in a Global Context /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Zachariadis, Theodoros I. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edition:1st ed. 2012.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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 CO2 Emissions
  • PART III: National Policies
  • 8. CO2-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 CO2-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: CO2 May Not Be the Great Decider
  • Index.