We estimate demand for automobiles in Greece using a model of product differentiation and
use the model to evaluate carbon-based tax schemes that could shift consumer purchases …

Transportation constitutes about one fifth of worldwide energy consumption and CO2
emissions. Its share is increasing in OECD countries, because of continuous growth in total …

Despite their similarities, Scandinavian countries have adopted starkly different automobile
tax regimes. The Danish system entails very high and convex tax rates with moderate CO2 …

European countries introduced a combination of demand-side fiscal policies and mandatory
supply-side emissions standards to reduce CO2 emissions rates of new cars. I quantify the …

Road transport, especially passenger car transport, is one of the largest contributors to
greenhouse gas emissions. The major elements of the strategy of the European Union (EU) …

In Europe, emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from transportation have not decreased in as
much as in other sectors; therefore discussions on policy focus on how the transportation …

This paper analyses a tax reform, explicitly conceived by policy makers to be climate-
friendly, that partly replaces a high vehicle registration tax by road user charging and allows …

In 2007, Norway established its vehicle registration tax linked to vehicle CO 2 intensities. In
2009, the tax was modified to a feebate structure but maintained its link to CO 2 intensities …

Transport emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) have not decreased nearly as much as CO2
from all other sectors in Europe. As a result, current policy discussions center on how the …

The transport sector is the biggest source of CO2 emissions in Europe. It is responsible for
over a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions. Passenger vehicles, alone, account for …