Methods In August 2009, Israel introduced an energy-efficiency policy for cars. A
subsequent revision implemented in 2013 provides us with an exceptional opportunity to …

Subsidizing energy-efficient technologies is considered by energy and environmental
organizations to be one of the most effective policies for decreasing energy consumption. In …

Regulating the production and incentivizing the purchase of energy-efficient cars has long
been a primary policy recommendation to curb the world's ever-increasing energy usage …

Abstract The UN Sustainable Development Goal, SDG 7.3, is to double the global rate of
improvement in energy efficiency by 2030. To meet this and other energy targets, countries …

The fossil fuel-driven transport sector has been one of the major contributors to CO 2
emission across the world keeping it on the energy policy agenda for the past three …

Methods We use official data from the Israel Ministry of Transport and Road Safety. The data
consist of all new cars marketed in Israel between 2007 and 2018. Each observation …

While the fuel economy of Japanese automobiles has improved by 40% in the past decade,
gasoline consumption in the transportation sector from 2007 to 2016 only decreased by 4 …

The rapid increase in energy consumption and carbon emissions in China's passenger
transportation sector threatens both the environment and the nation's energy security …

The main objective of the thesis is to seek insights into the theory, and provide empirical
evidence of rebound effects. Rebound effects reduce the environmental benefits of …

During August 2009, a “green taxation” reform was introduced in Israel. The reform included
raising the purchase tax on new cars from 72% to 83% and giving rebates to consumers …