Abstract This paper proposes a car pricing policy based on fuel surcharges in substitution of car ownership taxes for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by cars. The aim of the proposed policy is to change some (fixed) costs of car use that are not perceived at each trip into (variable) costs. The amount of fuel surcharges and the effects of their application on fuel consumption and on GHG emissions are estimated by a model that is able to relate gasoline and diesel consumption with fuel prices. The effects of the proposed policy on fuel consumption and on GHG emissions are estimated for Italy. The results show that car users prefer to shift towards more efficient fuel vehicles than to public transport, producing a significant, but less than expected, reduction of GHG emissions.

    Research Highlights ► The proposed policy pushes car users towards more efficient fuel vehicles. ► GHG emissions with the proposed policy in terms of CO2 eq. decrease by 4.35%. ► An increase in fuel price of 22% corresponds to a decrease of 2.56% in car use.


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    Titel :

    A fuel surcharge policy for reducing road traffic greenhouse gas emissions


    Beteiligte:
    Gallo, Mariano (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Transport Policy ; 18 , 2 ; 413-424


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2010-01-01


    Format / Umfang :

    12 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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