CITIES

Title

Car Industry, Road transport and an international emission trading scheme - policy options

Duration

November 2009 until November 2010

Budget

107.000 € funded by BMW Group:

Contact

Ottmar Edenhofer

PIK number / OEH

9510

Description

In cooperation with the TU PIK scientists investigate the potential that an upstream cap and trade mechanism for transport fuels with potentially sectoral and regional linking offers for the decarbonisation of road transport.

Emphasis shall be on the potential to provide an international level playing field that is economically efficient in achieving environmental targets, while accounting for social considerations, political feasibility and robustness of the instrument(s). Specifically, a consistent regulatory or market-based approach on greenhouse gas emissions enables fair competition between technologies but also between car manufacturers currently facing varying regulations.

Analysis of emission trading systems

Homepage

http://www.pik-potsdam.de/research/sustainable-solutions/projects/completed-projects/completed-funded-projects