Cleaner Cars Fleet Renewal and Scrappage Schemes

Pollution from transport is being cut substantially through exhaust emissions regulations and vehicle manufacturers’ investments in cleaner technologies. The benefits of these improvements, however, are delayed as car fleet renewal takes a decade on average in Europe. Car scrappage schemes can be us...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: European Conference of Ministers of Transport.
Autores Corporativos: European Conference of Ministers of Transport (-), European Conference of Ministers of Transport Content Provider (content provider)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 2000.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. THE EFFECTS OF SCRAPPING SCHEMES ON THE CAR MARKET AND THE NATIONAL ECONOMY
  • 1.1. New car sales
  • 1.2. Prices and industry profits
  • 1.3. The effects on the national economy
  • 2. THE EFFECTS OF SCRAPPAGE PROGRAMMES ON THE ENVIRONMENT
  • 2.1. What are the main environmental impacts to be evaluated?
  • 2.2. The estimate of the change in atmospheric emissions
  • 2.3 The design of the scheme and effects on the relevant variables
  • 2.4. The cost-effectiveness of scrappage schemes
  • 2.5. What are the main policy tools alternative to scrappage schemes?
  • 2.6. The benefits of reducing atmospheric emissions
  • 2.7. Some lessons from the schemes implemented in the past: the selection criteria
  • 3. CAN SCRAPPAGE SCHEMES BE USEFUL IN FORMER SOCIALIST COUNTRIES?
  • 3.1. The case of Hungary
  • 3.2. The general context: some characteristics of the recent evolution of Eastern European car fleets
  • 3.3. The possible role of scrappage schemes in Eastern European countries
  • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY