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Climate change mitigation: emissions trading and standards Location: Auditorium L: Ingrid Simonnæs Session Chair: Arthur WILLEMAERS, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'adour | |
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A toxic addition to fuel economy and emissions standards: How BEV subsidies may benefit gas guzzlers and increase emissions 1: University of Oldenburg, Germany; 2: University of Oldenburg, Germany To reduce CO_{2} emissions from road transport, many countries and regions like the US, EU, China and Japan heavily rely on “efficiency standards” for vehicle emissions or fuel economy. These standards typically set limits on fuel consumption (e.g., litres per 100 km) or CO₂ emissions (grams per km or mile) for new vehicles. It is therefore a quantity-based instrument. Vehicle emissions and fuel economy standards usually must not be met for individual vehicle types, but for the whole fleet of a manufacturer. Moreover, manufacturers can often group together to meet their target, which amounts to trading of compliance surpluses and deficits. We show that implementing subsidies for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in a regulatory framework of fuel economy standards make it easier to attain the fuel economy standard, from which gas guzzlers benefit the most, whereas efficient compact cars that meet the standard are negatively affected. Since there is no absolute cap, BEV subsidies will often actually increase total emissions. | |