Climate change, urban air problems and transport policy in the European Union
Authors
Stef Proost
Center for Economic Studies
Keywords:
transport, air pollution, greenhouse gasses, externalities, fuel efficiency of cars, cost-effectiveness
Abstract
This paper surveys some recent studies on conventional air pollution and climate change in the transport sector in Europe. Fuel efficiency standards, car emission standards and transport pricing instruments are analysed from an economic perspective taking into account environmental and economic efficiency objectives.
