Can Cars Come Clean? : Strategies for Low-Emission Vehicles / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Working Group on Low-Emission Vehicles., Content Provider.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Automobiles--Pollution control devices.

Automobiles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This report identifies policy options and makes recommendations on market-oriented actions to promote the purchase of the most environmentally friendly vehicles. It assesses the impact of a wider use of low-emission vehicles, drawing on experience to date, research results and the responses to a survey from 18 OECD countries. The main section – Policy Options – presents in non-technical language, the current and expected performance of conventional and innovative technologies. It is for policy makers worldwide, economists and the casual reader.

Contents:

Preliminaries; FOREWORD; ABSTRACT; CONTENTS; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Regulated Air Pollutants; Chapter 3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Chapter 4 Conditions Affecting the Widespread Use of Low Emission Vehicles; Annex A Status Report on International Regulation of Vehicle Emissions, Greenhouse and Advanced Technology Vehicles; Annex B Traditional and New Technologies; Annex C Overview of the Use of Low Emission Vehicles; Annex D Information and Incentives in OECD Countries; Annex E Hydrogen Production from Fossil Sources; List of Abbreviations

Members of the OECD Working Group on Low Emission Vehicles

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-17227-4

9786610172276

92-64-10497-6

OCLC:

191039589