Paru le 10/02/2011 | Broché XI-65 pages
Professionnels
translated from the French by Kevin Riley | forword Alain Bonnafous | publié dans le cadre du Programme de recherche et de développement dans les transports terrestres (Predit 4)
Tradable Permits in the Transport Sector
Marketable permits (or quotas) for emissions of pollutants have proven their effectiveness in controlling sulfur dioxide emissions by U.S. power plants, or for the rapid elimination of lead in gasoline in the 80 in the USA. With regard to greenhouse gas emissions, the European Emission Trading Scheme on stationary installations has been operational since 2005.
Is this type of instrument applicable to transportation, considering the nuisances they generate (congestion, noise, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions) ?
This book introduces the concept of marketable permits and analyzes their relevance for the various nuisances of transportation. It presents some examples of applications and reviews a number of proposals. Potential application areas are identified, with particular developments as regards CO2 emissions from transport.
Dr Charles Raux, Civil Engineer, PhD in Transport Economics, is a research professor. He is director of LET (Transport Economics Laboratory, www.let.fr), an academic research unit based in Lyons, France, specialised in transport economics and land use analysis. LET is attached to the CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) and the University of Lyons (University Lyons 2 and ENTPE - National School of Public Works).
