This study reviews regulatory instruments designed to reduce environmental externalities from the transport sector. The study finds that the main regulatory instruments used in practice are fuel economy standards, vehicle emission standards, and fuel quality standards.
For all its economic capacity, population size, and resource base, California remains only one among the 50 United States and, essentially, is a subnational actor attempting to play a role in the climate change policy arena on par with the nation-states of the world. This raises a series of questions about the substance and breadth of the state's new policy and what has motivated it.
The regional road map for cleaner fuels and vehicles in Asia by ADB. Details the interaction between fuels and vehicle technologies and the approaches that Asian refineries can take to produce cleaner fuels, and suggests the way ahead.
IN ORDER to fix stricter fuel economy standards, the government has mooted a calibrated duty structure for cars based on their fuel efficiency. The less fuel efficient a car is, more would be the excise duty
Vehicle population in India rose from 2 crore in 1991 to about 10 crore in 2007 and by 2016, the number is expected to rise by whopping 4 times. Presently, the contribution of automotive sector to country's GDP growth is 5%, while by 2016, it is envisaged to be 10%. It has also been predicted that by, 2016, India will-emerge as 7th largest Car manufacturer, 2nd largest two-wheeler manufacturer and the largest three-wheeler & tractor manufacturer in the world.
German Minister Stops Biofuel Blending Plans GERMANY: April 7, 2008 BERLIN - German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Friday he had stopped government plans to raise compulsory bioethanol blending levels in fossil gasoline. Politicians and industry groups had criticised the plans to raise the level to 10 percent for some gasoline grades from five percent, fearing the increase would damage older cars.
UN Body Nears Agreeing Ship Pollutant Limits UK: April 4, 2008 LONDON - The world's top maritime body has tentatively agreed new sulphur limits for ship fuels that will slash air pollutants, but cost the oil and ship industry dear, an industry source close to the talks said on Thursday. At a major UN International Maritime Organisation (IMO) meeting in London this week countries gathered to thrash out how best to reduce harmful ship pollutants, like sulphur dioxide, and tackle climate changing gases.
Philippines To Import Ethanol From Brazil, Thailand INDIA: April 3, 2008 MUMBAI - The Philippines plans to import about 170 million litres of ethanol from Brazil and Thailand in 2009, Archie Amarra, executive director of Philippines Sugar Millers Association Inc, said on Wednesday. The Philippine government had passed a biofuel act in 2007 that made it mandatory to mix 5 percent of ethanol in gasoline from February 2009, he said. "It will translate into 200 million litres of ethanol a year," Amarra told Reuters on the sidelines of a sugar conference in Mumbai.
German Soy Fuel Blend Fails Climate Test - Greenpeace GERMANY: April 3, 2008 HAMBURG - Germany's policy of blending fossil diesel with biodiesel to combat climate change is failing because 20 percent comes from soyoil produced in countries where deforestation takes place, Greenpeace said on Wednesday. The environmental pressure group said it had tested fossil diesel sold at 46 petrol stations across Germany to determine which vegetable oils were used in compulsory biodiesel blending content.
German cars not ready for new biofuel - sources GERMANY: April 3, 2008 BERLIN - More than 2 million cars in Germany cannot run on a new biofuel the government wants to introduce, well over a limit the administration has set as a pre-condition for its use, industry sources said on Wednesday. Around 330,000 cars made by German manufacturers, plus more than 2 million imported cars, are unable to run on the new fuel, industry sources familiar with the data said. The environment ministry declined to comment on the figures.
