Cars and Carbon

1. Introduction.- PART I: Background – Automobiles and Climate Change.- 2. The Attractiveness of Car Use.- 3. The Importance of Passenger Cars for Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions – Today and Tomorrow.- PART II: European Union Policies.- 4. The Past and the Future of EU Regulatory Policies to Reduce Road Transport Carbon Emissions.- 5. Fuel Policies in the EU: Lessons Learned from the Past and Outlook for the Future.- 6. Fuel Taxation, Regulations and Selective Incentives: Striking the Balance.- 7. The Right EU Policy Framework For Reducing Car CO2 Emissions.- PART III: National Policies.- 8. CO2-Based Taxation of Motor Vehicles.- 9. Fuel Taxation in Europe.- 10. Passenger Road Transport During Transition and Post-Transition Period: Residential Fuel Consumption and Fuel Taxation in the Czech Republic.- 11. Accelerated Introduction of ‘Clean’ Cars in Sweden.- 12. Making People Independent From the Car – Multimodality as a Strategic Concept To Reduce CO2-Emissions.- 13. National Road User Charging: Theory and Implementation.- PART IV: The International Context.- 14. Mobility Management Solutions to Transport Problems Around The World.- 15. Automobiles and Climate Policy in the Rest of OECD.- 16. Transport and Climate Policy in the Developing World – The Region That Matters Most.- 17. Epilogue – The Future of the Automobile: CO2 May Not Be the Great Decider.- Index.