I am looking for two sources quoted in a statement from the AIT and the
FIA: A GLOBAL STRATEGY TO REDUCE CO2 EMISSIONS FROM PASSENGER CARS AND
IMPROVE FUEL EFFICIENCY available at the Canadian Automobile Association'
Website
"For example, the UK government claims that its promise to increase motor
fuel taxes by 6% annually in real terms is part of its commitment to the
climate change convention. However, research by the AA*** shows that this
policy is costing £2,000 for each ton of carbon taken from the atmosphere.
And yet work done by the Institute of Ecology and Resource Management at
the Edinburgh University*** shows that the same effect could have been
achieved through tree planting (carbon sequestration) schemes at just £0.50
for each ton of carbon removed. This clearly shows that increasing the cost
of motor fuel to achieve CO2 stabilization is the most expensive, and one
which has no economic literacy. Taxation on vehicle ownership and use
should be reviewed so that it supports transport, economic, environmental
and social policies."
** Could anyone give me the full references of the original papers from
Edinburgh University and the AA, and tell me where I could get them.
Comments on these statements are also very much welcome!
Thank you.
Richard Darbéra
CNRS - LATTS
Ecole Nationale des Ponts & Chaussées
Cité Descartes - Champs-sur-Marne
77455 Marne-la-Vallée Cedex 2
France
Telephone 33.1.6415.3834
Fax 33.1.6415.3847
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