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Pricing policies for reducing CO 2 emissions from transport

Pricing policies for reducing CO 2 emissions from transport. Huib van Essen Manager Transport CE Delft. Overview of contribution. Context: climate change challenge for transport Aims of transport pricing: mix of theoretically ‘first best’ & ‘second best’

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Pricing policies for reducing CO 2 emissions from transport

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  1. Pricing policies for reducing CO2 emissions from transport Huib van Essen Manager Transport CE Delft

  2. Overview of contribution • Context: climate change challenge for transport • Aims of transport pricing: mix of theoretically ‘first best’ & ‘second best’ • Pricing instruments in an effective policy strategy • Conclusions Huib van Essen - CEPS conference - 27 April 2011

  3. Climate change challenge for transport Huib van Essen - CEPS conference - 27 April 2011

  4. Potential aims of transport pricing • In general: • Influencing behaviour to improve the efficiency of the transport system (environmental, social economical) • Generating revenues, e.g. for infra or mitigation measures • Increasing fairness (polluter/user pay), level playing field • Specific for climate policy - provide incentives for: • Shift to fuel efficient vehicles and energy carriers (by tax/charge differentiations) • Higher vehicle utilisation • Modal shift • Curb down transport demand growth Huib van Essen - CEPS conference - 27 April 2011

  5. Pricing for climate policy: theoretically ‘first best’ & ‘second best’ • Theoretically ‘first best’ (Marginal Cost Pricing): • Provides incentives for all GHG reduction options • Carbon based fuel tax or Emission trading • ‘Second best’ instruments needed for: • ‘First best’ not sufficient for meeting targets (very high levels needed) • Real world is not the perfect world of economists (e.g. split incentives) • Revenues needed for covering infra costs (modal shift & alternative energy carriers) • Other external effects e.g. air pollution, noise, accidents, congestion Huib van Essen - CEPS conference - 27 April 2011

  6. Fuel taxation and ETS • Different situations in different modes • Various aims of fuel excise duties • €50 per tCO2 is about 11 €-ct/litre (petrol) or 13 (diesel) €-ct/litre • Relatively high taxes needed achieving for considerable impacts:10% higher fuel price = 4% (HGV) to 6% (cars) less fuel consumption • Possible steps: • Abolishment of exemptions • Additional (carbon based) fuel taxes for road • Emission trading for (some) transport modes Huib van Essen - CEPS conference - 27 April 2011

  7. Infrastructure charging • First-best for internalising external cost of air pollution, noise, accidents and efficient way to reduce congestion without inducing more traffic • For HGV: • Eurovignette Directive enables charging full infra costs • Amendment for internalisation enables higher charge levels • Schemes in Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Rep., etc. • Climate impacts from demand and some modal shift effects • For passenger cars: • Various proposals but no nationwide scheme implemented • Important welfare benefits (particularly on congestion) • GHG reduction important co-benefit, particularly when applied on all roads - for NL estimated at about 15% Huib van Essen - CEPS conference - 27 April 2011

  8. Road charging develops Huib van Essen - CEPS conference - 27 April 2011

  9. Other pricing instruments for limiting transport growth and modal shift • Remove explicit and implicit transport subsidies, e.g.: • Company car taxation (50% of new cars is bought by companies!) • Tax exemptions for travel expense declaration • Differences in VAT regimes • Infrastructure costs not covered by any charges • Urban congestion charging • Parking fees and permits • Ticket taxes for aviation • Land use taxation Huib van Essen - CEPS conference - 27 April 2011

  10. Pricing instruments for low carbon vehicle technology • Differentiation of: • Vehicle purchase taxes • Annual circulation taxes • Company car taxation (effective examples in the UK and NL) • Potentially also parking fees (e.g. exemptions for EVs) • Impact of recent, budget neutral shift to CO2 based purchase taxes in NL estimated at 5% • Part of broader policy framework: vehicle regulation, labelling, etc. • Implementation at national level - coordination of tax basis at EU level Huib van Essen - CEPS conference - 27 April 2011

  11. Key pricing elements of a climate policy for transport • Overall carbon based incentive (fuel tax and emission trading) • Infrastructure charging for infrastructure and other external cost: combat congestion without increasing transport volumes • Differentiation of vehicle related taxes and charges to stimulate fuel efficient vehicles • Removal of explicit and implicit tax exemptions and subsidies Huib van Essen - CEPS conference - 27 April 2011

  12. Thank you for your attention! Huib van Essen Manager Transport CE Delft essen@ce.nl

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