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24-Jan-2011
Governments around the world are increasingly intervening in automobile markets to improve fuel economy and reduce emissions of CO2 from new vehicles. This report, which has just been published, reviews the rationale for such intervention and examines measures for maximum effectiveness and minimum cost.
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27-Sep-2010
As part of the project “Environmental Impacts of International Shipping: the role of ports”, this case study focuses on the way the port of Busan and the Korean authorities address the environmental impacts of the port and its interactions with the hinterlands.
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27-Sep-2010
As part of the project “Environmental Impacts of International Shipping: the role of ports”, this case study focuses on the way the port of metro Vancouver and the Canadian authorities address the environmental impacts of the port and its interactions with the hinterlands.
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OECD Contribution to UNCSD-18 on the theme of globalisation and sustainable transport
07-May-2010
The OECD organised an official side event “Globalisation and Sustainable Transport” on the occasion of the 18th Session of the UN Commission for Sustainable Development on 10 May 2010 (UN Headquarters, New York, US). This event drew upon key findings from the OECD’s recent publication, Globalisation, Transport and the Environment as well as from OECD's work on environmentally sustainable transport. The details of the side event and speaker information can be found in a side event flyer and a brief containing key findings is available.
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01-Mar-2010
This case study describes the environmental practices that were being carried out in late 2009 at the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long Beach (POLB), sometimes referred to collectively as the San Pedro Bay ports. The importance of the two ports to U.S. and world trade derives primarily from the container cargo volumes they handle.
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01-Mar-2010
As part of the project “Environmental Impacts of International Shipping: the role of ports”, this case study focuses on the way the port of Rotterdam and the Dutch authorities address the environmental impacts of the port and its interactions with the hinterlands.
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15-Feb-2010
Increased use of bicycles can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and local air pollution - and have positive impacts on human health.
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20-Jan-2010
This recent publication looks in detail at how globalisation affects activity levels in maritime shipping, aviation, and road and rail freight; assesses the impact that changes in activity levels have on the environment; and discusses policy instruments that can be used to address negative environmental impacts.
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12-Oct-2009
This paper, prepared by Rana Roy, Consulting Economist, London, UK, addresses the scope for CO2-based differentiation in motor vehicle taxes, both under conditions of equilibrium and in the context of the current global recession.
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04-Sep-2009
This paper compares CO2-related tax rate differentiation in motor vehicle taxes in OECD member countries – drawing on information available in the OECD/EEA database on instruments used for environmental policy, www.oecd.org/env/policies/database. It should be read in conjunction with the paper "The scope for CO2-based differentiation in motor vehicle taxes – in equilibrium and in the context of the current global recession", available at www.oecd.org/env/transport.
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