Title: Using an encompassing framework to evaluate policies that reduce vehicle emissions

Authors: Thomas R. Sadler

Addresses: Pace University, USA

Abstract: An encompassing regulatory framework is used to evaluate environmental policies that reduce vehicle emissions. Policy goals include emission reduction, equitable impacts, the minimization of administrative and compliance costs and, in the case of taxes or fees, the efficient use of revenue. Because resources are scarce, it is unlikely that the regulator will achieve each goal. By contrasting emission fees, gasoline taxes, and command-and-control regulation, this paper analyzes regulatory tradeoffs and finds that incentive policy has the greatest potential of reducing vehicle emissions and achieving other policy goals.

Keywords: regulatory framework; regulation; environmental policies; policy evaluation; vehicle emissions; emission reduction; equitable impacts; administrative costs; compliance costs; revenue efficiency; emission fees; gasoline taxes; petrol tax; command-and-control regulation; incentive policy; incentives.

DOI: 10.1504/IER.2000.054003

Interdisciplinary Environmental Review, 2000 Vol.2 No.2, pp.235 - 246

Published online: 13 May 2013 *

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