November 2011
Transport, Trade and Climate Change
Carbon Footprints, Fuel Subsidies and Market-Based Measures
This paper examines the viability and potential effects of different actions that Germany and the European Union (EU) can take to curb the growth of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the international transport sector. It analyzes different options that policy makers have available to reduce transport induced emissions. In doing so, it takes the impacts on trade, especially for developing countries, into account. The overarching question that is reverberates throughout this paper is: what are the advantages and disadvantages of different measures that Germany and the EU can take to limit emissions from trade-related transport?
© 2011 International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD). This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-commercial-No-Derivative Works 3.0 License.
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Joachim Monkelbaan
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International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), Châtelaine (Geneva), Switzerland
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