The Environmental Effect of Green Taxation: The Case of the French<i>Bonus/Malus</i>

D’Haultfœuille, Xavier; Givord, Pauline; Boutin, Xavier

doi:10.1111/ecoj.12089

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“…A strong example of the responsiveness of car purchases to fiscal policies is provided by D'Haultfoeuille et al (2014). They assess the effect of the "feebate" system that existed in France in 2008 and 2009.…”

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Fiscal Policy and $$\hbox {CO}_{2}$$ CO 2 Emissions of New Passenger Cars in the EU

Gerlagh

Bijgaart

Nijland

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Environ Resource Econ

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To what extent have national fiscal policies contributed to the decarbonisation of newly sold passenger cars? We construct a simple model that generates predictions regarding the effect of fiscal policies on average CO 2 emissions of new cars, and then test the model empirically. Our empirical strategy combines a diverse series of data. First, we use a large database of vehicle-specific taxes in 15 EU countries over 2001-2010 to construct a measure for the vehicle registration and annual road tax levels, and separately, for the CO 2 sensitivity of these taxes. We find that for many countries the fiscal policies have become more sensitive to CO 2 emissions of new cars. We then use these constructed measures to estimate the effect of fiscal policies on the CO 2 emissions of the new car fleet. The increased CO 2 -sensitivity of registration taxes have reduced the CO 2 emission intensity of the average new car by 1.3 %, partly through an induced increase of the share of diesel-fuelled cars by 6.5 percentage points. Higher fuel taxes lead to the purchase of more fuel efficient cars, but higher diesel fuel taxes also decrease the share of (more fuel efficient) diesel cars; higher annual road taxes have no or an adverse effect.Keywords Vehicle registration taxes · Fuel taxes · CO 2 emissions JEL Classification H30 · L62 · Q48 · Q54 · Q58 · R48 B Reyer Gerlagh r.gerlagh@uvt.nl

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Fiscal Policy and $$\hbox {CO}_{2}$$ CO 2 Emissions of New Passenger Cars in the EU

Gerlagh

Bijgaart

Nijland

et al. 2016

Environ Resource Econ

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“…A green bonus/malus system aligns financial incentives, but also communicates social values that may in turn influence behavior through the framing of choices as either "good/clean" or "bad/dirty" (Hilton et al 2013). As a result, such a green system can have complex effects, which involve both financial and behavioral dimensions (D'Haultfoeuille et al 2014). In a literature survey about the contribution of psychology to climate change, Stern (2011, page 308) indicates: "By far the most efficient behavioral interventions in terms of reducing household carbon emissions have been those that combined financial incentives with nonfinancial incentives."…”

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Behavioral Environmental Economics: Promises and Challenges

Croson

Treich

2014

Environ Resource Econ

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Abstract:Environmental issues provide a rich ground for identifying the existence and consequences of human limitations. In this paper, we present a growing literature lying at the interface between behavioral and environmental economics. This literature identifies alternative solutions to traditional economic instruments in environmental domains that often work imperfectly. But it also faces a set of challenges, including the difficulty of computing welfare effects, and the identification of a robust environmental policy based on context-dependent (socio-) psychological effects. We illustrate our critical discussion with two behavioral schemes that have been widely implemented: "green nudges" and "corporate environmental responsibility."

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“…Moreover, since there is no behavioural relation explaining aggregate car ownership or acquisition, there is also a possible rebound effect-not accounted for-in terms of a larger ( o r s m a l l e r ) c a r f l e e t . A s d e m o n s t r a t e d b y D'Haultfoeuille et al [13] in the context of the French feebate system for car purchases, such effects could be quite important.…”

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A stock-flow cohort model of the national car fleet

Fridstrøm

Østli

Johansen

2016

Eur. Transp. Res. Rev.

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Purpose Various regulatory and fiscal policy instruments are in force to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases and local pollutants emitted by private cars. The incentives operate primarily-or exclusively-on the newest generation of cars. But how fast will technological developments affecting new vehicle models penetrate into the car fleet? The speed at which the adverse effects of private car use will be mitigated through the normal vehicle renewal process, or through an accelerated one, carries considerable interest. Suitable modelling tools are needed. This paper aims to demonstrate the usefulness and flexibility of a bottom-up stock-flow modelling approach to private car fleet forecasting and policy analysis. Methods In the BIG model of the Norwegian automobile fleet, the annual stocks and flows characterising the car fleet are specified as matrices of 682 mutually exclusive and exhaustive cells, formed by cross-tabulations between 22 vehicle segments and 31 age classes. New car registrations follow from a disaggregate generic discrete choice model based on two decades of complete sales data for individual passenger car models. Results Example projections are presented onto the 2050 horizon under a low carbon fiscal policy scenario as well as a business-as-usual scenario. The fiscal policy is seen to make a large difference in terms of long term fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. Conclusions Stock-flow cohort modelling of the automobile fleet is a powerful and handy tool for policy analysis. Even quite simple and straightforward accounting relations may provide important insights into the dynamics of fleet development. It is possible to incorporate, into the stock-flow modelling framework, interesting and useful behavioural relations, explaining aggregate automobile ownership and travel demand, scrapping and survival rates, or consumer choice in the market for new cars.

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The Environmental Effect of Green Taxation: The Case of the FrenchBonus/Malus

Cited by 102 publications

References 29 publications

Fiscal Policy and $$\hbox {CO}_{2}$$ CO 2 Emissions of New Passenger Cars in the EU

Fiscal Policy and $$\hbox {CO}_{2}$$ CO 2 Emissions of New Passenger Cars in the EU

Behavioral Environmental Economics: Promises and Challenges

A stock-flow cohort model of the national car fleet

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