Incentives for subcontractors to adopt CO2 emission reporting and reduction techniques

Bert Scholtens and Renske Kleinsmann

Energy Policy, 2011, vol. 39, issue 3, 1877-1883

Abstract: We investigate the incentives for subcontractors (couriers) of a transport and logistics company to report about their CO2 emissions and to implement CO2 reducing technologies. Furthermore, we try to find out whether these incentives differ between British and Dutch couriers. We find that several incentives play a significant role. Subcontractors in the Netherlands predominantly are extrinsically motivated to engage in CO2 reporting and reduction techniques. This is because they are mainly driven by regulatory compliance, energy costs and implementation costs. In contrast, British subcontractors are much more intrinsically motivated to comply. They are predominantly driven by energy costs, environmental awareness, relationship building and reputation building. The contractor will have to account for these differences in making its policies work.

Keywords: CO2; mitigation; incentives; Supply; chain; analysis; Transport; industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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