CO 2 benefit from the increasing percentage of diesel passenger cars in Switzerland

Efthimios Zervas, Georgios Bikas and T. Zachariadis

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 2009, vol. 10, issue 1, 102-118

Abstract: One efficient way to decrease CO₂ emissions is to replace gasoline passenger cars by diesel cars. The paper examines the benefit of CO₂ emissions in the case of an increased diesel penetration in Switzerland, according to several scenarios assuming different future passenger car registrations and fuel consumption. The results show that a significant CO₂ benefit can be achieved if a diesel penetration of more than 30% or 50% occurs. Future CO₂ emissions from the transport sector can be partially controlled with increased diesel car sales, improved fuel consumption and replacement of heavy cars by lighter ones.

Keywords: carbon dioxide emissions; diesel cars; exhaust emissions; fuel consumption; gasoline; Switzerland; passenger cars; environmental pollution; lighter vehicles; vehicle emissions; automobile industry; automotive fuels. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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