US and German Regulations of CO2 Emissions from Passenger Cars

Clayton Fur (), Aileen Richardson (), Austin Roach () and Gabriela Wiesent ()
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Clayton Fur: Indiana University
Aileen Richardson: Indiana University
Austin Roach: Indiana University
Gabriela Wiesent: Augsburg University

A chapter in Globalization and Public Policy, 2015, pp 137-155 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Global air pollution, especially through the burning of fossil fuels, has reached a state of urgency that very soon will not be bearable anymore for the planet. CO2 emissions from passenger vehicles are a major contributing factor to this. A variety of regulations exist to control CO2 emissions, but nations do not share a common goal, a uniform standard. This paper seeks to give an insight into the problem of non-uniform environmental regulations throughout the world. Through the use of primary and secondary sources, it will provide a qualitative case study of CO2 emission regulations for passenger vehicles in Germany and the United States. In the context of an increasingly globalized world, policy recommendations, which will help in harmonizing regulations for all countries, are obtained. These recommendations include incorporating emission standards into the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, attaching a yet greater importance to environmental education and generating homogeneous standards within the automotive sector.

Keywords: European Union; Kyoto Protocol; Fuel Economy; United Nations Framework Convention; Green Supply Chain Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-17692-5_8

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