Transport and Low-carbon. Fuel: A study of Public Preferences in Spain

Maria Loureiro, Xavier Labandeira () and Michael Hanemann ()
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Xavier Labandeira: Rede (Universidade de Vigo) and Economics for Energy

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Abstract: Transport is essential for the control of future greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and thus a target for active policy intervention in the future. Yet, social preferences for policies are likely to play an important role. In this paper we first review the existing literature on preferences regarding low- GHG car fuels, but also covering policy instruments and strategies in this area. We then present the results of a survey of Spanish households aimed at measuring preferences for climate change policies. We find a positive WTP (in the form of higher car fuel prices) for a policy to reduce GHG emissions through biofuels. There is, however, significant heterogeneity in public preferences due to personal motivations (accounted for via factor analysis of responses to attitudinal questions) and to socio-demographicvariables.

Keywords: biofuels; WTP; contingent valuation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q54 Q58 R48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25 pages
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-dcm, nep-ene, nep-env, nep-res and nep-tre
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