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Study: Cash-for-Clunkers Programs Should Use Fuel Economy Rather Than Age to Maximize GHG Reductions

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A study by researchers at UC Davis suggests that a properly designed vehicle scrappage (i.e., An earlier, separate study by UC Davis transportation economist Christopher Knittel concluded that the US scrappage program paid nearly 10 times the projected price of carbon credits per ton in the best-case scenario to reduce GHG emissions.

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UK new car CO2 emissions fell 3.5% in 2010 and more than 20% since 2000

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The scrappage scheme, which ended in March 2010, was a significant factor in this trend. The economic and political challenges of high fuel prices, energy security and climate change are shared issues that must be addressed at an international level. in the first half of 2010 compared with the same period in 2009.

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Manitoba Vehicle Standards Advisory Board Recommends Adopting California GHG Vehicle Standards and Supporting Complementary Programs

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This includes measures such as programs on vehicle maintenance, tire inflation, reduced idling, and voluntary mobile emissions testing; green driver training programs; vehicle scrappage programs; maintaining and enforcing speed limits and improving the synchronization of traffic lights. Encourage consumers to purchase low-emitting vehicles.

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Cash For Clunkers: Modern Electric Vehicle Variant An Obvious Climate Policy

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In the 1990s, numerous countries both within and outside Europe launched vehicle scrappage schemes with multiple goals. For example, [continued] The post Cash For Clunkers: Modern Electric Vehicle Variant An Obvious Climate Policy appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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More international criticism for scrappage schemes

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Yesterday we told you how the scrappage scheme proposals in the USA are coming under fire and today it is the turn of Spain’s scheme to face criticism. The Ecologistas en Accion , one of the country’s most important green groups, is claiming that the scrappage scheme is bad business.

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US set to get car scrappage scheme

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The US is set to be the next country to introduce a car scrappage scheme, the Financial Times reports. It will form part of the Obama administration’s Climate Change Bill, of which draft legislation announced on Tuesday is an amended version to permit foreign as well as domestic vehicles into the scheme, no matter where they are built.

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Study finds that replacement programs that reduce vehicle lifetime can result in increased lifecycle CO2 emissions

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Vehicle replacement schemes such as the “cash for clunkers” program in the US and the “scrappage scheme” in the UK have featured prominently in the economic stimulation packages initiated by many governments to cope with the global economic crisis—at least 13 countries have deployed such schemes. Technol. , doi: 10.1021/es1034552.

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