Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards

Fuel Economy Standards Versus a Gasoline Tax

Proponents of increasing corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for passenger vehicles see the policy as a relatively low cost and proven way to decrease the United States’ dependence on oil and emissions of carbon dioxide (the predominant greenhouse gas). Opponents argue that CAFE standards are a costly and cumbersome way to reduce gasoline consumption, that they interfere with the ma...

Joint Technical Support Document: Final Rulemaking for 2017-2025 Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Stamdards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards (EPA-420-R-12-901, August 2012)

Joint Technical Support Document: Final Rulemaking for 2017-2025 Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Stamdards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards (EPA-420-R-12-901, August 2012)

Draft Joint Technical Support Document: Proposed Rulemaking for 2017-2025 Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Stamdards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards (EPA-420-D-11-901, November 2011)

Credit-based Congestion Pricing: an Opportunity for Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions?

INTRODUCTION U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions rose 16 percent between 1990 and 2004, while those from light-duty vehicles rose 23%. (EPA 2006) During the same period, GDP increased 51% (BEA 2005) and VMT rose 37% – more than doubling the nation’s population increase. (Davies et al. 2007 and EPA 2006) While GHGs are on the rise, public policy can result in substantial energy savings. U.S. Cor...