• Policy

        • Sweden

        • 2018

        Bonus-malus system for passenger cars, light trucks and light buses

        …there is no upper limit on the total weight. The amendment applies from July 1, 2018 and only affects new vehicles registered in the Road Traffic Register as of that date.

         

        Only new class I and II passenger cars, light buses and light trucks are affected by bonus malus. When it comes to Class II passenger cars, there is no upper limit on the total weight. The vehicle tax remains unchanged for the cars rolling on the roads today. By new is meant vehicles that become taxable (taken into traffic) for the first time on July 1, 2018 or later…

        • Policy

        • Korea

        • 2016

        Basic Plan for Climate Change Response

        …domestic framework to implement the Paris Agreement. The Republic of Korea set the Basic Plan will continue domestic efforts to implement the Paris Agreement and to address climate change. Planning period is 20 years and it has 5 year rolling work plan. The Plan presents the philosophy and vision of Korea's climate change policy as a top-level plan for coping with climate change. It established as basic plan for climate change response, including national greenhouse gas reduction targets and implementation road maps, in line with the update of the country NDC(nationally determined contribution) under the Paris Agreement.

        • Policy

        • Netherlands

        • 2017

        Demonstration scheme Climate technologies & innovations in transport

        The DKTI-Transport subsidy schema supports demonstration projects for sustainable transport solutions, not yet on the market, but with good potential business case en possibililities. It aims at solutions with low or zero CO2 emissions e.g. elctric transport, efficient ships, hydrogen in transport, biofuels for air and watertransport as well as heavy road transport.

        • Policy

        • Ireland

        • 2012

        Irish Energy Efficiency Obligation

        In 2012, the Irish government introduced energy efficiency obligations which have an energy savings target per year between 2014-2020 of 550 GWh of primary energy per year. These obligations cover all sectors and fuels, energy suppliers that sell more than 600 GWh per year and importers of road transport fuel.

        Eligible energy efficiency measures include a pre-approved list of measures with deemed energy saving values for residential (including energy poor) sector. In the non-residential a wide range of energy efficiency measures are eligible, assessed on a case-by-case basis with savings determined on a metered or…

        • Policy

        • Australia

        • 2017

        EV Charging Infrastructure Support

        The report is written by ClimateWorks Australia on behalf of the Electric Vehicle Council, the national body representing the electric vehicle industry in Australia. The Electric Vehicle Council represents members involved in providing, powering and supporting electric vehicles, with a mission to accelerate the electrification of road transport for a more sustainable and prosperous Australia. ClimateWorks Australia is an expert, independent adviser, committed to helping Australia transition to net zero emissions by 2050. It was co-founded through a partnership between Monash University and The Myer Foundation and works within the Monash Sustainable Development Institute. This activity received funding from…

        • Policy

        • European Union

        • 2001

        Installation and use of speed limitation devices - COM(2001)318 final 2001/0135 (COD)

        …and buses over 10 tonnes, registered since 1988. Lorries are limited to a maximum speed of 90 km/h and buses to 100 km/h.

        The Commission report examines the effects of using the speed limiters and concludes that there is substantial evidence of improvements in both road safety and pollution. As a result, the Commission proposes that the legislation should be extended to cover all buses and large vans (COM(2001)318final). That means that all passenger vehicles with more than 8 passenger seats and all goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes would have to be fitted with speed…

        • Policy

        • France

        • 2009

        Grenelle 1

        …environment and health.

        The main goals are as follows:

        Buildings and Energy: Establishment of all guidelines for energy efficiency, renewable energy development and the fight against climate change. This includes a reduction of Greenhouse Gas emissions by a factor of four by 2050, and enforcement of the 50 kWhEP/m2/an standard for building primary energy intensity.

        Transport: modal shift to road freight while in transit as well as accelerated programs of urban public transport and high speed lines.

        Biodiversity, Agriculture, Forestry and Sea: Confirmation of all arrangements and deadlines from the Grenelle Environment Forum, particularly the  "green and blue…

        • Policy

        • Sweden

        • 2015

        Multimodal e-mobility connectivity for the Öresund Region (MECOR)

        …two urban nodes of Malmo and Copenhagen as e-mobility hubs. The Action promoted multimodal e-mobility and installed 30 semi-fast charging sites in Denmark and 30 semi-fast charging sites in Sweden, with a total number of 119 charging stations and 238 charging outlets for road vehicles.

        Located on the Scandinavian Mediterranean Core Network Corridor, the Action was part of a Global Project aiming at deploying fast and intermodal charging solutions across Scandinavia – the aim is to install 950 fast stations and 2,000 semi-fast ones. It was also in line with the Oresund Regional development strategy…

        • Policy

        • Spain

        • 2016

        Classification and labelling of cars (M1) and light vans (N1)

        …Quality Plan, 2013-2016 (Plan Aire) in which it is stated that both particles and nitrogen dioxide mostly originate from wheeled traffic as the main source of emissions in large cities, and it proposes a categorisation of vehicles based on the levels of pollution they emit. The classification of vehicles is consigned in the national registry of vehicles of the Directorate-General of Traffic (DGT), which may be accessed in real time by organisms that are competent in matters of mobility, road safety, taxation or the environment. Through Resolution of April 13, 2016, of the Directorate-General of Traffic, four…

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2012

        Heavy Vehicle Fuel Efficiency

        …provided grants for fleet audits, information about how to save fuel, and training on fuel efficient and safe driving. The programme came into being largely because, whilst the road transport industry understands that ‘saving fuel is good’, many transport operators did not monitor fuel usage on a regular basis, instead seeing fuel-use as an unavoidable cost of doing business. Regular monitoring of fuel use is the key to achieving sustainable reductions in fuel use and greenhouse gases. An expansion to the programme for small to medium-sized heavy vehicle fleets - one of the Carbon projects launched by the Government…

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