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| FEES AND REBATES | | | Publications | | | The New CAFE Standards: Are They Enough on Their Own? | | Virginia D. McConnell | | RFF Discussion Paper 13-14 | May 2013 | | Abstract: New Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards were recently passed in the United States with the twin goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and oil use. The new standards represent a dramatic change from recent policy. This paper examines the key features of the new rules, and compares them to previous CAFE standards in terms of flexibility and structure. The importance of consumer preferences and market forces on CAFE outcomes are identified. In the second part of the paper, the perspective of the consumer is explored. Consumer assessments of fuel economy savings with more fuel-efficient vehicles may be biased or incomplete, leading many to argue that there is an “energy efficiency gap” in consumer demand for vehicles. Reasons for such a gap, such as market failures, behavioral responses, and market barriers, are summarized. The implications for policy are discussed, including the role of combining CAFE with other policies. | | | | Deposit-Refund Systems in Practice and Theory | | Margaret Walls | | Encyclopedia of Energy, Natural Resource, and Environmental Economics, Vol. 3 | J.F. Shogren | Amsterdam: Elsevier | 2013 | | | | | | Progressing to a Fair Carbon Tax: Policy Design Options and Impacts to Households | | Daniel F. Morris, Clayton Munnings | | 13-03 | April 2013 | | | | | | View All Related Publications |
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| Events | | Subtopic: Fees and Rebates | | Comprehensive Tax Reform and Climate Policy  | | February 27, 2013 | | Event Type: Seminar | | Related Topics: Climate, International, Policy and Analysis | | | Fiscal Reform and Climate Protection: Considering a U.S. Carbon Tax  | | October 18, 2011 | | Event Type: Conference | | Related Topics: Climate, Energy, Policy and Analysis | | | | Development Aspects of Climate Change Policies of OECD Countries | | May 5, 2009 | | Event Type: Conference | | Related Topics: Climate, Policy and Analysis, Development and Environment, International | | | |
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| Features | | Resources Magazine: Ensuring Competitiveness under a US Carbon Tax | | Tax exemptions, industry rebates, and border tax adjustments can help protect the competitiveness of industries affected by a carbon tax, but they are not equally efficient at achieving economic and environmental goals. In the latest issue of Resources, RFF scholars Carolyn Fischer, Richard Morgenstern, and Nathan Richardson examine the issues. | | Policy Options for Addressing Carbon Tax Impacts to Households | | Carbon pricing remains the strongest option for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating climate change. But such a policy still faces serious political hurdles in part because of the perception that a carbon tax would most negatively impact the poor. Clayton Munnings and Daniel Morris address the potential of a carbon tax to actually be progressive in a new RFF issue brief. | | Price Breaks and Priuses | | Government tax incentives helped drive U.S. sales of hybrid cars, but with the credits due to expire in 2010, RFF Fellow Shanjun Li asks whether they still make sense. | | View All Related Features |
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