In this Position, the IRU emphasises that road transport, which is vital for economic and social development and yet suffers from a heavy tax burden, would be further penalised by the Emission Trading Schemes (ETS) which would increase this burden -hence penalising the economy as a whole- without effectively decreasing CO2 emissions.
IRU Position on emission trading, (2008)
In this Position, the IRU emphasises that road transport, which is vital for economic and social development and yet suffers from a heavy tax burden, would be further penalised by the Emission Trading Schemes (ETS) which would increase this burden -hence penalising the economy as a whole- without effectively decreasing CO2 emissions.
Published on: 28/03/2008 - 10:04
Author: IRU
Type of document: Policy documents
Category: Trade facilitation and transit, Decarbonisation, Governance, Networking
Region: Global
Size: 2 pages
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