Voluntary Carbon Standards
A 2010 report by the World Bank (2010) valued the global carbon market at $143 billion in 2009. Within the…
Agriculture | Climate | Energy | Land Use | Transport | Waste | Non-Technical Option | Generic Example
Search Results: Non-Technical Option
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Beijing New Car Licence Registration System
On the 24th of December 2010 the Beijing municipal government introduced a new lottery system for the allocation of car…
Climate & Air | Transport | Non-Technical Option | Specific Example
Domestic Offset Schemes
Climate change is the headline environmental issue of our day. The policy responses take a variety of forms both voluntary…
Climate | Energy | Land Use | Other | Transport | Waste | Technical Option | Non-Technical Option | Generic Example
Transit Oriented Development & Development Oriented Transport
Transit (i.e. public transport) Oriented Development (TOD) and Development Oriented Transit (DOT) are two policy measures which complement one another.…
Land Use | Transport | Non-Technical Option | Generic Example
Cycle-to-work scheme
The cycle-to-work scheme was introduced in Ireland in January 2009, with the aim of increasing the share of cyclists during…
Bike Rental Scheme
This scheme was introduced in Ireland in September 2009, whereby a number of rental bicycles were placed at designated stands…
Climate & Air | Transport | Non-Technical Option | Specific Example
Road Tax & Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT)
National governments can design or amend existing motor tax systems and vehicle registration taxes such that the tax paid more…
Air | Climate | Climate & Air | Transport | Non-Technical Option | Specific Example
European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS)
On the 1st of January 2005 the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) came into operation. The EU ETS…
Carbon Tax
The aim of a carbon tax is to reduce carbon emissions. A carbon tax seeks to incorporate the cost of…
Congestion Charging
Congestion charging is a non-technical measure involving a system of charging users of a transport network in periods of peak…
Climate & Air | Transport | Non-Technical Option | Generic Example
