期刊名称：International Business & Economics Research Journal
印刷版ISSN：1535-0754
电子版ISSN：2157-9393
出版年度：2012
卷号：11
期号：9
页码：1029-1040
语种：English
出版社：The Clute Institute for Academic Research
摘要：As part of environmental fiscal reform, the South African government introduced a vehicle emission tax during 2010. However, the design of this tax focuses on consumers and might not be as effective in reducing C O 2 emissions. A feebate policy is considered as a possible alternative to reduce C O 2 emissions. A literature review was performed on the topic of feebate policies that could encourage vehicle manufacturers to invest in energy- efficient technology aimed at reducing CO 2 emissions . Based on the literature review a questionnaire was developed and distributed to nine vehicle manufacturers in South Africa. The study specifically focused on vehicle manufacturers as they have the opportunity to design, develop and introduce energy-efficient technology that could reduce CO 2 emissions. Results suggest that a feebate policy (that leads to cost savings) is an alternative that could be considered to encourage vehicle manufacturers to invest in energy-efficient technology in order to reduce CO 2 emissions.
