Variable: Policy instruments for exhaust emissions from cars
QoG Code: (epc_car)
Description:
Policy instruments on exhaust emissions from cars. The variable measures the presence of a policy instrument in 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000.
Variable coding:
0 = 'No policy'
1 = 'Obligatory standard, prohibition or ban'
2 = 'Technological prescription'
3 = 'Tax or levy'
4 = 'Subsidy or tax reduction'
5 = 'Liability scheme(s)'
6 = 'Planning instrument'
7 = 'Public investment'
8 = 'Data collection / monitoring programme(s)'
9 = 'Information based instrument'
10 = 'Voluntary instrument'.
Type of variable: Categorical
Categories:
Environment
Find this variable in:
Environmental Indicators - 2021
Original Dataset
This variable has information for these countries:
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- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Denmark
- Finland
- France (1963-)
- Germany
- Germany, West
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- United States
This variable has information from the year 1970 to the year 2000