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EU Legislation to Reduce Carbon Emissions from Cars: Intergovernmental or Supranational Policy Making?

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  • Lars H. Gulbrandsen
  • Anne Raaum Christensen

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This article examines the making and implementation of the 2009 European Union (EU) regulation on cars and CO 2 emissions (Regulation [EC] No 443/2009). As the first legally binding measure to target the CO 2 emissions of passenger cars, this regulation represents a milestone in EU efforts to reduce the climate impacts of road transport. The analysis draws on two central theoretical perspectives on EU policy making: liberal intergovernmentalism and supranationalism. Both offer important insights, but their explanatory power varies with the policy-making phase in focus. The analysis shows that the Commission and the car industry were instrumental in shaping what eventually became an industry-friendly regulation applicable in all EU countries. However, far from being a case of closed negotiations between the industry and the Commission, Germany and other EU countries defending the interest of manufacturers of high-emission vehicles made use of their powers during the decision-making phase and succeeded in watering down the Commission's proposal.

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  • Lars H. Gulbrandsen & Anne Raaum Christensen, 2014. "EU Legislation to Reduce Carbon Emissions from Cars: Intergovernmental or Supranational Policy Making?," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 31(6), pages 503-528, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:revpol:v:31:y:2014:i:6:p:503-528
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    1. Rosal, Ignacio del, 2022. "European dieselization: Policy insights from EU car trade," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 115(C), pages 181-194.
    2. Karen Anderton, 2017. "Understanding the role of regional influence and innovation in EU policymaking: Bavaria and Cars and CO2," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 35(4), pages 640-660, June.

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