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Carbon taxation in France: a failure compared with experience elsewhere in Europe? The case of road freight transport

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  • Pétronille Harnay

    (IFSTTAR/AME/SPLOTT - Systèmes Productifs, Logistique, Organisation des Transports et Travail - IFSTTAR - Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux - Communauté Université Paris-Est)

  • Pôl-Vincent Harnay

    (IFSTTAR/AME/SPLOTT - Systèmes Productifs, Logistique, Organisation des Transports et Travail - IFSTTAR - Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux - Communauté Université Paris-Est)

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The French carbon tax was introduced as part of the 2010 Draft Finance Act in the form of a Climate and Energy Tax (Contribution Climat-Energie - CCE), and was then withdrawn. Without going into the political reasons for its withdrawal, this paper will examine how effective it could have been from the environmental and economic standpoints, in particular as carbon taxation has been successfully introduced in other European countries. Taking the example of road freight transport, which is specifically targeted by the legislation, we shall refer to European examples, forecasts made by experts (on the basis of a variety of simulations using macroeconomic models, or the recommendations of the Rocard Commission), and the statements of French stakeholders (shippers, hauliers, federations,…). Was the abandonment of the carbon tax justified after its rejection by the majority of the stakeholders on the grounds that it would undermine their competitiveness and impose an excessive tax burden on the sector? Keywords

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  • Pétronille Harnay & Pôl-Vincent Harnay, 2012. "Carbon taxation in France: a failure compared with experience elsewhere in Europe? The case of road freight transport," Post-Print hal-01314897, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-01314897
    DOI: 10.1007/s12544-012-0079-4
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    1. Roger Guesnerie, 2010. "Pour une politique climatique globale : blocages et ouvertures," Post-Print halshs-00754879, HAL.
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    1. Rigot-Müller, Patrick, 2018. "Analysing the heavy goods vehicle “écotaxe” in France: Why did a promising idea fail in implementation?," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 118(C), pages 147-173.

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