Interaction of consumer preferences and climate policies in the global transition to low-carbon vehicles

David L. McCollum; Charlie Wilson; Michela Bevione; Samuel Carrara; Oreane Y. Edelenbosch; Johannes Emmerling; Céline Guivarch; Panagiotis Karkatsoulis; Ilkka Keppo; Volker Krey; Zhenhong Lin; Eoin Broin; Leonidas Paroussos; Hazel Pettifor; Kalai Ramea; Keywan Riahi; Fuminori Sano; Baltazar Solano Rodriguez; Detlef P. van Vuuren

doi:10.1038/s41560-018-0195-z

Interaction of consumer preferences and climate policies in the global transition to low-carbon vehicles

David L. McCollum^*
, Charlie Wilson
, Michela Bevione
, Samuel Carrara
, Oreane Y. Edelenbosch
, Johannes Emmerling
, Céline Guivarch
, Panagiotis Karkatsoulis
, Ilkka Keppo
, Volker Krey
, Zhenhong Lin
, Eoin Broin
, Leonidas Paroussos
, Hazel Pettifor
, Kalai Ramea
, Keywan Riahi
, Fuminori Sano
, Baltazar Solano Rodriguez
, Detlef P. van Vuuren

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Burgeoning demands for mobility and private vehicle ownership undermine global efforts to reduce energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced vehicles powered by low-carbon sources of electricity or hydrogen offer an alternative to conventional fossil-fuelled technologies. Yet, despite ambitious pledges and investments by governments and automakers, it is by no means clear that these vehicles will ultimately reach mass-market consumers. Here, we develop state-of-the-art representations of consumer preferences in multiple global energy-economy models, specifically focusing on the non-financial preferences of individuals. We employ these enhanced model formulations to analyse the potential for a low-carbon vehicle revolution up to 2050. Our analysis shows that a diverse set of measures targeting vehicle buyers is necessary to drive widespread adoption of clean technologies. Carbon pricing alone is insufficient to bring low-carbon vehicles to the mass market, though it may have a supporting role in ensuring a decarbonized energy supply.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	664-673
Number of pages	10
Journal	Nature Energy
Volume	3
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-018-0195-z
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2018
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

We acknowledge funding provided by the ADVANCE project (FP7/2007–2013, grant agreement number 308329) of the European Commission. P. Kolp, D. Huppmann and M. Strubegger of IIASA provided critical assistance with MESSAGE-Transport model development. B. Girod (ETH-Zürich) helped with IMAGE model development. N. Lutsey of The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) referred us to the most up-to-date information on AFV-supporting policies at the time of writing.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 13 Climate Action

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McCollum, D. L., Wilson, C., Bevione, M., Carrara, S., Edelenbosch, O. Y., Emmerling, J., Guivarch, C., Karkatsoulis, P., Keppo, I., Krey, V., Lin, Z., Broin, E., Paroussos, L., Pettifor, H., Ramea, K., Riahi, K., Sano, F., Rodriguez, B. S., & van Vuuren, D. P. (2018). Interaction of consumer preferences and climate policies in the global transition to low-carbon vehicles. Nature Energy, 3(8), 664-673. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-018-0195-z

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