The Differences between the EU and US Legislation on Emissions in the Automotive Sector
Study
24-11-2016
This study was commissioned by Policy Department A at the request of the committee of inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector (EMIS). It provides a comparative study on the differences between the EU and US legislation on emissions in the automotive sector, covering the emissions standards themselves; the systems for their implementation and enforcement, including approval systems for vehicles; and the respective regimes for prohibiting the use of defeat devices.
Study
External author
Martin NESBIT, Malcolm FERGUSSON, Alejandro COLSA, Jana OHLENDORF, Christina HAYES, Kamila PAQUEL and Jean-Pierre SCHWEITZER
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- America
- economic analysis
- economic geography
- ECONOMICS
- ENVIRONMENT
- environmental impact
- environmental policy
- environmental standard
- European construction
- European Union
- EUROPEAN UNION
- GEOGRAPHY
- INDUSTRY
- mechanical engineering
- motor vehicle
- motor vehicle industry
- organisation of transport
- political geography
- PRODUCTION, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
- reduction of gas emissions
- statistics
- technology and technical regulations
- testing
- TRANSPORT
- United States