[sustran] Re: Fuel Costs: Welcome Perspective of Chilean Minister of Finance

[Thomas C]

hmmm... it used to be online i believe. i guess that'll teach me not
to save things instead of relying on them to around.

you can still get the draft from
http://www.stcwa.org.au/journal/210405/files/background_IEA.pdf

the measures studied include carpool lanes, working from home, 4 day
weeks, reduced speed limits, driving bans, free transit

they're evaluated in terms of cost and efficiency (depending on the country).


       tc

On 9/7/05, Lew Fulton <Lew.Fulton at unep.org> wrote:
> Thanks Chris. This prompts me to mention that the IEA has a new book out
> called "Saving Oil in a Hurry", with some ideas and analysis on what
> governments can do to achieve rapid oil use reductions. It's available at
> their website www.iea.org, though it's not free unfortunately, but the pdf
> version isn't too pricey.
> 
> Lew Fulton
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> The Chilean Ministry of Finance, Nicolás Eyzaguirre, was recently quoted
> (thanks to Lake Sagaris for highlighting this):
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> "If gasoline is more expensive, people need to modify their conduct and
> consume less gasoline, for example organizing themselves and in place of
> going by automobile take a taxi as a group, use more public transport. We
> cannot be promoting the consumption of a good that we do not produce and
> that is each day more expensive.
> 
> In no case will a generalized subsidy for gasoline be passed and, as such,
> a clear message to auto users is if fuel costs continue increasing they
> will have to in some way change their conduct, use less the auto, prefer
> public transport or bicycles."
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> [my translation, see:
> http://www.lanacion.cl/prontus_noticias/site/artic/20050830/pags/20050830161148.html]
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> Any similar sentiments expressed from other frank public officials from
> around the world?
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