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China’s expanded incentives for scrapping and replacing transportation equipment in 2025
Explores the scope and incentives for the scrappage and replacement of transportation equipment under the 2025 Large-scale Equipment Renewal and Trade-in of Consumer Goods Policies compared with the 2024 policies.

Final regulations for the Inflation Reduction Act’s Section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit
Final regulations maintain three-pillar requirements for electrolysis-hydrogen production; access to existing renewable facilities is expanded in qualifying states and hourly emissions accounting provides greater flexibility to producers once hourly-matching takes effect in 2030.

How the Inflation Reduction Act is driving U.S. job growth across the electric vehicle industry
Industry investments and consumer incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are strengthening American leadership on cars and trucks, driving job creation across the U.S. transportation sector, and expanding consumer choice and economic benefits.

Designing an equitable aviation climate levy
This paper analyzed six different aviation climate levy designs and compares their impact on emissions, revenue, and equity across income levels and geographies.

New central subsidies for scrapping and renewing coastal and inland river ships in China
Examines the scope and incentives offered under China’s new subsidy policy for scrapping and renewing coastal and inland river ships, and compares them with those under the previous policy, which was in effect from 2015 to 2019.

Economic benefits of building zero-emission capable vessels in East Asia
Examines the economic potential for major shipbuilding nations—China, Republic of Korea, and Japan—in capturing the first mover advantage for the transition to zero-emission capable vessels (ZECVs).

Income, charging infrastructure, and other factors – What influences private battery electric car uptake in cities? A case study of Stuttgart, Germany
Explores the factors influencing the uptake of private battery electric vehicles (BEVs) at the neighborhood level in Stuttgart, Germany.

Demand response to aviation carbon pricing in Canada
Models the effect of introducing a Canada-wide carbon price on interprovincial flights and assesses a scenario of using a frequent flyer levy to achieve the same change in demand as carbon pricing.

Adapting zero-emission vehicle incentives for a mainstream market
Explores evolving financial incentives for zero-emission vehicles to ensure market growth, equity, and environmental benefits as ZEVs transition into the mainstream.

Financing zero-emission vessel shipbuilding in China
Analyzes the economic and policy challenges of building zero-emission vessels in China, underscoring the higher costs and how an international carbon price could help finance the transition to environmentally friendly shipping.
