TY - CHAP AB - Purpose – To examine the cost-effectiveness of UK government policy with respect to the mitigation of carbon emissions from the transport sector.Methodology/approach – Existing policy as set out by the Department for Transport in Low Carbon Transport: A Greener Future is examined. This document elaborates a Low Carbon Transport Strategy intended to achieve annual emissions savings of 17.7 MtCO2 by 2020. A wide range of policy areas where further action could be taken to reduce carbon emissions are examined and their cost-effectiveness considered.Findings – Measures that influence behaviour including smarter choices, eco-driving across modes, freight best practice and modest price increases are highly cost-effective. More cost-effective routes to saving 17.7 MtCO2 are identified, as are further cost-effective savings.Originality/value – It appears that government targets could be delivered and indeed exceeded at lower cost than the Low Carbon Transport Strategy. However, policy development is influenced by a wide range of factors which help to explain why cost-effective measures are not always fully exploited. VL - 2 SN - 978-1-78052-440-5, 978-1-78052-441-2/2044-9941 DO - 10.1108/S2044-9941(2012)0000002012 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/S2044-9941(2012)0000002012 AU - Bristow Abigail L. AU - Zanni Alberto M. ED - Tim Ryley ED - Lee Chapman PY - 2012 Y1 - 2012/01/01 TI - Chapter 9 An Economic Perspective: The Cost-Effectiveness of Carbon Reduction Measures in Transport T2 - Transport and Climate Change T3 - Transport and Sustainability PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 225 EP - 259 Y2 - 2024/03/28 ER -