The German Eco Tax and Its Impact on CO2 Emissions

The data can be used to study the introduction of quasi-carbon-taxes in the German transportation sector and to evaluate the effectiveness of environmental taxation. The data permits the use of synthetic control methods. The results indicate that the carbon price increase by about 66 €/t CO 2 led to a considerable decline of transport emissions by 0.2 to 0.35 t per person and year. It can be shown that the sales share of diesel cars quickly increases after the reform, whereas the fuel efficiency of non-diesel cars increases with a three year time lag.