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Greenhouse Policy Options for Transport

This report prepared for the Australian Transport Council reviews international practice in reducing greenhouse emissions in the transport sector against an economic framework.Greenhouse Policy Options for Transport

Release date: 2 May 2002

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Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme BTRE Monitoring Report No.4 1999–2000

This report presents the results of BTRE's fourth annual review of the Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme. It covers the operation and impact of the Scheme up to (and including) 1999–2000.BSPVES Monitorin…

Release date: 2 May 2001

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Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme BTRE Monitoring Report No.3 1998–1999

This report presents the results of BTRE's third annual review of the Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme. It covers the operation and impact of the Scheme up to (and including) 1998–1999.BSPVES Monitoring…

Release date: 2 April 2000

Research Report

Facts and Furphies in Benefit-Cost Analysis: Transport

Benefit-cost analysis (BCA) is a valuable and widely used tool. To reduce the odds of misuse, this report probes some important methodological issues, especially as they relate to transport projects. The discussion is r…

Release date: 2 November 1999

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Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme BTRE Monitoring Report No. 2 1997–1998

This report presents the results of BTRE's second annual review of the Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme. It covers the operation and impact of the Scheme up to (and including) 1997–1998.BSPVES Monitorin…

Release date: 2 May 1999

Research Report

Adequacy of Tourism Transport Infrastructure in Eastern Indonesia

This Report develops further the findings of earlier work by the Bureau of Transport and Communications Economics and the Research and Development Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Communications on transport in nort…

Release date: 2 January 1999

Research Report

Urban Transport Models: A Review

Transport models have been used for several decades now, both for research, and as an analytical tool to assist planners and decision-makers. As the complexity of traffic and environmental problems in our cities has inc…

Release date: 2 October 1998

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Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme BTRE Monitoring Report No. 1 1996–1997

This report presents the results of BTRE's inaugural review of the Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme. It covers the operation and impact of the Scheme up to (and including) 1996–1997.BSPVES Monitoring Re…

Release date: 2 May 1998

Research Report

Tradeable Permits in Transport

Article 16 bis was a last-minute addition to the Protocol negotiated in Kyoto in December 1997 at the third Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. It calls on the Parties…

Release date: 2 March 1998

Information Sheet

Externalities in the Transport Sector

Externalities in the Transport Sector: Key Issues is the first part in a series of Information Sheets that will provide estimates of the costs of externalities generated by road, rail, air and sea transport.Externalitie…

Release date: 2 January 1998

Research Report

Transport Synergies Between Eastern Indonesia and Northern Australia

This research project was designed to explore the potential for economic synergies between the two regions and the role that transport might play in their development. The project was undertaken in conjunction with the …

Release date: 2 January 1998

Research Report

General Aviation Flying in Australia

This report examines the state of General Aviation (GA) flying in Australia. It is primarily based on a Bureau of Transport and Communications Economics survey of GA undertaken in 1994, which provided a snapshot of the …

Release date: 2 July 1996

Research Report

Trees and Greenhouse: Costs of Sequestering Australian Transport Emissions

The aim of this Working Paper is to estimate the cost of reducing greenhouse emissions by using a sink rather than by reducing the amount of travel or fuel usage. Because the sink can also be applied to other sectors of…

Release date: 2 April 1996

Research Report

Transport and Greenhouse: Costs and Options for Reducing Emissions

Despite popular interest in the contribution of transport to emissions of greenhouse gases, little comprehensive information has been published to date on the costs and effectiveness of the various abatement measures es…

Release date: 2 March 1996

Research Report

Code Sharing in International Aviation: a Discussion Paper

This Paper has been produced to inform debate on an issue of growing significance in the aviation industry. The increasing incidence of code sharing between airlines has met with a mixed reception within the industry an…

Release date: 2 February 1996

Research Report

Evaluating Transport Investments With National Economic Models: Australian Experience With ORANI

This Working Paper is an intermediate output in a research project being conducted by BTCE. The project team examines the adequacy of conventional methods for estimating economic benefits from transport and communicatio…

Release date: 2 April 1995