In this video lecture, you will listen to Margot talk about the different policy instruments available to governments and how governments use them to achieve their policy goals.

The learning goals for this lecture are:

• • Understanding how air quality standards are measured and monitored
  • Understanding how air quality standards are enforced through law and regulation,
  • Understanding financial incentives to consumers through the example of EVs in California
  • Describing other options besides EVs to enforce air quality standards
  • Understanding the concept of an emissions trading system as a policy instrument to decrease greenhouse emissions
  • Understanding the role of technology development and innovation as a policy instrument to curb greenhouse emissions through example of Clean Mobility package
  • Realizing why governments are reluctant to choose one technology over another