Canada

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GDP per capita - gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. (Source: World Bank)

GDP per capita
(USD):

48,617.09

Fossil fuel subsidies (USD, billions) - All consumer and producer pre-tax subsidies. Pre-tax consumer subsidies exist when energy consumers pay prices that are below the costs incurred to supply them with this energy. (Source: IMF)

Fossil fuel subsidies (USD, billions):

0.58

Fossil Fuel Subsidies as % of GDP - All consumer and producer pre-tax subsidies as percent of a country’s GDP. (Source: IMF)

Fossil fuel subsidies
(% of GDP):

0.04

Fossil Fuel Subsidies with externalities as % of GDP - All consumer and producer post-tax subsidies. Post-tax consumer subsidies exist if consumer prices for energy are below supply costs plus the efficient levels of taxation. (Source: IMF)

Fossil fuel subsidies with externalities (% of GDP):

2.43

Revenue from environmentally related taxes as % of GDP - All revenue from environmentally related taxes - defined as any compulsory, unrequited payment to general government levied on tax-bases deemed to be of particular environmental relevance – as percent of a country’s GDP. (Source: OECD)

Revenue from environmentally related taxes (% of GDP):

1.11

Carbon pricing gap - Measure of how much countries fall short of pricing carbon emissions in line with a EUR 60 benchmark value (midpoint estimate of the carbon costs in 2020 and a low-end estimate for 2030). The difference is presented as percentage: If the Effective Carbon Rate (ECR) on all emissions is at least as high as the benchmark, the gap is zero, and if the ECR is zero throughout, the gap is 100%. (Source: OECD)

Carbon Pricing Gap
(%):

News

G7 nations committing billions more to fossil fuel than green energy

2021-06-14

In spite of green rhetoric, money has piled into aviation and car industries since start of pandemic, report finds The nations that make up the G7 have pumped billions of dollars more

G7 Governments: End Fossil Fuel Subsidies

2021-06-14

G7 member countries should take immediate and concrete action to end fossil fuel subsidies, Human Rights Watch said in a question-and-answer document released today. Ending these subsidies is key to countries meeting

G7: What was (and wasn’t) agreed by world leaders to combat the climate crisis

2021-06-14

From “green Marshall Plans” and net-zero energy sectors to a lack of clarity on green spending and transport decarbonisation, EURACTIV’s media partner edie.net rounds up what was and wasn’t agreed

Reports

A Carbon Savings Account for Manitoba (EAC)

2019-06-18

On June 12, 2018 the Manitoba government named its Expert Advisory Council (EAC), established to provide advice and recommendations to the government on implementing the Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan.

Cutting the Waste: How to save money while improving our solid waste systems (Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission)

2018-10-22

This report by Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission finds that policy changes can make our waste systems more efficient and less costly. The key to an efficient waste management system is getting

The Rocky Road to Canada-wide Carbon Pricing (C.D. Howe Institute)

2018-10-22

A new report from the C.D. Howe Institute argues the revenues generated from the carbon tax should be redistributed on a per-capita basis to individual residents in any Canadian province

Policy Briefs

Economic Tools to Reduce Household Waste and Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions (SPI)

2018-05-18

Reducing and diverting waste can be an important step in GHG mitigation and Canada’s overall climate change approach. This Policy Brief by the Smart Prosperity Institute (SPI) focuses on economic

Canada

Country indicators

News

G7 nations committing billions more to fossil fuel than green energy

G7 Governments: End Fossil Fuel Subsidies

G7: What was (and wasn’t) agreed by world leaders to combat the climate crisis

Reports

A Carbon Savings Account for Manitoba (EAC)

Cutting the Waste: How to save money while improving our solid waste systems (Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission)

The Rocky Road to Canada-wide Carbon Pricing (C.D. Howe Institute)

Policy Briefs

Economic Tools to Reduce Household Waste and Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions (SPI)

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