On the 15th of April, the International Energy Agency (IEA) published a report praising Ireland’s progress towards the goal of improving energy efficiency by 2030. However, the agency warned that
As part of Canada’s plan, provinces and territories had the flexibility to maintain or develop a carbon pollution pricing system that was tailored to their province and met federal standards.
The World Bank Group published a book titled “Fiscal Policies for Development and Climate Action” (2019). Fiscal policies can lay the foundation for low-carbon and climate-resilient development. Building on more
This paper by Jasper Faber and Aoife O’Leary, analyses the taxation of aviation fuels in EU Member States on intra-EU flights. Its main focus is the legality of these taxes
This article in the World Development journal by Ira Irina Dorband, Michael Jakob, Matthias Kalkuhl and Christoph Steckel, assesses the expected incidence of moderate carbon price increases for different income
This background paper by Green Budget Germany examines the impacts of the German tax rebate for diesel which was introduced in 1986 to promote commercial road freight transport. At that
23 February 2018 – The Vietnamese Finance Ministry has proposed raising environmental protection taxes on oil and petroleum products from July 1 to increase tax collection by 15,684 billion Vietnamese dong
14 February 2018 – Energy taxes in major advanced economies are not doing enough to reduce energy use, improve energy efficiency and drive a shift toward low-carbon sources, the Organization for
A newly published study for the European Commission by IEEP and partners investigates civil society’s role in improving the effectiveness of environmental taxes to reduce pollution and better manage natural
This paper estimates the potential of fuel tax reforms to curb harmful air pollutants and carbon emissions from road transport in Europe. The authors provide robust estimates for the responsiveness
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