Chile
Country indicators
Fossil fuel subsidies (USD, billions):
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News

The role of green fiscal policy in the recovery from COVID-19: Experiences, good practices and next steps in Latin America and the Caribbean (UN ECLAC)
Objective: Exploring the role of green fiscal policies in greening a COVID-19 recovery with the aim of supporting public health efforts, reducing environmental and climate

Chile’s Protests Offer Lessons on Social Inequality and Climate Action
27 November 2019: The simple fact that the popular uprising in Chile was triggered by a fare increase for probably one of the “greenest” metros

President of Chile, business leaders and civil society support action on carbon pricing
23 March 2017 – The President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, hosted a lunch for Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, business leaders and civil society
Reports

Carbon Pricing in Latin America – Trends and Opportunities (SPDA & KAS)
This Spanish publication by the Peruvian Society for Environmental Law (SPDA) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation collects the contribution of more than 25 people fromm

In Chile, green tax on stationary sources raises US$188,3 million in 2018, and records a slight drop on revenue collection ability due to lower emissions
In 2018, the 93 establishments subject to the green tax totaled payments of US$188,3 million. This amount corresponds to the valuation of the emissions reported

Taxing Energy Use 2015 (OECD)
This OECD report provides a systematic analysis of the structure and level of energy taxes in OECD and selected partner countries, which together cover 80%
Policy Briefs

Chile – Country profile
Background Chile’s steady growth and macroeconomic, as well as political, stability have made it one of the best performing economies in Latin America and the