Policy Briefs
Austria – Country profile
Background Austria is an EU member state with a population of approximately 8.7 million people and a nominal GDP of US$ 387.3 billion (US$ 44,561 per capita) in 2016 (IMF,
Carbon Pricing Watch 2017 (World Bank and Ecofys)
This advance brief of the World Bank and Ecofys ‘State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2017’ report provides an overview of recent developments and prospects of existing and emerging carbon
Taxation and the Sustainable Development Goals: do good things come to those who tax more? (ODI)
This briefing note by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) explores whether expectations on developing countries to mobilize domestic resources to achieve the SDGs are realistic. It discusses the reasons for
Unequal Exchange: How US Taxpayers Shoulder the Burden of Fossil Fuel Development on Federal Lands (Oil Change International)
Fossil fuel production on federal land is a major contributor to greenhouse gas pollution, accounting for 28% of total US energy related emissions. Yet there exists a wide range of
Private Gain, Public Risk: Guarantees & Credit Enhancement for Coal-Fired Power Plants in Indonesia (OCI and Auriga)
This briefing note by Oil Change International (OCI) and Auriga analyzes the effects of subsidies to coal-fired power plant operators in Indonesia. It finds that risk guarantee and credit enhancement
Financing low-carbon growth and innovation in the UK Industrial Strategy (Grantham Research Institute)
This policy brief by the Grantham Research Institute outlines how the public sector can crowd in private finance to support low-carbon growth and innovation in the UK government’s Industrial Strategy.
