Policy Briefs

Carbon Pricing to Accelerate the Diffusion of Low Carbon Technology in China (IGES)
This policy brief by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) suggests that carbon pricing can accelerate the diffusion of low-carbon technology in China, based on the results of empirical

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