Policy Briefs
What future for diesel cars? (GBE)
With increasing knowledge of the effects of diesel on climate and human health, this briefing by Green Budget Europe (GBE) recommends ending the preferential tax treatment for diesel fuel and diesel vehicles
Environmental Fiscal Reform in Spain (GBE)
This briefing by Green Budget Europe (GBE), in collaboration with Climate Strategy & Partners in Madrid, sets out the potential benefits in terms of fiscal consolidation and environmental protection of Environmental
Phasing Out Fossil-Fuel Subsidies in the G20: A Progress Update (Earth Track)
This briefing by Earth Track reviews progress among G20 nations in implementing their 2009 commitment to ‘rationalize and phase out over the medium term inefficient fossil fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful
G20 Fossil-Fuel Subsidy Phase Out: A review of current gaps and needed changes to achieve success (Earth Track)
In 2009, the G20 nations committed to ‘rationalize and phase out over the medium term inefficient fossil fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption’. This briefing by Earth Track reviews the reporting and
Towards a European Fuel Tax agreement (GBE and T&E)
This briefing by Green Budget Europe (GBE) and Transport and Environment (T&E) discusses how to cut diesel tax competition in Europe. In particular, it explores how a fuel tax agreement which
Carbon pricing: how best to use the revenue? (Grantham Research Institute)
Carbon pricing can encourage reductions in emissions and innovations in low-carbon technologies, while raising considerable amounts of revenue for governments. This in turn raises a crucial question: how should these new revenues be
