Germany

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GDP per capita - gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. (Source: World Bank)

GDP per capita
(USD):

52,055.3

Fossil fuel subsidies (USD, billions) - All consumer and producer pre-tax subsidies. Pre-tax consumer subsidies exist when energy consumers pay prices that are below the costs incurred to supply them with this energy. (Source: IMF)

Fossil fuel subsidies (USD, billions):

0.82

Fossil Fuel Subsidies as % of GDP - All consumer and producer pre-tax subsidies as percent of a country’s GDP. (Source: IMF)

Fossil fuel subsidies
(% of GDP):

0.02

Fossil Fuel Subsidies with externalities as % of GDP - All consumer and producer post-tax subsidies. Post-tax consumer subsidies exist if consumer prices for energy are below supply costs plus the efficient levels of taxation. (Source: IMF)

Fossil fuel subsidies with externalities (% of GDP):

2.37

Revenue from environmentally related taxes as % of GDP - All revenue from environmentally related taxes - defined as any compulsory, unrequited payment to general government levied on tax-bases deemed to be of particular environmental relevance – as percent of a country’s GDP. (Source: OECD)

Revenue from environmentally related taxes (% of GDP):

1.62

Carbon pricing gap - Measure of how much countries fall short of pricing carbon emissions in line with a EUR 60 benchmark value (midpoint estimate of the carbon costs in 2020 and a low-end estimate for 2030). The difference is presented as percentage: If the Effective Carbon Rate (ECR) on all emissions is at least as high as the benchmark, the gap is zero, and if the ECR is zero throughout, the gap is 100%. (Source: OECD)

Carbon Pricing Gap
(%):

News

UNEP – Oxford Smith School High Level Launch

2021-02-25

Are we building back better? An online UNEP-Oxford panel discussion with leaders from key countries and international institutions.with the support of WEDNESDAY 10TH MARCH 2021Key

Surprisingly small tweaks to carbon pricing could balance cost with fairness

2021-01-21

Researchers believe they found a way to resolve the tradeoff between too many different carbon prices and the need for big cash transfers between countries

Germany to extend electric car subsidies to 2025

2020-11-30

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will extend its enviromental subsidy for electric cars until 2025, government and auto industry sources told Reuters on Monday, a day

Reports

National Emissions Trading System: Background Paper

2021-03-23

Why do we need national emissions trading? In view of the major challenge that climate change poses to present and future generations due to greenhouse

U.K. Spending 32 Times More On Fossil Fuels Than Renewables: Wärtsilä Report

2020-11-03

The U.K. government is squandering an opportunity to move towards a zero carbon future by pumping billions of stimulus cash into fossil fuels and all

G20 peer review of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies in Germany and Mexico (G20)

2018-11-19

Germany and Mexico released their voluntary peer reviews of fossil fuel subsidies under the G-20, during the twenty-third Conference of Parties (COP23) to the United

Policy Briefs

Germany – Country profile

2017-03-30

Background Germany is a Central European country and a founding member state of the EU. In 2017 Germany had nearly 83 million inhabitants and is

Germany

Country indicators

News

UNEP – Oxford Smith School High Level Launch

Surprisingly small tweaks to carbon pricing could balance cost with fairness

Germany to extend electric car subsidies to 2025

Reports

National Emissions Trading System: Background Paper

U.K. Spending 32 Times More On Fossil Fuels Than Renewables: Wärtsilä Report

G20 peer review of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies in Germany and Mexico (G20)

Policy Briefs

Germany – Country profile

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