Peru
Country indicators
Fossil fuel subsidies (USD, billions):
Fossil fuel subsidies with externalities (% of GDP):
News

Peru and Switzerland sign ‘world’s first’ carbon offset deal under the Paris Agreement (Climate Change News)
In an agreement that took two years to negotiate, Peru will get finance for sustainable development projects while Switzerland takes credit for the emissions cuts. Switzerland has

A Guidebook to Reviews of Fossil Fuel Subsidies: From self-reports to peer learning (GSI)
This guidebook supports countries who intend to undertake self- or peer review of fossil fuel subsidies by clearly explaining the different elements of a review

Fossil fuel subsidy and pricing policies : recent developing country experience (WBG Working Paper)
This Policy Research working paper is a product of the Energy and Extractives Global Practice Group at the World Bank Group. The paper provides an
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

Learning from Leaders: Nordic and International Best Practice with Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform (Nordic Council of Ministers)
If we aim to reduce global emissions in order to limit global warming to less than 2°C above pre-industrial levels, then the energy sector is
Policy Briefs

Public Environmental Expenditure Review in Peru 2008-2013 (IDB)
Between 2005 and 2013, Peru experienced above-average economic growth compared to other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. This process of development has led

Peru – Country profile
Background Peru is one of the best performing Latin American states in economic terms. In 2013, GDP grew by 5.1%. However, economic growth has put