It is well understood that increasing fuel product prices can be a shock for low-income households, requiring careful mitigation strategies to ensure that subsidy reform does not harm the most
This brief by the World Bank and Ecofys outlines the major developments in carbon pricing since the November 2015 Paris agreement. It is an advanced brief of the State and Trends
Delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires the mobilisation and effective use of all available sources of financing. Among the finance options available, the role of fiscal policies will be
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
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
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
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
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 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
This policy brief outlines the arguments for implementing a broadly uniform carbon price across sectors and considers how governments can begin to reduce perceptions of unfairness through improved policy-making and
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