This report documents the scale of fossil fuel subsidies and outlines ways to achieve their phase-out by 2025 in the context of the global goal of tackling climate change. This
This report from the World Bank Group and Ecofys provides an up-to-date overview of carbon pricing instruments (carbon taxes and emission trading systems) in place across the world.
The 2014 International Fuel Prices Data Preview report provides an overview of the retail prices of gasoline and diesel in over 170 countries based on a GIZ survey undertaken in
The price-gap approach is one of the most commonly employed methods for estimating fossil-fuel subsidies: an examination of differences between the price for a good or service in the economy
This report (GIZ, 2014) covers publications, articles and so on from 2001 to 2014 on fuel price policies, taxation and subsidies. It provides a good starting point to reflect on
Forest Fiscal Reforms consist of reforms on taxes, charges and fees in the forestry sector and require substantial attention for appropriate design and implementation. This report focuses on natural forests
GIZ has been working with the Government of Indonesia through its programme on Policy Advice for Environment and Climate Change. This report presents the results from the current activities conducted
Energy subsidies are widespread, but they vary greatly in importance and type according to the fuel and country. As these subsidies can cause both positive and negative effects, governments need
Market-based instruments have been increasingly applied in the last two decades for sustainable development, leading to efficient environmental management and creating revenues for poverty reduction. In this context, environmental fiscal
Economic instruments involves market mechanisms and provide important and useful approach to address environmental challenges, ranging from pollution taxes, subsidies, charges and marketable permits to deposit-refund systems and performance bonds.
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