United States

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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):

53,748.97

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):

1.09

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):

0.01

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):

3.48--

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):

0.719

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

What the US Infrastructure Bill Does About Climate Change

2021-08-13

As the United States staggers through another year of devastating wildfires, drought, storms and other calamities, the infrastructure bill before Congress would pour major resources into a response. The measure agreed to over the weekend includes billions of dollars to better prepare the country for the effects of global warming, in what could be the largest investment in climate resilience in American history.

Cutting Carbon Pollution Quickly Would Save About 74 Million Lives, Study Finds

2021-08-11

Cutting greenhouse gas emissions quickly would save tens of millions of lives worldwide, a new study finds. It’s the latest indication that climate change is deadly to humans, and that the benefits of transitioning to a cleaner economy could be profound.

EU Unveils Planned Carbon Tax on Imports Amid U.S., Japanese Concerns

2021-07-31

protect the EU’s domestic industry from carbon leakage, when goods that would normally be bought locally are instead imported from companies that don’t face the same emissions regulations. The United States and Japan have voiced concerns about the planned tax.

Reports

Taxing vehicles, fuels, and road use (OECD)

2020-06-29

This paper discusses the main external costs related to road transport and the design of taxes to manage them. It provides an overview of evolving tax practice in the European

Carbon pricing design: Effectiveness, efficiency and feasibility (OECD)

2020-06-29

Carbon pricing helps countries steer their economies towards and along a carbon-neutral growth path. This paper considers how the design of carbon pricing instruments affects their effectiveness, efficiency and feasibility.

Waste Note, Want Not (Pacific Institute 2003)

2020-01-10

Despite the progress California has already made in improving water efficiency, the authors of the Waste Not, Want Not report estimate that up to one-third of California’s current urban water

United States

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News

What the US Infrastructure Bill Does About Climate Change

Cutting Carbon Pollution Quickly Would Save About 74 Million Lives, Study Finds

EU Unveils Planned Carbon Tax on Imports Amid U.S., Japanese Concerns

Reports

Taxing vehicles, fuels, and road use (OECD)

Carbon pricing design: Effectiveness, efficiency and feasibility (OECD)

Waste Note, Want Not (Pacific Institute 2003)

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