Gasoline

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at a lower rate than it taxes gasoline (65.45 cents a liter for gasoline, compared to 47.04 cents a liter … which produce more greenhouse gas emissions than gasoline-fueled cars (see, for example, ICCT 2019). Burger … of those for advanced economies, and those for gasoline and automotive diesel seem to be at the high end … Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), 2019, “Gasoline vs. Diesel Comparing CO2 Emission Levels of a …

The U.S. economy has turned in a remarkable performance over the past few years. Hysteresis effects from the pandemic did not materialize and both activity and employment now exceed pre-pandemic …

the federal excise tax on gasoline and diesel. The federal tax on gasoline and diesel is not subject … 18.4 cents for gasoline and 24.4 cents for diesel). Doubling the tax on both gasoline and diesel would …

The federal government has set a GHG emissions reduction target of at least 40% below 2005 levels by 2030, equivalent to 38.5% below 2022 levels. This report examines proposed policies …

fuels used in Canada to 80.0 grams of CO2 eq./MJ (gasoline) or 79.0 grams of CO2 eq./MJ (diesel) by 2030 … regulations will result in a notable increase in gasoline prices, potentially rising by up to 17 cents …

sector8. In São Paulo, between 2018 and 2022 gasoline cars emitted 101g CO2 equivalent per passenger …

Like many other fiscal conservatives, I often criticize the large and growing government subsidies to transit. The very active transit advocacy community on X often responds: "How about government subsidies …

It was not until 1923 that California enacted a gasoline tax of two cents per gallon. But gas taxes were … decades, California has sharply increased its gasoline tax, from six cents per gallon in 1963 to sixty … sales tax and an excise tax on both gasoline and diesel. For gasoline, the state sales tax is 2.25 percent … levies an excise tax of $0.184 per gallon for gasoline and $0.244 per gallon for diesel. We estimated …

Climate change is among the most significant social, economic, and environmental threats. Achieving even modest climate targets will depend on local-to-global coordination on costly and far-reaching policies. This research program …

transportation 53 85 82 89 96 82 Banning new gasoline cars and trucks by the year 2040 16 75 75 … transportation 80 80 65 66 68 71 Banning new gasoline cars and trucks by the year 2040 70 55 56 …

Angola are regressive, and the April 22 increase in gasoline prices by 48 percent is expected to raise the … proposed reforms on certain groups. Increases in gasoline and diesel prices will disproportionately impact …

The CPIA Africa report highlights policy trends, best practices, and key changes in Sub-Saharan Africa, following the World Bank's annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA). The analysis is designed …

GDP, and Nigeria has more than tripled retail gasoline prices to begin to address its long-standing …

The Iran Economic Monitor (IEM) provides an update on key economic developments and policies. It examines these economic developments and policies in a longer-term and global context and assesses their …

Support cash transfers to compensate for the gasoline price increase (Figure 38). The program was bolstered … faltered in implementation. Instead of aligning gasoline prices with international standards, the government … with social grievances following the increase in gasoline prices in 2019. c In addition, under the supplementary …

Over the last two decades, U.S. households have received $47 billion in tax credits for buying heat pumps, solar panels, electric vehicles, and other “clean energy” technologies. Using information from …

policy. Previous papers have examined, for example, gasoline taxes (Poterba, 1991; Bento et al., 2009; Glaeser … for example, that distributional consequences of gasoline and carbon taxes tend to be more evenly distributed … “Distributional and Efficiency Impacts of Increased U.S. Gasoline Taxes,” American Economic Review, 2009, 99 (3) … Regressive are Mobility-Related User Fees and Gasoline Taxes?,” Tax Policy and the Economy, 2023, 37 … Economic Review, 1989, 79 (2), 325–330. , “Is the Gasoline Tax Regressive?,” NBER Tax Policy and the Economy …