Imports of (bop) - Refined Petroleum Energy Produ in Canada increased to 958.80 CAD Million in March from 910.80 CAD Million in February of 2020. Imports of (bop) - Refined Petroleum Energy Produ in Canada averaged 429.30 CAD Million from 1988 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 1651.50 CAD Million in May of 2018 and a record low of 32.80 CAD Million in February of 1992. This page includes a chart with historical data for Canada Imports of (bop) - Refined Petroleum Energy Produ.

This country note explains how Chile taxes energy use. The note shows the distribution of effective energy tax rates across all domestic energy use. It also details the country-specific assumptions made when calculating effective energy tax rates and matching tax rates to the corresponding energy base.

This country note explains how Colombia taxes energy use. The note shows the distribution of effective energy tax rates across all domestic energy use. It also details the country-specific assumptions made when calculating effective energy tax rates and matching tax rates to the corresponding energy base.

Most of us would agree that clean energy is a worthwhile goal, and the world has invested more than $2 trillion on renewable-energy plants in the past decade. But are we doing enough?

Protectionism and local content requirements are holding back investment in clean energy and thus undermining the fight against climate change. This Investment Insights puts forward policy options for mobilising investment in clean energy and restoring order and confidence in international markets.

OECD's Adrian Blundell-Wignall explains why clean energy projects are not attracting investors despite the availability of fund for investment. This paper was presented at a high-level breakfast event on institutional investors and the low-carbon transition hosted by the OECD Secretary-General during COP21 on 9 December 2015.

Scaling-up investment in renewable electricity is critical for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector. Despite increasing cost-competitiveness, overall investment in renewables projects remains constrained by policy and market obstacles. These hinder development of a sufficient pipeline of bankable projects and affect the risk-return profile of renewable electricity projects.

There is no shortage of capital available globally to finance renewable-energy projects. The financial sector encompasses more than €100 trillion of assets. So how is it that investment in renewable energy is not flowing faster? This article by OECD policy analyst Geraldine Ang proposes responses to the trillion-dollar question.

Successfully attracting investment and innovation in renewable energy requires not only core climate policies, such as pricing carbon, but also a focus on the broader investment environment. Based on new research from the OECD, this article reviews some of the main factors holding back investment and innovation in renewable energy and looks at what governments can do to take action.

This country note explains how Denmark taxes energy use. The note shows the distribution of effective energy tax rates across all domestic energy use. It also details the country-specific assumptions made when calculating effective energy tax rates and matching tax rates to the corresponding energy base.

This country note explains how the Czech Republic taxes energy use. The note shows the distribution of effective energy tax rates across all domestic energy use. It also details the country-specific assumptions made when calculating effective energy tax rates and matching tax rates to the corresponding energy base.

This country note explains how Australia taxes energy use. The note shows the distribution of effective energy tax rates across all domestic energy use. It also details the country-specific assumptions made when calculating effective energy tax rates and matching tax rates to the corresponding energy base.

This country note explains how Japan taxes energy use. The note shows the distribution of effective energy tax rates across all domestic energy use. It also details the country-specific assumptions made when calculating effective energy tax rates and matching tax rates to the corresponding energy base.

This country note explains how Austria taxes energy use. The note shows the distribution of effective energy tax rates across all domestic energy use. It also details the country-specific assumptions made when calculating effective energy tax rates and matching tax rates to the corresponding energy base.

This paper analyses the effects of government policies on flows of private finance for investment in renewable energy. It also examines whether direct provision of public finance for a project increases the volume of private finance raised. The analysis covers 87 countries, six renewable energy sectors (wind, solar, biomass, small hydropower, marine and geothermal).

This report develops a framework that classifies investments according to different types of financing instruments and investment funds, and highlights the risk mitigants and transaction enablers that intermediaries can use to mobilise institutionally held capital.

OECD's Adrian Blundell-Wignall explains why clean energy projects are not attracting investors despite the availability of fund for investment. This paper was presented at a high-level breakfast event on institutional investors and the low-carbon transition hosted by the OECD Secretary-General during COP21 on 9 December 2015.

This working paper assesses the impact of climate mitigation policies and the quality of the investment environment on investment and innovation in renewable power in OECD and G20 countries. It also examines how countries’ investment environments interact with climate mitigation policies to influence investment and patent activity in renewable power.

This country note explains how Belgium taxes energy use. The note shows the distribution of effective energy tax rates across all domestic energy use. It also details the country-specific assumptions made when calculating effective energy tax rates and matching tax rates to the corresponding energy base.

This country note explains how Indonesia taxes energy use. The note shows the distribution of effective energy tax rates across all domestic energy use. It also details the country-specific assumptions made when calculating effective energy tax rates and matching tax rates to the corresponding energy base.

This country note explains how India taxes energy use. The note shows the distribution of effective energy tax rates across all domestic energy use. It also details the country-specific assumptions made when calculating effective energy tax rates and matching tax rates to the corresponding energy base.

Denmark’s green growth strategy focuses on moving the energy system away from fossil fuels and investing in green technologies, while limiting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

In his speech to OECD Ambassadors, the President of Iceland discussed how Iceland could offer lessons on the nature of a clean energy economy; and presented some insights from Iceland's recent challenges in dealing with the financial crisis.

As Mexico seeks to boost economic growth, pressures on its natural resources and environmental outcomes may intensify, jeopardizing the sustainability of that growth and the well-being of the population.

Many studies on household energy efficiency investments suggest that a wide range of seemingly profitable investments are not taken up. This paper provides novel evidence on the main factors behind consumer choices using the OECD Survey on Household Environmental Behaviour and Attitudes.

This paper reviews different explanations for apparent underinvestment in energy efficiency that have been put forward in the literature. It also provides new evidence regarding barriers to investment in energy efficiency based on the OECD Survey on Household Environmental Behaviour and Attitudes.

Over the last decade, Poland has significantly upgraded its infrastructure network, and public investment has risen rapidly. However, bottlenecks still weigh on productivity growth and environmental and health outcomes, and the perceived quality of transport and energy infrastructure remains lower than in most OECD countries.

New evidence on the effect of energy prices on outward FDI can provide some reassurance in light of concerns about Pollution Havens.

This note describes the taxation of energy use in Brazil. It contains the country’s energy tax profiles, followed by country-specific information to complement the general discussion in Taxing Energy Use 2018 (OECD, 2018).

This country note explains how Brazil taxes energy use. The note shows the distribution of effective energy tax rates across all domestic energy use. It also details the country-specific assumptions made when calculating effective energy tax rates and matching tax rates to the corresponding energy base.

This new publication looks at how renewable energy can bring the greatest benefits to host regions.

Since around 2007, the country has been enjoying an “energy renaissance” thanks to its abundant stocks of shale oil and gas. The resurgence in oil and gas production is beginning to create discernible economic impacts and has changed the landscape for natural gas prices in the United States, boosting competitiveness.

OSINERGMIN, the Supervisory Agency for Investment in Energy and Mining of Peru, advances in transparency and accountability to improve its regulation.

Corporate climate change disclosure is crucial for providing decision-makers with information that will enable them to integrate climate considerations into their analyses. This side event to the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties will focus on ways to strengthen corporate climate disclosure frameworks, and to scale up the use of corporate climate change-related information.

Exports of Electrical Energy CMLV in Russia increased to 95.90 USD Million in February from 56.20 USD Million in January of 2020. Exports of Electrical Energy CMLV in Russia averaged 352.96 USD Million from 1994 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 1292.60 USD Million in November of 2011 and a record low of 0 USD Million in January of 1997. Russia accounts for Exports of Electrical Energy using cumulative values for each year (CMLV). This page includes a chart with historical data for Russia Exports of Electrical Energy CMLV.

Trade Balance Extra Ea18 - Energy In the Euro Area increased to -15861.60 EUR Million in February from -20192.30 EUR Million in January of 2020. Trade Balance Extra Ea18 - Energy in the Euro Area averaged -17725.63 EUR Million from 1999 until 2020, reaching an all time high of -3479.80 EUR Million in February of 1999 and a record low of -33381.50 EUR Million in March of 2012. This page includes a chart with historical data for Euro Area Trade Balance Extra Ea18 - Energy.

Imports From Extra Ea18-Energy (Trade Value %yoy) (Ea18) In the Euro Area decreased to -11.20 percent in February from -5.60 percent in January of 2020. Imports From Extra Ea18-Energy (Trade Value %yoy) in the Euro Area averaged 11.32 percent from 2000 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 150 percent in February of 2000 and a record low of -45.50 percent in July of 2009. This page includes a chart with historical data for Euro Area Imports of Extra Ea18-energy (trade Value %yoy) (.

Imports of Extra Ea18 - Energy In the Euro Area decreased to 23023.50 EUR Million in February from 27961.10 EUR Million in January of 2020. Imports of Extra Ea18 - Energy in the Euro Area averaged 23478.47 EUR Million from 1999 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 43361.30 EUR Million in March of 2012 and a record low of 4338.40 EUR Million in February of 1999. This page includes a chart with historical data for Euro Area Imports of Extra Ea18 - Energy.

Exports of Extra Ea18 - Energy (trade Value %yoy) In the Euro Area decreased to -8.50 percent in February from 0 percent in January of 2020. Exports of Extra Ea18 - Energy (trade Value %yoy) in the Euro Area averaged 14.42 percent from 2000 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 109.70 percent in February of 2000 and a record low of -43.10 percent in April of 2009. This page includes a chart with historical data for Euro Area Exports of Extra Ea18 - Energy (trade Value %yoy).

Cpi Housing Utilities in Switzerland decreased to 103.35 points in April from 103.54 points in March of 2020. Cpi Housing Utilities in Switzerland averaged 81.05 points from 1982 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 104.05 points in November of 2018 and a record low of 49.97 points in March of 1983. This page provides - Switzerland CPI Housing and Energy- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Exports of Intermediate Goods - Energy Products in Spain decreased to 945736.92 EUR THO in February from 1088802.55 EUR THO in January of 2020. Exports of Intermediate Goods - Energy Products in Spain averaged 411557.81 EUR THO from 1981 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 2039833.47 EUR THO in October of 2011 and a record low of 10603.70 EUR THO in January of 1981. This page includes a chart with historical data for Spain Exports of Intermediate Goods - Energy Products.

Exports of Intermediate Goods - Non Energy Produc in Spain increased to 11386143.37 EUR THO in February from 11034883.31 EUR THO in January of 2020. Exports of Intermediate Goods - Non Energy Produc in Spain averaged 5074011.02 EUR THO from 1981 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 13061026.91 EUR THO in October of 2018 and a record low of 300382.96 EUR THO in January of 1981. This page includes a chart with historical data for Spain Exports of Intermediate Goods - Non Energy Produc.

Exports of Non Energy in Spain increased to 22946464.89 EUR THO in February from 21776505.05 EUR THO in January of 2020. Exports of Non Energy in Spain averaged 21194963.49 EUR THO from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 25420237.80 EUR THO in October of 2019 and a record low of 14870420.87 EUR THO in August of 2014. This page includes a chart with historical data for Spain Exports of Non Energy.

Imports of Energy in Italy decreased to 3791 EUR Million in February from 4460 EUR Million in January of 2020. Imports of Energy in Italy averaged 4086.40 EUR Million from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 5400 EUR Million in May of 2014 and a record low of 2666 EUR Million in February of 2016. This page includes a chart with historical data for Italy Imports of Energy.

Imports of Total Energy-related Petroluem Products in the United States decreased to 10111078 USD THO in March from 11916459 USD THO in February of 2020. Imports of Total Energy-related Petroluem Products in the United States averaged 21280816.90 USD THO from 2002 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 52397754 USD THO in July of 2008 and a record low of 5320599 USD THO in February of 2002. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Imports of Total Energy-related Petroluem Products.

Khalid al-Falih to lead a new government ministry for investment

Covid-19 and price war shock US shale production. Plus: life after a $600m gamble on renewables; biofuels for aviation; ammonia’s potential for shipping; new power sources as architectural landmarks; ending human gluttony for cheap power

Schemes to look at cutting emissions in sectors such as transport in push to meet 2050 ‘net zero’ target

American producers are coming under pressure on several fronts

Loan scheme worth up to £100m a month would allow suppliers to assist struggling customers