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Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies

Evidences

5 results

Massive Energy Expenditure

26/04/2024

USD 500 billion was the public expenditure in 2022 to reduce energy bills, 70% represented by Europe (IAEA, 2022).

USD 500 mil millones fue el gasto público en 2022 para reducir las facturas de energía, 70% representado por Europa (IAEA, 2022)

IAEA, 2022. Fossil Fuels Consumption Subsidies 2022.

Country: Europe (aggregate) World (aggregate)
Sector: Renewable energy Energies excl. Renewable energies
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Instrument: Subsidies or Exemptions (e.g., from VAT) on Energy Prices
Result: Allocation of public expenditure

Net Effective Carbon Ratios

20/12/2023

USD 0.90 was the average decrease in Net Effective Carbon Rates (NECR) in 2021 due to fossil fuel subsidies (World Bank, 2023).

En promedio, USD 0.90 fue el descenso de las Tasas de Carbono Efectivas Netas (NECR) en 2021 debido a los subsidios a los combustibles fósiles (Banco Mundial, 2023)

Banco Mundial, 2023. Stade and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2023.

Tag: Decarbonization
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Energies excl. Renewable energies Environment and natural resources
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Instrument: Carbon tax Subsidies or Exemptions (e.g., from VAT) on Energy Prices
Result: Impact: Climate risk resilience

Agricultural subsidies

09/08/2023 Go to Evidence

USD 619 billion is the current value of agricultural subsidies, almost double the USD 325 billion per year reported in 2000.

En USD 619 mil millones están valorados los subsidios agrícolas un crecimiento significativo de lo reportado en el 2000 de USD 325 mil millones anuales (Ding et al., 2021).

Ding, H., A. Markandya, R. Barbieri, M. Calmon, M. Cervera, M. Duraisami, R. Singh, J. Warman, and W. Anderson. 2021. “Repurposing Agricultural Subsidies to Restore Degraded Farmland and Grow Rural Prosperity.” World Resources Institute, Washington, DC.

Tag: Decarbonization
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate) World (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Environment and natural resources
Area: Family Farming Biodiversity Conservation Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Instrument: Support or subsidy for the acquisition of production assets Support or subsidy for agricultural producer prices Studies and diagnoses Incentives or subsidies for the adoption of good sustainable production practices Payments or subsidies to the producer based on agricultural production Payments or subsidies to the producer based on farm services (mechanization, etc.) Payments or subsidies to the producer for the acquisition of fixed assets (fixed capital formation) Payments or subsidies for the acquisition of variable inputs (eg fertilizers) Export subsidies Subsidies to interest rates on agricultural loans Consumer prices subsidies for agrifood products Subsidies or Exemptions (e.g., from VAT) on Energy Prices
Result: Information generation

Energy crisis

24/02/2023 Go to Evidence

USD 100 trillion is the debt of the developing world as a consequence of the energy crisis in 2023 (I. Shine, 2023).

USD 100 billones es la deuda del mundo en desarrollo como consecuencia de la crisis de energía en 2023 (I. Shine, 2023)

I. Shine, 2023. Global Debt Drops but Hits Record High in Developing Countries, Plus Other Economy Stories You Need to Read This Week: Geo-Economics, World Economic Forum

Sector: Energies excl. Renewable energies
Instrument: Subsidies or Exemptions (e.g., from VAT) on Energy Prices
Result: Allocation of public expenditure

Record Fossil Fuel Subsidies

16/02/2023 Go to Evidence

Más de 1 billón de USD fue invertido en subsidios a los combustibles fósiles, superando un máximo histórico en 2022 (IAEA, 2022).

Más de 1 billón de USD fue invertido en subsidios a los combustibles fósiles, superando un máximo histórico en 2022 (IAEA, 2022)

IAEA - T. Muta and M. Erdogan, “The Global Energy Crisis Pushed Fossil Fuel Consumption Subsidies to an All-Time High in 2022,

Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Energies excl. Renewable energies
Area: Biofuels
Instrument: Subsidies or Exemptions (e.g., from VAT) on Energy Prices
Result: Allocation of public expenditure