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Bonds and bioeconomy

16/05/2025 Go to Evidence

1 billion was the value of Brazil's first sovereign bond dedicated to the bioeconomy, issued in 2022 (Ministry of Economy Brazil, 2023).

Ministerio de Economía Brasil, 2023

Ministerio de Economía Brasil. (2023). Reporte de emisión de títulos verdes soberanos 2022-2023.

Carbon credits

16/05/2025 Go to Evidence

More than $85 million in carbon credits have been mobilized in Costa Rica since 2021, highlighting the role of agriculture and bioenergy (Bolsa Nacional de Valores, 2023).

Bolsa Nacional de Valores, 2023

Bolsa Nacional de Valores. (2023). Reporte anual de transacciones en mercados ambientales. Costa Rica

Sustainable agriculture

20/09/2024 Go to Evidence

USD 4.3 trillion in 2030 could be generated in health, economic and environmental benefits by investing in low-emission agriculture and land-use transformation, with a 16 to 1 return on costs (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).

Sutton, William R., Alexander Lotsch, & Ashesh Prasann. 2024. Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System. Agriculture and Food Series. Washington, DC: Banco Mundial. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-2093-9. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO

Diversification of organic dairy farms in the U.S.

09/01/2024 Go to Evidence

89% of the production value of organic dairy farms in the United States came from dairy activity in 2021, remaining stable from 86% in 2005 (Gillespie et al., 2024).

89% del valor de producción de las granjas lecheras orgánicas en Estados Unidos provenía de la actividad láctea en 2021, manteniéndose estable desde 86% en 2005 (Gillespie et al., 2024).

Gillespie, J., Raszap Skorbiansky, S., & Law, J. (2024). U.S. Certified Organic Dairy Production: Three Decades of Growth (ERR-335). U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

Increase in GDP due to decarbonization

21/12/2023 Go to Evidence

A 1% increase in GDP in Latin America and the Caribbean by 2030 can increase decarbonization efforts (IDB, 2023).

Un 1% puede aumentar el PIB en América Latina y el Caribe para 2030 los esfuerzos de descarbonización (BID, 2023)

BID, 2023. Costos y beneficios de lograr la carbono-neutralidad en América Latina y el Caribe

67 out of 71 OECD countries with indirect carbon p

20/12/2023

67 out of 71 countries evaluated by the OECD had indirect carbon prices in the form of fuel taxes, only 39 had a carbon tax or ETS (World Bank, 2023).

67 de 71 países evaluados de la OCDE tenían precios del carbono indirectos en forma de impuestos a los combustibles, solo 39 tenían impuesto al carbono o ETS (Banco Mundial, 2023)

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

Fossil fuels

20/12/2023

It was 3 times higher fossil fuel tax than carbon price in 2021 (World Bank, 2023).

Fue 3 veces más alto el impuesto a los combustibles fósiles que el precio del carbono en 2021 (Banco Mundial, 2023)

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

Carbon price

20/12/2023

Less than 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions are covered by a direct carbon price (World Bank, 2023).

Menos del 5% de las emisiones globales de gases de efecto invernadero están cubiertas por un precio del carbono directo (Banco Mundial, 2023)

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

GHG emissions

20/12/2023

23% of GHG emissions were covered by ETSs and carbon taxes (World Bank, 2023).

23% de de las emisiones de GHG fueron cubiertas por ETSs e impuestos al carbono (Bando Mundial, 2023)

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

Carbon taxes

20/12/2023

Almost USD 95 billion was the revenue from carbon taxes and ETSs globally (World Bank, 2023).

Casi USD 95 mil millones fueron los ingresos de los impuestos al carbono y los ETS a nivel mundial (Banco Mundial, 2023)

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