In 2021, the average effective carbon rate for all sectors across G20 countries was 18.71 euros per metric ton of carbon dioxide. The highest carbon rate across G20 economies was highest in road transportation, at 88.26 euros per metric ton of carbon dioxide, and lowest in the industry sector, at 3.77 euros per metric ton of carbon dioxide. The effective carbon rate is the sum of explicit carbon prices of carbon taxes, emissions trading schemes, and fuel excise taxes.
Average effective carbon rates across G20 countries in 2021, by sector
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Includes all G20 countries with the exception of Saudi Arabia. Average effective carbon rates. Taxes are those applicable on April 1, 2021. The ETS price is the average ETS auction price for the first semester of 2021, with the exception of China and the UK where it is based on information for the period in which they were operational and the U.S. RGGI and Massachusetts and Tokyo subnational systems where a 2020 average was used. Prices are expressed in real 2021 euros per metric tons of CO2.
The effective carbon rate is the sum of explicit carbon prices (carbon taxes + ETS + fuel excise taxes)
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