Mispricing from a domestic perspective is responsible for a large majority of the global subsidy: in 2013,
local air pollution totaled 46 % of the subsidy, under - taxation of broader vehicle externalities (e.g., congestion, accidents) accounted for 13 %, 11 % of the subsidy came from undercharging for inventory costs, and general consumer taxes amounted to 8 %.
Not exact matches
They do not emit tailpipe pollutants, giving a large reduction of
local air pollution, and, can give a significant reduction in
total greenhouse gas and other emissions (dependent on the method used for electricity generation).
Coal is the dirtiest fuel in terms of both
local air pollution and climate - warming carbon emissions and is therefore the greatest beneficiary of the subsidies, with just over half the
total.