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. 2022 Sep 17;9(1):573.
doi: 10.1038/s41597-022-01659-x.

World carbon pricing database: sources and methods

Geoffroy Dolphin  1 , Qinrui Xiahou  2
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World carbon pricing database: sources and methods

Geoffroy Dolphin et al. Sci Data. .

Abstract

This note describes the sources and methods used to construct the World Carbon Pricing Database (WCPD). This database contains a harmonized record of the sectoral coverage and prices associated with carbon pricing mechanisms implemented worldwide at the national and subnational levels over the period 1990-2020. The dataset follows IPCC 2006 sectoral disaggregation, which allows for a straightforward integration with other datasets following the same structure.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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