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India maintained a high emissions intensity of 708 gCO2/kWh, while Canada, Brazil, and France had the lowest intensities due to high shares of low-carbon generation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000458#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["electric energy consumption","electricity generation","solar energy","wind power","hydropower","nuclear power","coal","natural gas","emission intensity","electric vehicle","data center","heat pump","sustainable energy"],"geography_discussed":["People's Republic of China","United States","India","Brazil","Russia","Vietnam","Turkey","European Union","Canada","France","Germany","Asia","Indonesia","Africa","Japan","South Korea","North America","Europe","Middle East","Saudi Arabia","Iran","Latin America and the Caribbean"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["trend analysis","statistical assessment"]},{"id":"ember-000530","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/ember-000530","title":"Global Electricity Review 2025","publisher":{"name":"Ember","organization":"ember"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2025-04-08","source_url":"https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/04/Report-Global-Electricity-Review-2025.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"In 2024, clean power surpassed 40% of global electricity generation for the first time since the 1940s, driven by record solar growth. 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This amount is significantly higher than the $1.5 trillion in public and private climate finance recorded for the same year.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fftreaty-000093#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The average global subsidy for fossil fuel-based CO2 emissions is $190 per tonne, which is higher than any existing national carbon tax, including Uruguay's highest rate of $167 per tonne.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fftreaty-000093#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A proposed universal shipping levy starting at $150 per tonne of CO2e is supported by over 50 countries, including the three largest flag states: Liberia, Panama, and the Marshall Islands. 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It introduces a 'Fiscal Pressure' indicator to identify countries where high debt and deficits create strong incentives for subsidy reform, and provides a stakeholder analysis mapping the influence and attitudes of businesses, governments, consumers, and civil society toward EHS reform.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002833#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The 'Fiscal Pressure' indicator identifies countries with high government deficits, gross debt, and debt servicing costs over a 10-year period (2014–2023) to determine where EHS reform would have the highest positive fiscal impact. Countries with a final indicator value between 0.6 and 1 are considered to have higher levels of fiscal pressure and are most likely to benefit from reform.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002833#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Based on the fiscal pressure analysis, India has the highest indicator value (1.0), followed by Venezuela (0.9), Madagascar (0.8), and Brazil (0.7). Conversely, the Republic of Korea and Russia have the lowest values (0.0).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002833#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The political economy of EHS reform is characterized by a conflict where beneficiaries (such as oil producers and agribusinesses) receive immediate financial gains, while the environmental and health costs are diffuse and perceived only in the long term. This leads to a political calculus that favors the status quo due to loss aversion among beneficiaries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002833#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Stakeholder mapping identifies 'Businesses—EHS recipients' as highly influential (score 4) but completely opposed to reform (score -5). In contrast, 'Businesses—sustainable competitors' (such as renewable energy developers) are supportive (score 5) but have moderate influence (score 3) due to their smaller size and lack of lobbying power compared to large EHS recipients.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002833#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Governments are mapped as the most influential stakeholders (score 5) but generally lean toward opposing reform (score -3) due to fears of political backlash, administrative hurdles, and lack of capacity. 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