Environment
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Books and Papers
OECD Urban Policy Reviews, Korea 2012
This Urban Policy Review of Korea assesses Korea’s approach to sustainable urban development as expressed in its recent urban policy reform and national green growth agenda.
Waste Generation and Recycling
There are two serious failures that arise in the management of solid waste. The first relates to the existence of negative externalities in the individual decision-making over waste generation and disposal. When individuals decide on how much to...
Statistics
Water abstractions
This table includes data on water abstractions in million m3. The table is part of the key tables collection on environment.
OECD Environmental Outlook to 2050
Based on joint modelling by the OECD and the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, this book looks forward to the year 2050 to find out what demographic and economic trends might mean for the environment.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Price Elasticities of Transport Fuel Demand in Belgium
Since 1990, Belgium has managed to bring down greenhouse gas emissions in most domains of economic
activity. Road transport, as in many other countries, is a notable exception to this pattern: emissions have
steadily increased, driven by an ever higher consumption of petrol and diesel. Even...
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Thematic Video on Environment
Did you know that if we continue business-as-usual, global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will rise by about 70% between now and 2050?