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No. 27 | 17 Jun 2021 |
Towards a national strategic framework for the circular economy in the Czech Republic
The past decades have witnessed unprecedented growth in global consumption of raw materials, which also lead to increased environmental pressures. As a response to these challenges, countries across the world have made the transition to a circular... |
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No. 19 | 22 Jun 2020 |
Towards a green fiscal reform in the Slovak Republic
Environmental fiscal reforms are an essential building block to steer countries onto a sustainable long-term development path. This paper develops proposals for strengthening the role of market-based environmental policy instruments in the Slovak... |
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No. 25 | 21 May 2021 |
Towards G7 action to combat ghost fishing gear
This report provides in-depth analysis of the drivers, impacts and best practices to address ghost fishing gear. It places the issues of abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear within the larger context of marine plastic pollution. Ghost... |
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No. 2 | 24 Dec 2013 |
The Swedish Tax on Nitrogen Oxide Emissions
Sweden was facing a serious soil acidification and water eutrophication problem caused partly by emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from combustion processes in transport, industry and power. In 1992, Sweden introduced a high tax on NOx emissions... |
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No. 4 | 25 Sept 2015 |
The Lake Taupo Nitrogen Market in New Zealand
Lake Taupo is New Zealand’s largest lake, and a national icon. Its pristine waters attract visitors from round the world for a multitude of water-based recreation and sight-seeing activities. It is also important to New Zealand’s indigenous peoples.... |
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No. 40 | 22 Jan 2024 |
Taming wildfires in the context of climate change: The case of the United States
The frequency and severity of extreme wildfires are on the rise in the United States, causing unprecedented disruption and increasingly challenging the country’s capacity to contain losses and damages. These challenges are set to keep growing in the... |
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No. 37 | 20 Sept 2023 |
Taming wildfires in the context of climate change: The case of Portugal
The frequency and severity of extreme wildfires are on the rise in Portugal, causing unprecedented disruption and increasingly challenging the country’s capacity to contain losses and damages. These challenges are set to keep growing in the context... |
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No. 34 | 20 Dec 2022 |
Synergies and trade-offs in the transition to a resource-efficient and circular economy
The world's raw materials consumption is expected to nearly double by 2060. This is particularly alarming because materials extraction, processing, use and waste management lead to significant environmental pressures. A circular economy aims to... |
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No. 9 | 19 Dec 2017 |
Sustaining Iceland’s fisheries through tradeable quotas
This paper analyses the reform undertaken by Iceland to avert a looming crisis and restore fish stocks to sustainable levels. The paper outlines the process involved in designing and implementing this reform. It also reflects on the challenges... |
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No. 15 | 17 Apr 2019 |
Sustainable connectivity
Good quality and sustainable infrastructure that meets the needs of women, men, children, minorities, people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups is essential for human well-being, economic growth and environmental sustainability. This... |
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No. 10 | 16 Feb 2018 |
Sustainable Financing for Marine Ecosystem Services in Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau
This Policy Paper summarises key messages from the case study on European Union payments to Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau for the conservation of marine protected areas under the Fisheries Partnership Agreements. The detailed case study is available... |
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No. 33 | 29 Sept 2022 |
Supporting women’s empowerment through green policies and finance
It is increasingly recognised that women and girls tend to be disproportionately impacted by climate change and other environmental challenges, especially in developing countries. Yet, little research or policy action has focused on how gender... |
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No. 23 | 08 Jan 2021 |
Strengthening adaptation-mitigation linkages for a low-carbon, climate-resilient future
Strengthening linkages between climate change adaptation and mitigation policies can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of actions in support of a low-carbon, climate-resilient economic development. This policy paper provides an overview and a... |
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No. 18 | 30 Oct 2019 |
Scaling up climate-compatible infrastructure
National development banks (NDBs) and development finance institutions – domestically focused, publicly owned financial institutions with a specific development mandate – are poised to play a role in bridging the investment gap for climate-compatible... |
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No. 22 | 07 Oct 2020 |
Reframing Financing and Investment for a Sustainable Ocean Economy
This paper sets out a new framing of the challenges and opportunities for scaling up financing and investment for a sustainable ocean economy. It examines the particular challenges associated with financing sustainable ocean activities across... |
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No. 8 | 19 Dec 2017 |
Reforming agricultural subsidies to support biodiversity in Switzerland
This paper analyses the reform of Switzerland’s agricultural policy framework, which reoriented subsidies to better target policy objectives, including for biodiversity. The paper outline the process involved in designing and implementing the reform... |
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No. 39 | 07 Dec 2023 |
Promoting nature-based solutions in municipalities in Hungary
Nature-based solutions (NbS) aim to maintain, enhance and restore ecosystems to address a variety of social, economic and environmental challenges, including climate change and biodiversity loss. This paper applies the OECD’s framework to provide... |
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No. 31 | 30 Aug 2022 |
OECD blended finance guidance for clean energy
Meeting the Paris Agreement goals will need a rapid acceleration of finance towards clean energy investments in emerging and developing economies. Blended finance is an important tool that can help mobilise commercial investment towards clean energy,... |
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No. 21 | 29 Jul 2020 |
Nature-based solutions for adapting to water-related climate risks
Healthy ecosystems, and their associated services, can provide effective natural protection against water-related climate risks. Nature-based solutions (NbS) have recently gained momentum in international policy discussions due to their potential to... |
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No. 7 | 19 Dec 2017 |
Making the Slovak Republic a more resource efficient economy
The Slovak Republic is a country with a limited natural resource base, an important manufacturing sector and rising materials consumption. Coherent polices that aim at increasing resource efficiency and achieving green growth are vital for... |
OECD Environment Policy Papers
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Towards a national strategic framework for the circular economy in the Czech Republic
OECD
17 Jun 2021
The past decades have witnessed unprecedented growth in global consumption of raw materials, which also lead to increased environmental pressures. As a response to these challenges, countries across the world have made the transition to a circular...
Towards a green fiscal reform in the Slovak Republic
OECD
22 Jun 2020
Environmental fiscal reforms are an essential building block to steer countries onto a sustainable long-term development path. This paper develops proposals for strengthening the role of market-based environmental policy instruments in the Slovak...
Towards G7 action to combat ghost fishing gear
OECD
21 May 2021
This report provides in-depth analysis of the drivers, impacts and best practices to address ghost fishing gear. It places the issues of abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear within the larger context of marine plastic pollution. Ghost...
The Swedish Tax on Nitrogen Oxide Emissions
OECD
24 Dec 2013
Sweden was facing a serious soil acidification and water eutrophication problem caused partly by emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from combustion processes in transport, industry and power. In 1992, Sweden introduced a high tax on NOx emissions...
The Lake Taupo Nitrogen Market in New Zealand
OECD
25 Sept 2015
Lake Taupo is New Zealand’s largest lake, and a national icon. Its pristine waters attract visitors from round the world for a multitude of water-based recreation and sight-seeing activities. It is also important to New Zealand’s indigenous peoples....
The frequency and severity of extreme wildfires are on the rise in the United States, causing unprecedented disruption and increasingly challenging the country’s capacity to contain losses and damages. These challenges are set to keep growing in the...
Taming wildfires in the context of climate change: The case of Portugal
OECD
20 Sept 2023
The frequency and severity of extreme wildfires are on the rise in Portugal, causing unprecedented disruption and increasingly challenging the country’s capacity to contain losses and damages. These challenges are set to keep growing in the context...
Synergies and trade-offs in the transition to a resource-efficient and circular economy
Linda Livingstone, Peter Börkey, Rob Dellink and Frithjof Laubinger
20 Dec 2022
The world's raw materials consumption is expected to nearly double by 2060. This is particularly alarming because materials extraction, processing, use and waste management lead to significant environmental pressures. A circular economy aims to...
Sustaining Iceland’s fisheries through tradeable quotas
OECD
19 Dec 2017
This paper analyses the reform undertaken by Iceland to avert a looming crisis and restore fish stocks to sustainable levels. The paper outlines the process involved in designing and implementing this reform. It also reflects on the challenges...
Sustainable connectivity
OECD
17 Apr 2019
Good quality and sustainable infrastructure that meets the needs of women, men, children, minorities, people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups is essential for human well-being, economic growth and environmental sustainability. This...
Sustainable Financing for Marine Ecosystem Services in Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau
OECD
16 Feb 2018
This Policy Paper summarises key messages from the case study on European Union payments to Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau for the conservation of marine protected areas under the Fisheries Partnership Agreements. The detailed case study is available...
Supporting women’s empowerment through green policies and finance
OECD
29 Sept 2022
It is increasingly recognised that women and girls tend to be disproportionately impacted by climate change and other environmental challenges, especially in developing countries. Yet, little research or policy action has focused on how gender...
Strengthening adaptation-mitigation linkages for a low-carbon, climate-resilient future
OECD
08 Jan 2021
Strengthening linkages between climate change adaptation and mitigation policies can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of actions in support of a low-carbon, climate-resilient economic development. This policy paper provides an overview and a...
Scaling up climate-compatible infrastructure
OECD
30 Oct 2019
National development banks (NDBs) and development finance institutions – domestically focused, publicly owned financial institutions with a specific development mandate – are poised to play a role in bridging the investment gap for climate-compatible...
Reframing Financing and Investment for a Sustainable Ocean Economy
OECD
07 Oct 2020
This paper sets out a new framing of the challenges and opportunities for scaling up financing and investment for a sustainable ocean economy. It examines the particular challenges associated with financing sustainable ocean activities across...
This paper analyses the reform of Switzerland’s agricultural policy framework, which reoriented subsidies to better target policy objectives, including for biodiversity. The paper outline the process involved in designing and implementing the reform...
Promoting nature-based solutions in municipalities in Hungary
OECD
07 Dec 2023
Nature-based solutions (NbS) aim to maintain, enhance and restore ecosystems to address a variety of social, economic and environmental challenges, including climate change and biodiversity loss. This paper applies the OECD’s framework to provide...
OECD blended finance guidance for clean energy
OECD
30 Aug 2022
Meeting the Paris Agreement goals will need a rapid acceleration of finance towards clean energy investments in emerging and developing economies. Blended finance is an important tool that can help mobilise commercial investment towards clean energy,...
Nature-based solutions for adapting to water-related climate risks
OECD
29 Jul 2020
Healthy ecosystems, and their associated services, can provide effective natural protection against water-related climate risks. Nature-based solutions (NbS) have recently gained momentum in international policy discussions due to their potential to...
Making the Slovak Republic a more resource efficient economy
OECD
19 Dec 2017
The Slovak Republic is a country with a limited natural resource base, an important manufacturing sector and rising materials consumption. Coherent polices that aim at increasing resource efficiency and achieving green growth are vital for...