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No. 41 | 17 Apr 2024 |
Extended Producer Responsibility
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a policy approach that makes producers responsible for their products along the entire lifecycle, including at the post-consumer stage. This policy paper summarises the current consensus on the EPR policy... |
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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. 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. 38 | 04 Dec 2023 |
Climate adaptation: Why local governments cannot do it alone
Given the direct impacts of climate change are felt first and foremost at the local level, many have called for climate adaptation to be a local responsibility. Indeed, local authorities have a major influence on climate change adaptation - such as... |
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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. 36 | 27 Apr 2023 |
Assessing biodiversity-related financial risks
Although measurements of biodiversity-related financial risks are in their infancy, several metrics and indicators are available to assess their impacts and dependencies in the financial system, and approaches are emerging to translate biodiversity... |
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No. 35 | 13 Apr 2023 |
Adaptation measurement: Assessing municipal climate risks to inform adaptation policy in the Slovak Republic
Climate change presents a major social, economic and political challenge for the Slovak Republic. The majority of municipal administrations are unaware of the potential climate risks they face today and in the coming years. Identifying risks posed by... |
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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. 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. 32 | 08 Sept 2022 |
Framework for industry’s net-zero transition
The manufacturing industry is a major source of global carbon dioxide emissions. Industrial production will continue to shift to emerging and developing economies. New investments are needed in low-carbon technologies to align industry’s growth with... |
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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. 30 | 13 Jul 2022 |
Closing the loop in the Slovak Republic
The use of materials globally has increased over the past century and it will continue to grow with sustained population and economic growth. Such growth also leads to increased environmental pressures, including climate change. While the Slovak... |
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No. 29 | 09 Feb 2022 |
Lessons learnt and good practice from APEC-economy fossil-fuel subsidy peer reviews
According to latest data from the OECD and the IEA, government support for the production and use of fossil fuels across 81 major economies totalled USD 351 billion in 2020, amounting to USD 183 billion across 50 OECD, G20, and Eastern Partnership... |
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No. 28 | 29 Jun 2021 |
De-risking institutional investment in green infrastructure
This policy paper catalogues tools and techniques used by public actors such as national development banks and green investment banks to mitigate project-level risks and attract private investment in infrastructure. The paper updates the dataset... |
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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. 26 | 21 May 2021 |
Biodiversity, natural capital and the economy
Nature underpins all economic activities and human well-being. It is the world’s most important asset. Yet humanity is destroying biodiversity at an unprecedented rate, posing significant but often overlooked risks to the economy, the financial... |
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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. 24 | 14 Apr 2021 |
Adapting to a changing climate in the management of coastal zones
This paper provides a comprehensive assessment of the recent and projected socio-economic development of coastal areas. It reviews the environmental pressures exerted by human activities on coastal areas, as well as the impacts of climate change that... |
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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. 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... |
OECD Environment Policy Papers
English
- ISSN: 23097841 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/23097841
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Extended Producer Responsibility
OECD
17 Apr 2024
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a policy approach that makes producers responsible for their products along the entire lifecycle, including at the post-consumer stage. This policy paper summarises the current consensus on the EPR policy...
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...
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...
Climate adaptation: Why local governments cannot do it alone
OECD
04 Dec 2023
Given the direct impacts of climate change are felt first and foremost at the local level, many have called for climate adaptation to be a local responsibility. Indeed, local authorities have a major influence on climate change adaptation - such as...
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...
Assessing biodiversity-related financial risks
OECD
27 Apr 2023
Although measurements of biodiversity-related financial risks are in their infancy, several metrics and indicators are available to assess their impacts and dependencies in the financial system, and approaches are emerging to translate biodiversity...
Adaptation measurement: Assessing municipal climate risks to inform adaptation policy in the Slovak Republic
OECD
13 Apr 2023
Climate change presents a major social, economic and political challenge for the Slovak Republic. The majority of municipal administrations are unaware of the potential climate risks they face today and in the coming years. Identifying risks posed by...
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...
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...
Framework for industry’s net-zero transition
OECD
08 Sept 2022
The manufacturing industry is a major source of global carbon dioxide emissions. Industrial production will continue to shift to emerging and developing economies. New investments are needed in low-carbon technologies to align industry’s growth with...
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,...
Closing the loop in the Slovak Republic
OECD
13 Jul 2022
The use of materials globally has increased over the past century and it will continue to grow with sustained population and economic growth. Such growth also leads to increased environmental pressures, including climate change. While the Slovak...
Lessons learnt and good practice from APEC-economy fossil-fuel subsidy peer reviews
OECD
09 Feb 2022
According to latest data from the OECD and the IEA, government support for the production and use of fossil fuels across 81 major economies totalled USD 351 billion in 2020, amounting to USD 183 billion across 50 OECD, G20, and Eastern Partnership...
De-risking institutional investment in green infrastructure
OECD
29 Jun 2021
This policy paper catalogues tools and techniques used by public actors such as national development banks and green investment banks to mitigate project-level risks and attract private investment in infrastructure. The paper updates the dataset...
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...
Biodiversity, natural capital and the economy
OECD
21 May 2021
Nature underpins all economic activities and human well-being. It is the world’s most important asset. Yet humanity is destroying biodiversity at an unprecedented rate, posing significant but often overlooked risks to the economy, the financial...
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...
Adapting to a changing climate in the management of coastal zones
OECD
14 Apr 2021
This paper provides a comprehensive assessment of the recent and projected socio-economic development of coastal areas. It reviews the environmental pressures exerted by human activities on coastal areas, as well as the impacts of climate change that...
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...
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...