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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. 20 | 02 Jul 2020 |
Improving resource efficiency and the circularity of economies for a greener world
Global demand for materials has been growing over the past century, driven by a steady economic growth in OECD countries, the industrialisation of emerging economies and a growing world population. At the global level, materials use more than doubled... |
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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. 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. 17 | 17 Sept 2019 |
Financing climate objectives in cities and regions to deliver sustainable and inclusive growth
The investment choices we make in the coming years will either lock-in a climate-compatible, inclusive growth pathway, or a high-carbon, inefficient and unsustainable pathway for decades to come. Cities and regions, responsible for 60% of public... |
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No. 16 | 05 Sept 2019 |
Blockchain technologies as a digital enabler for sustainable infrastructure
Embracing new technologies that could enable drastic reductions in GHG emissions will be key to delivering low-emissions pathways for growth, but it is not always obvious what the big breakthroughs will look like. This report looks at how blockchain... |
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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. 14 | 07 Dec 2018 |
Climate-resilient infrastructure
A co-ordinated policy response is needed to ensure that new and existing infrastructure networks are resilient to climate change. This Policy Paper outlines a framework for achieving this based on the experiences in OECD and G20 countries. It shows... |
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No. 13 | 18 Sept 2018 |
Innovative Approaches to Building Resilient Coastal Infrastructure
This Policy Paper comprises an Issue Brief and Background Report prepared by the OECD for the G7 Environment, Energy and Oceans Ministers. It outlines the rising risks faced by coastal communities, which are being exacerbated by climate change. It... |
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No. 12 | 18 Sept 2018 |
Improving Plastics Management
This Policy Paper comprises the Background Report prepared by the OECD for the G7 Environment, Energy and Oceans Ministers. It provides an overview of current plastics production and use, the environmental impacts that this is generating and... |
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No. 11 | 20 Mar 2018 |
Financing water
This paper sets out essential facts about the economic case for water-related investment and the financing gap. It charts a series of actions to better value water and ultimately facilitate investment at a scale commensurate with the commitments of... |
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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. 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. 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. 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... |
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No. 6 | 31 Jan 2017 |
Green Investment Banks
This Policy Paper describes the relatively new phenomenon of publicly-capitalised green investment banks and examines why they are being created and how they are mobilising private investment. It draws on the OECD report “Green Investment Banks:... |
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No. 5 | 19 Jul 2016 |
Israel's Green Tax on Cars
In recent decades, Israel’s growing population and rising incomes have seen consumption increase substantially, bringing with it considerable pressure on the environment. One of the main environmental pressures is from the ever-increasing transport... |
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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. 3 | 17 Dec 2014 |
Greening Household Behaviour
Personal behaviour and choices in daily life, from what we eat to how we get to work or heat our homes, have a significant – and growing – effect on the environment. But why are some households greener than others? And what factors motivate green... |
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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... |
OECD Environment Policy Papers
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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...
Global demand for materials has been growing over the past century, driven by a steady economic growth in OECD countries, the industrialisation of emerging economies and a growing world population. At the global level, materials use more than doubled...
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...
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...
Financing climate objectives in cities and regions to deliver sustainable and inclusive growth
OECD
17 Sept 2019
The investment choices we make in the coming years will either lock-in a climate-compatible, inclusive growth pathway, or a high-carbon, inefficient and unsustainable pathway for decades to come. Cities and regions, responsible for 60% of public...
Embracing new technologies that could enable drastic reductions in GHG emissions will be key to delivering low-emissions pathways for growth, but it is not always obvious what the big breakthroughs will look like. This report looks at how blockchain...
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...
Climate-resilient infrastructure
OECD
07 Dec 2018
A co-ordinated policy response is needed to ensure that new and existing infrastructure networks are resilient to climate change. This Policy Paper outlines a framework for achieving this based on the experiences in OECD and G20 countries. It shows...
Innovative Approaches to Building Resilient Coastal Infrastructure
OECD
18 Sept 2018
This Policy Paper comprises an Issue Brief and Background Report prepared by the OECD for the G7 Environment, Energy and Oceans Ministers. It outlines the rising risks faced by coastal communities, which are being exacerbated by climate change. It...
Improving Plastics Management
OECD
18 Sept 2018
This Policy Paper comprises the Background Report prepared by the OECD for the G7 Environment, Energy and Oceans Ministers. It provides an overview of current plastics production and use, the environmental impacts that this is generating and...
Financing water
OECD
20 Mar 2018
This paper sets out essential facts about the economic case for water-related investment and the financing gap. It charts a series of actions to better value water and ultimately facilitate investment at a scale commensurate with the commitments of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Green Investment Banks
OECD
31 Jan 2017
This Policy Paper describes the relatively new phenomenon of publicly-capitalised green investment banks and examines why they are being created and how they are mobilising private investment. It draws on the OECD report “Green Investment Banks:...
Israel's Green Tax on Cars
OECD
19 Jul 2016
In recent decades, Israel’s growing population and rising incomes have seen consumption increase substantially, bringing with it considerable pressure on the environment. One of the main environmental pressures is from the ever-increasing transport...
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....
Greening Household Behaviour
OECD
17 Dec 2014
Personal behaviour and choices in daily life, from what we eat to how we get to work or heat our homes, have a significant – and growing – effect on the environment. But why are some households greener than others? And what factors motivate green...
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...