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As part of the OECD's structural surveillance mandate, work has focussed on both environmental policies, especially evaluating responses to global warming and sustainable development policies. The latter is ongoing and is dealt with in a cross-country and a country-specific mode.
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23-Dec-2008
Considering the costs and risks of inaction, ambitious action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is economically rational. However, success in abating world emissions will ultimately require a least-cost set of policy instruments that is applied as widely as possible across all emission sources (countries, sectors and greenhouse gases).
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18-Dec-2008
This Working Paper presents a summary description of the OECD ENV-Linkages General Equilibrium model. This model has been developed by the Environment Directorate of the OECD Secretariat in order to assess the economic impact of abating Greenhouse Gases using several different economic instruments. The paper is divided into two parts.
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from 01-Dec-2008 to 12-Dec-2008
The impact of climate change on our environment, our economies and our security is the defining issue of our era. OECD is at the forefront of climate change analysis, promoting environmentally and economically rational policies related to adaptation, mitigation, technology, financing and development. The OECD was present in several ways at the UN Climate Change Conference.
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27-Nov-2008
Climate change is a fact of life. We need to act urgently if we are to avoid an irreversible build-up of greenhouse gases and global warming at a potentially huge cost to the economy and society worldwide. This publication summarises recent OECD analyses and it strengthens the main OECD message: that an ambitious and comprehensive strategy to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is economically rational.
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10-Oct-2008
The Australian economy, which is in its 17th consecutive year of growth, has benefited from remarkable results. But difficult challenges lie ahead. How to balance inflation threats and risks of a strong downturn? How to strengthen labour supply? How to enhance education performance? What reforms are needed for labour and product markets? How to implement climate change policy and sustainable water management?
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