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23-Apr-2010
OECD Secretary-General says that living beyond our limits is accelerating global warming. He calls upon governments to increase their emissions reductions targets, commit more financing, and ensure that mitigation is measurable, reportable and verifiable. Responding to fears that carbon taxes and cap-and-trade schemes could harm competitiveness, Gurría says that these concerns are exaggerated and that sharing green technologies and international co-operation can help level the playing field.
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22-Mar-2010
Carbon markets put a price on carbon and this is essential to drive necessary technological and behavioural innovation to limit climate change. OECD works with governments to analyse the design, development and implementation of greenhouse gas market instruments.
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19-Nov-2009
This policy guidance provides essential information and advice on mainstreaming climate change adaptation into development. The objectives are to: i) promote understanding of the implications of climate change on development practice and the need to mainstream adaptation in development co-operation; ii) identify appropriate approaches for integrating adaptation into development policies at national, sectoral, project levels and at local contexts; and iii) identify practical ways for donors to support developing country partners in reducing their vulnerability to climate change.
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28-Aug-2009
Financing climate change is one of the key issues that needs to be resolved for a successful international climate agreement, and is a topic for G20 finance ministers to discuss in London in September. OECD works with government representatives from finance ministries, environment ministries and development co-operation agencies on several of the key issues relating to a post-2012 financial architecture.
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L'adaptation au changement climatique et la coopération pour le développement
19-Aug-2009
Ce document d’orientation vise à donner des informations et des conseils sur la façon de prendre en compte l'adaptation au changement climatique dans la coopération au développement. Ses objectifs sont : i) expliciter les incidences du changement climatique sur les pratiques de développement ; ii) recenser les approches pour intégrer l'adaptation dans les politiques de développement aux niveaux national, sectoriel, des projets, et local ; et iii) indiquer comment les donneurs peuvent soutenir les efforts des pays partenaires pour réduire leur vulnérabilité au changement climatique.
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23-Jun-2009
Governments around the world must work together for a new “green growth” paradigm based on low-carbon economic development, Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo told participants at this year’s OECD Forum.
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15-Jun-2009
Speaking at the International Economic Forum of the Americas, Mr. Gurria called on all countries to use the economic crisis as an opportunity to promote ‘green’ growth. Collective action and bold political will, he said, will be necessary to draft environmentally sound stimulus packages, reduce emissions, foster green innovation, and work towards a successful UN Climate Change Conference at the end of the year.
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05-Jun-2009
The OECD-IEA "Annex I Expert Group" released 3 new analytical reports on the post-2012 climate change framework currently being negotiated by the UN in the lead-up to COP15 Copenhagen: a) “Greenhouse gas mitigation actions: Measurement Reporting & Verification issues and options”; b) “Linking Mitigation Actions with Mitigation Support in Developing Countries: A Conceptual Framework”; and c) "Sectoral Approaches and the Carbon Market" considers the carbon market aspects of sectoral approaches to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in developing countries.
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05-Jun-2009
The OECD actively participated in the UN "Climate Change Talks Bonn" held 1-12 June 2009. On 9 June, the OECD side event "Building a global carbon market: how to achieve cost-effective GHG reductions and generate financing" took place. On 8 June it held a side event on "Building bridges: NAMAs, registries and mitigation support in the post-2012 framework" with panelists from the UK, Saudi Arabia, Korea, the European Commission, Australia, OECD and IEA.
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28-Apr-2009
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. The economics of climate change lie at the epicentre of any viable solution. This publication summarises recent OECD analyses, including on the role of technological innovation and the impacts of policies to address carbon leakage. It provides arguments to help explain why postponing decisions is short-sighted.
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The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation: Policies and Options for Global Action Beyond 2012
