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12-Dec-2007
Climate change is already with us. Scientific evidence shows that past emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) are already affecting the Earth’s climate. If current trends and policies continue, the result will be a rapidly warming world. Action is needed now to significantly reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the coming decades.
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Ranking Port Cities with High Exposure and Vulnerability to Climate Extremes
04-Dec-2007
The impact of climate change and urban development could more than triple the number of people around the world exposed to coastal flooding by 2070, according to a new report by the OECD, co-authored by experts from academia and the private sector.
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31-Oct-2007
In this speech, Mr. Gurría underlined that climate change is already happening and remains one of the greatest challenges facing mankind. He said that immediate and collective action is necessary and noted that the needed climate change policies are well known and affordable.
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25-Oct-2007
A new OECD-led report “Policies for a Better Environment: Progress in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia ” examines the recent environmental performance of 12 eastern European and central Asian countries and finds that while the region’s economy is growing at 7% per year, environmental policy reforms are not keeping pace. While countries in the region have legal and policy frameworks, they do not implement or enforce regulations and spend too little on environmental investments.
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12-Jun-2007
This report is one of the products of the OECD programme on environmental indicators. These indicators give a broad overview of environmental issues in OECD counties and are updated every year.
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03-May-2007
Reforming unsustainable subsidies requires political commitment, transparency, consistency, and perhaps transition supports. in this publication, sectoral case studies (energy, agriculture, fisheries) show that subsidy reform depends on good governance.
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02-May-2007
During the 15th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD-15), the OECD hosted a cocktail reception on 10 May featuring Gro Harlem Brundtland, Chair of the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), who reflected on the past 20 years of progress (or not) on sustainable development.
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02-May-2007
The free brochure, "Energy for Sustainable Development", compiles policy recommendations from the OECD and its sister agencies, the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), as a contribution to UNCSD-15.
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12-Apr-2007
There is a variety of approaches for measuring the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable industrial production, as can be seen in these workshop presentations.
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