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13-May-2008
Slowing down the consequences of climate change is not only possible but also economically feasible. Taking actions now and doing so together would be cheaper for all economies, less than 0.1% of GDP per year from now until 2050. (Video clip in Spanish).
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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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06-Apr-2007
Climate change presents great challenges to society by raising the risk of negative impacts on human society, the economy, and the Earth. The IPCC today released the Summary for Policy Makers of its Working Group II Report on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. The OECD welcomes this important study, which underscores the need for strengthened policy to limit the impacts of climate change.
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30-Mar-2007
"Working Together to Respond to Climate Change": Seminar of the Annex I Expert Group on the UNFCCC, was held on 19 & 20 March 2007 at IEA Headquarters, Paris. It focused on four areas of discussion: national approaches to adaptation and the role of the international community; overcoming short- and long-term barriers to Clean Development Mechanism project development; technology and energy efficiency; and sectoral approaches and incentives.
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22-Nov-2006
Transport activity continues to cause large adverse impacts on the environment, human health and the economy. But is a negative impact of transport on the environment a necessary consequence of economic growth? This book illustrates that decoupling the environmental impacts of transport from economic growth is achievable, through the efficient use of charges, fees, taxes and other economic instruments.
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24-Jul-2006
by Frédéric Gagnon-Lebrun and Shardul Agrawala
This paper provides an assessment of broad trends in progress on assessment and implementation of adaptation to climate change in “developed countries”, defined here as OECD member countries and/or Parties listed under Annex I of the UNFCCC. The analysis shows that climate change impacts and adaptation receive limited attention relative to the discussion of greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation policies.
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11-May-2006
Scarcity, pollution, investment, geopolitics: however murky the challenges ahead may seem, meeting them will require the utmost lucidiy. And because the future of water is at stake, everyone is involved.
This article was published by the OECD Observer on March 2006.
Learn more about water shortages, read "The water challenge: understanding the issues".
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05-Oct-2005
The 2006 WNU Summer Institute will be held on 8 July–18 August and hosted by the Swedish Centre for Nuclear Technology, Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology and France's Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique. After five weeks in Sweden, WNU fellows will take a week-long technical tour of France, visiting several nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear research, and nuclear power facilities. Full details, including information on how to apply for a fellowship are included in the announcement available from www.nea.fr. The deadline for receipt of applications is 5 December 2005.
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