Experts call for internationally co-ordinated efforts on toxicogenomics

10-nov.-2004

Toxicogenomics refers to newly developed methods to detect changes in the activities of genes and other molecular-level responses for the assessment of human and environmental safety of chemicals. The OECD, with the International Programme on Chemical Safety, held a workshop on toxicogenomics in Kyoto, on 13-15 Oct 2004. The 56 experts that attended the workshop called for co-ordinated international activities for advancing the research in this field and exploring the use of this technology for the safety of chemicals.  The Workshop Report can be found at the above link.

Towards Waste Prevention Performance Indicators

08-nov.-2004

This paper [ENV/EPOC/WGWPR/SE(2004)1/FINAL] was adopted and declassified by the Delegates of the Working Group on Waste Prevention and Recycling in May 2004.

Part 1 of this document identifies drivers for the generation of municipal waste, its components and some other waste streams. A set of pressure indicators for waste prevention are proposed for trial use by OECD and its member countries.

Part 2 assesses whether the available information would suffice the development of response indicators for waste prevention. Some generic response indicators are proposed for further discussion.

Part 3 explores linkages between material use, waste generation, economic development and waste prevention policies towards the development of MFA-based waste prevention indicators. Some MFA-based indicators are proposed for measuring the effectiveness of waste policies.

Towards Waste Prevention Performance Indicators: Proceedings of an OECD Workshop

06-oct.-2004

A comprehensive report on this pioneering workshop is now available.  In the first part you will find the synthesis, discussion and recommendations report. Part 2 provides the agenda, documentation, outcomes of breakout group discussions and the list of participants

Workshop Announcement - Leisure Travel, Tourism Travel and the Environment, Berlin 4-5 November 2004

15-juil.-2004

Announcement

Leisure activities and tourism are major factors in the economies of OECD countries. Tourism and travel in particular have been said to contribute more than 10 per cent of world GDP, when direct and indirect impacts are taken into account, and even larger shares of the economies of, and employment in, OECD countires. Tourism activity appears to have incresed substantially over the last few decades and there are expectations of further increases.

The Use of Tradable Permits in Combination with Other Environmental Policy Instruments

02-juil.-2004

Tradable permits are rarely introduced alone, but are instead usually implemented with other policies such as regulations and taxes.  This report examines the interactions between tradable permits and other policies, and sets out conditions under which it is preferable to use them in combination.

Latest Analyses from the Annex I Expert Group on the UNFCCC

29-juin-2004

Download recently released final documents (June 2004) focusing on institutional capacity for climate action, international technology collaboration , emissions trading , linking (two papers), and progress under the CDM .

Environment and Distributional Issues: Analysis, Evidence and Policy Implications

25-juin-2004

This report reviews key conceptual issues and main empirical findings to better understand disparities in the distribution of environmental quality and in the distribution of financial effects of environmental policies. It also provides policy recommendations for decision-makers to assess and address distributional concerns.

Nouveau rapport (en anglais) "Environment and Employment - An Assessment"

 This report on “Environment and Employment - An Assessment” provides updated information on environmentally-related employment, examines the contribution of “local” initiatives, and discusses economy-wide employment impacts of environmental policies.

Tradeable Permits: Policy Evaluation Evaluation, Design and Reform

04-juin-2004

This publication brings together the reports presented at the 2003 OECD workshop on Ex-Post Evaluation of Tradeable Permits and reviews the recent secondary literature on the evaluation of tradeable permits and policy evaluation.

Mise en eouvre du développement durable : Principaux résultats 2001-2004

07-mai-2004

Cette brochure résume les principaux résultats de 3 ans de recherche sur le développement durable. Les travaux menés par l'OCDE se sont portés sur l'"interface" entre l'environnement et l'économie d'une part, et entre l'économie et la société d'autre part. Les travaux se sont concentrés sur les indicateurs et les examens par les pairs ; sur les obstacles à la réduction des subventions dommageables à l'environnement et aux obstacles à une utilisation accrue des taxes portant sur l'environnement ; sur les aspects sociaux du développement durable ainsi que sur la cohérence et l'intégration politiques.