Valuing lives saved from environmental, transport and health policies: A meta-analysis of stated preference studies

15-févr.-2010

This document was prepared by Henrik Lindhjem (EconPöyry), Ståle Navrud (Norwegian University of Life Sciences) and Nils Axel Braathen of the OECD Secretariat. It presents findings of a first phase of a meta-analysis of value of statistical life estimates in environment, health and traffic risk context. Work is underway on expanding the analysis and teasing-out the policy implications of the work.

The influence of regulation and economic policy in the water sector on the level of technology innovation in the sector and its contribution to the environment: The case of the State of Israel

12-févr.-2010

This paper was prepared by Dr. Sinaia Netanyahu of the consultancy firm Tahal in Israel, as a case study for the project on Taxation, Innovation and the Environment. The paper discusses the impacts of policies applied over the last decades in the water sector in Israel on technological innovation and on the environment.

OECD Environmental Risk Assessment Toolkit: ANNEXs

05-févr.-2010

This webpage aims to give access to pratical tools on environmental risk assessment and management of chemicals. It describes the work flow of environmental risk assessment and management with links to relevent OECD products that can be used in each step of the work flow.

Fuel taxes, motor vehicle emission standards and patents related to the fuel-efficiency and emissions of motor vehicles

22-janv.-2010

This paper was prepared by Herman Vollebergh of Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, as a contribution to the project on Taxation, Innovation and the Environment of OECD's Joint Meetings of Tax and Environment Experts. It studies the impacts of motor vehicle fuel taxes and mandatory fuel efficiency standards on relevant car-related innovation activity in selected car-producing countries.

Environmental and eco-innovation: Concepts, evidence and policies

22-janv.-2010

This paper was written by Prof. Paul Ekins and Dr. Roger Salmons, as a contribution to the project on Taxation, Innovation and the Environment of OECD’s Joint Meetings of Tax and Environment Experts.

Mondialisation, transport et environnement

22-févr.-2011

L’augmentation des échanges internationaux de connaissances, de ressources, de biens et de services entraînée par la mondialisation a engendré une augmentation importante de l’activité de transport dont l’impact sur l’environnement s’est traduit par une augmentation de l’activité économique en général, un redéploiement géographique des activités productrices et une modification du volume et de la nature des transports à effectuer pour répondre aux besoins du commerce mondial. Le présent rapport analyse les interrelations entre mondialisation, transports et environnement.

Making Reform Happen in Environmental Policy

18-janv.-2010

This study analyses the political economy of reform of environmental policy, drawing on a number of case studies from different OECD countries. It assesses the way in which political and institutional factors influence the design, decision-making process, adoption and implementation of reforms.

Release of an updated version 1.1 of the OECD (Q)SAR Application Toolbox

07-janv.-2010

Version 1.1.02 of the OECD (Q)SAR Application Toolbox is now available. It can be downloaded free of charge. This Toolbox is a software application intended to be used by governments, the chemical industry and other stakeholders to fill gaps in (eco)toxicity data needed for assessing the hazards of chemicals.  With this Toolbox, a user can fill data gaps by read-across and trend analysis, group chemicals into categories and gain access to a library of (Q)SAR models.

Publication of the Manufactured Nanomaterials: Roadmap for Activities During 2009 and 2010

09-déc.-2009

This document gives a description of the ways in which the WPMN contributes to the overall objectives of the OECD Environment, Health and Safety Programme (EHS), and the OECD as a whole. In addition, it also provides the expected key deliverables of the WPMN for 2009-2010.

Promouvoir la production d'avantages connexes sur le plan de la biodiversité dans le cadre de la réduction des émissions liées à la déforestation et à la dégradation des forêts (REDD)

30-nov.-2009

Le présent rapport examine les moyens de renforcer les avantages connexes pouvant être tirés de la réduction des émissions liées à la déforestation et à la dégradation des forêts (REDD) sur le plan de la biodiversité, tant au niveau de la conception qu’à celui de la mise en oeuvre. Il analyse les répercussions potentielles sur la biodiversité des différents dispositifs de REDD envisageables qui ont été avancés dans les négociations internationales sur le changement climatique (Documents de travail de l'OCDE sur l'environnement ).