Changing Climate Change: The New Dimension of Economics

03-juin-2008

Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, at the Opening session of the OECD Forum 2008, OECD International Conference Centre, Paris, 3 June, 2008.

New book: Economic Aspects of Adaptation to Climate Change

03-juin-2008

"Economic Aspects of Adaptation to Climate Change: Costs, Benefits and Policy Instruments", edited by Shardul Agrawala and Samuel Fankhauser. This new book provides a critical assessment of adaptation costs and benefits in key climate sensitive sectors, as well as at national and global levels. It examines the potential and limits of economic and policy instruments - e.g. insurance and risk sharing, environmental markets and pricing, public private partnerships - that can motivate adaptation actions. Friendly url: www.oecd.org/env/cc/ecoadaptation .

List of Manufactured Nanomaterials and List of Endpoints for Phase One of the OECD Testing Programme

03-juin-2008

OECD’s Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials launched a “sponsorship programme” at its 3rd meeting (November 2007). Countries  will share the testing of specific nanomaterials (MNs) under this programme. Much valuable information on the safety of MNs can be derived by testing a representative set for human health and environmental safety.  In launching this “sponsorship programme” the Working Party agreed a priority list of MNs for testing (based on materials which are in or close to commerce) as well as a list of endpoints for which they should be tested. 

OECD/IEA seminar on climate change with non-Annex I countries, May 2008

20-mai-2008

The 2008 Annex I Expert Group seminar with non-Annex I countries took place 5-6 May 2008 in Paris and included 140 participants from 47 delegations. The seminar focussed on four main climate change topics: (i) exploring different mitigation options; (ii) reducing emission from deforestation (REDD) – structuring mechanisms for environmental performance; (iii) how to boost clean technology innovation diffusion and transfer in the near to medium term; and (iv) adaptation in the post-2012 framework.

ICGB Newsletter No. 19 Published

19-mai-2008

A new issue of the OECD Biotechnology Update has been published. This newsletter provides up-to-date information on the diverse activities at OECD related to biotechnology.

ICGB Newsletter No. 19

19-mai-2008

A new issue of the OECD Biotechnology Update has been published. This newsletter provides up-to-date information on the diverse activities at OECD related to biotechnology.

All countries must act on climate change

13-mai-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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Current Developments/ Activities in Manufactured Nanomaterials, Paris, France, 28-30 November 2007

18-avr.-2008

This document provides information on current/planned activities related to the safety of manufactured nanomaterials in OECD member and non-member countries.  Information was provided by delegations who participated in the 3rd Meeting of OECD's Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials.  There are also reports on relevant current activities in some International Organisations.

Report of Survey on the Use of Safety Documents in the Control of Major Accident Hazards

10-mars-2008

The Report of Survey on the Use of Safety Documents in the Control of Major Accident Hazards has been published.

Report of Survey on the Use of Safety Documents in the Control of Major Accident Hazards

10-mars-2008

Le document <<Report of Survey on the Use of Safety Documents in the Control of Major Accident Hazards>> est publié.

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