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		      <title>Environment Directorate</title>
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		      <pubDate>Tue Nov 10 18:34:37 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Border taxes on carbon are inefficient and costly, says OECD Secretary-General]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Based on fears that the competitiveness of their domestic industries will be undermined by weak greenhouse gas emission reduction pledges from developing country trading partners, developed countries are calling for border taxes on carbon. But these fears are often exaggerated, and posturing over border taxes diverts attention away from the fundamental need for broad participation in a climate agreement, according to an op-ed by the OECD Secretary-General published in the Financial Times: "Carbon has no place in global trade rules".]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[OECD side events at Barcelona Climate Change Talks, 2-6 November]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[The OECD hosted two side events at the Climate Change Talks in Barcelona -- the last UNFCCC sessions before COP15 Copenhagen. 1. "Financing for Enhanced Climate Change Action: Mitigation and Adaptation" was organised by climate change experts from the Environment and Development Co-operation directorates; 2. “Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and Climate Change” was co-hosted by ITU, OECD and GeSI.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Ireland should use the economic crisis to move to a clean, low-carbon society, says OECD Secretary-General Gurria]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[The current economic crisis offers an opportunity to transform Ireland’s growth model and make it stronger, cleaner and fairer. The OECD Secretary-General is presenting 38 recommendations to the Irish government to help move in that direction. Recommendations include:• Strengthening efforts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions• Charging households for consumption of water• Ratifying the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Wed Nov 04 12:15:00 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Towards green growth: how can the Environment Policy Committee contribute? ]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[As we begin to see signs of economic recovery, policy debates are focusing on what kind of a post-crisis global economy we want. And the answer is “green”, according to the OECD Secretary-General.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[OECD’s Gurría welcomes UK government climate change map]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Widespread drought, falling agricultural production and rising sea levels are just some of the devastating effects of climate change graphically illustrated in a new map produced by UK government’s Meteorological Office.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Thu Oct 22 23:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Climate change: the biggest threat to economic recovery]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[After a year of pain and pessimism, we are starting to see signs of an economic recovery. Green shoots are sprouting. Governments' bold economic and financial actions of over the past year are beginning to take effect.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Linkages between environmental policy and competitiveness]]></title>
							         <link><![CDATA[http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2008doc.nsf/linkto/env-epoc-gsp(2008)14-final]]></link>
							         <description><![CDATA[The objective of this study is to cover recent conceptual developments on the environmental policy - competitiveness linkages as well as to review empirical research literature since 1997. To this end, the paper develops an analytical framework of the linkages between environmental policy and competitiveness and, based on this framework, presents a literature review.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Beyond the crisis: what is the jobs potential of shifting towards a low-carbon economy?]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Speaking at the meeting of the employment and labour Ministers, OECD Secretary-General, Mr. Gurría affirmed that the current crisis offers an opportunity to discuss the jobs potential of a shift towards a low-carbon economy and what policies are needed to realise the potential of the "green jobs".]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Climate change is the greatest collective challenge that we have ever faced says OECD’s Gurría]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Climate change is the greatest collective challenge that we have ever faced and the world needs a significant reduction in global emissions from current levels. Many developed countries have already committed to reduce GHG emissions in the near-term, but the targets must be more ambitious. At the COP15 Conference in Copenhagen, we have a unique opportunity to address this threat but many questions still remain without answers, according to the OECD Secretary-General.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Fri Sep 18 15:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Launch of the OECD publication "The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation: Policies and Options for Global Action Beyond 2012"]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Against the background of a projected doubling of world greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century, this  book explores feasible ways to abate them at least cost. Through quantitative analysis, it addresses key policy issues to support countries in developing and implementing an ambitious, cost-effective, equitable and comprehensive approach to global climate change mitigation. ]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Fri Sep 18 11:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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