Conference at Chatham House - The OECD and Globalisation: The Economics of Climate Change

on 03-Jul-2008

In his speech at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Angel Gurría shares a few insights on how the OECD perceives the new era of globalisation and on how the organisation is responding to its multiple challenges. Climate change and the spiral of food prices stand out.

Achieving sustainability of the energy sector in Canada

30-Jun-2008

Energy represents a major sustainable development challenge for Canada. Efforts should be concentrated on designing and implementing an emissions trading scheme compatible with corresponding systems abroad. Effective and efficient systems of regulation and taxation are essential to facilitate the timely realisation of energy supply plans.

Speech by OECD Secretary-General on Water: an Under-Delivered Promise

19-Jun-2008

In his speech delivered at the Conference of Montreal, Angel Gurría underlined that growing pressures from agriculture, energy production and industries were imperilling our water resources. He affirmed that all countries - OECD and developing countries alike – need to introduce urgently policy reforms and scale-up best practices to avoid dire consequences.

Chair's summary of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level, Paris, 4 – 5 June 2008

05-Jun-2008

France chaired the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting 2008, which focused on the theme: Outreach, Reform and the Economics of Climate Change.

Changing Climate Change: The New Dimension of Economics

03-Jun-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-Jun-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 .

International Transport Forum on The Challenge of Climate Change releases Key Messages

from 10-Jun-2008 to 01-Jan-2009

The first 2008 International Transport Forum on "Transport and Energy: the Challenge of Climate Change" was held in Leipzig from 28 – 30 May.  Almost 900 participants from all 51 International Transport Forum Member Countries, Observers and India came to Leipzig for the Forum. More than 100 journalists from 12 countries covered the event.

Ministers of Transport from the Forum and OECD Member Countries also met and issued a set of Key Messages on Transport and Climate Change.

Click for Key Messages, videos, photos and other output from the Forum

People and Biodiversity Policies: Impacts, Issues and Strategies for Policy Action

14-May-2008

This book is designed to help policy makers put together strategies for anticipating distributive impacts of biodiversity policy across different groups; and for selecting processes and instruments that manage distributive impacts without compromising conservation and use objectives.