COP16 in Cancún, Mexico, was a crucial step in the international effort to address climate change. The OECD actively participated in several ways, including through OECD side events, participation in other side events, an official statement, and a publications stand.

 OECD Key Messages for COP16

• United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 16), Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, 10 December 2010
  
  
• Fighting Climate Change – What would be our legacy? Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, 9 December 2010
  
  
• Climate change: yes we can!, Editorial by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, 8 December 2010
  
  
• Tackling climate change: How to ensure the necessary finance flows, Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, 8 December 2010

Policy Briefs

• Financing Climate Change Action and Boosting Technology Change
  
• Addressing International Competitiveness in a World of Non-uniform Carbon Pricing: Lessons from a decade of OECD analysis
  
• Costs and Effectiveness of the Copenhagen Pledges: Assessing global greenhouse gas emissions targets and actions for 2020
  
• Scaled-up Market Mechanisms – What is Needed to Move Forward? Summary of OECD and IEA analysis

OECD side events at COP16 Cancun

"Tell it like it is: post-2012 planning, implementing and reporting"
The event highlighted CCXG analysis on different options for reporting and review of National Communications post-2012 (new paper); as well as technical, institutional and policy steps needed to develop and implement plans for a low-carbon future.

• Agenda
• Presentations: National Communications; and Low-Emission Development Strategies

"Tackling Climate Change: How to Ensure the Necessary Finance Flows" 

High-level panel chaired by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General. Ministers and OECD officials discussed what governments can do to scale-up public finance flows, leverage private finance, and build trust by better tracking climate change finance flows.

• Agenda & presentations

Thursday 2 December at 18:30, Pitaya room

Wednesday 8 December at 16:45, Jaguar room

 Spotlight

  Publications

Green Growth

The crisis convinced many countries that a different kind of economic growth is needed, which takes into account environmental, social and technological considerations.

The OECD is developing a Green Growth Strategy to show the way to make a cleaner low-carbon economy compatible with growth.

• More about Green Growth
• More on Cities, Climate Change and Green Growth

Our COP16 publications stand displayed relevant OECD reports, publications and brochures:

• Cities and Climate Change, 2010
  
  
• Transition to a Low-carbon Economy, 2010
  
  
• Taxation, Innovation and Environment, 2010

Pdf downloads:

• Recent OECD work on Climate Change
  
  
• OECD work on Adaptation to Climate Change