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“We must toughen our policies to improve the conservation and sustainable use of our natural resources and wildlife,” says OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría.
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This book offers a comprehensive snapshot of key environmental trends in OECD member countries since the early 1990s, and contains comparative data and charts on everything from car ownership to fish captures that should be a useful reference tool as governments try to steer their economies in an environmentally sustainable direction, and to realise the associated economic opportunities.
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This case study describes the approach taken to reduce NOx emissions from combustion plants, the challenges encountered and the social, environmental and economic impacts. It concludes by discussing the wider lessons that are raised for other governments seeking to develop similar policy responses.
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OECD on climate change adaptation and resilience to flood risks
This OECD factsheet gives details of changing rainfall patterns, economic damage from flooding and policy responses in the United Kingdom. Other relevant report are available here. |
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This data visualisation tool aims to enhance transparency by bringing climate-related statistics to life and making them easier to digest. The tool allows the user to visualise over 40 data sets for over 100 developed and developing countries using animated bubble charts for the period 1990-2010. |
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What we do - Help countries to design environmental policies that are both economically efficient and effective at achieving their environmental objectives. What we are - An extension to national governments’ analytical capacity, providing policy-relevant analysis and recommendations based on reliable environmental data, outlooks and cross-country experiences. A forum for governments and representatives from business and civil society for constructive dialogue on how best to develop and implement environmental policies across OECD and other countries. Who we serve - OECD has 34 member countries and is in accession discussions with the Russian Federation, and enhances its engagement with Brazil, People’s Republic of China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. |
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