Ten new Test Guidelines and six updated Test Guidelines have been adopted by Council on 7 September 2009

Ten new Test Guidelines and six updated Test Guidelines have been adopted by Council on 7 September 2009

OECD Conference on the Economics of Climate Change - Friday 18 Sept 2009

As world leaders head into serious discussions in the coming weeks about how to address climate change, new OECD work will inform some of the most contentious isssues of the debate – those related to the costs involved. .

Policy Brief: Cost-effective Actions to Tackle Climate Change

Governments around the world are working towards an international agreement on actions to achieve large cuts in greenhouse gas emissions at the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP15) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen at the end of 2009. Considering the costs and risks of inaction, taking action now, even in the midst of a global economic crisis, makes good economic sense. This Policy Brief

Incentives for CO2 Emission Reductions in Current Motor Vehicle Taxes

This paper compares CO2-related tax rate differentiation in motor vehicle taxes in OECD member countries, drawing on information available in the OECD/EEA database on instruments used for environmental policy.

Incentives for CO2 Emission Reductions in Current Motor Vehicle Taxes

The present paper compares the use of CO2 or energy efficiency tax rate differentiation in OECD countries at present.

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Guidance Manual for the Testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials: OECD's Sponsorship Programme: Number 14

This Guidance Manual for the Testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials, is a “living document” and as such, it will be updated and amended in an iterative manner based upon knowledge accumulation as the testing programme and Dossier Development Plans (DDPs) work progresses.

Series on Testing and Assessment / Adopted Guidance and Review Documents

These are the OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals: Testing and Assessment Series Monographs.

Microbials Guidance Main document

OECD Guidance for Country Data Review Reports on Microbial Pest Control Agents (Monograph Guidance for Microbials), Series on Pesticides No 22 - Main document

Sustainable Chemistry Platform

Development of this siteThis website has been developed by the Issue Team on Sustainable Chemistry which is part of the OECD Environment, Health and Safety Programme. Germany served as a lead country in the development of this website. Purpose of the Sustainable Chemistry PlatformThis site was set up to facilitate information exchange, review of new developments and further elaboration of incentives for Sustainable Chemistry and to

Dossier Guidance for Microbials

OECD Guidance for Industry Data Submissions for Microbial Pest Control Products and their Microbial Pest Control Agents (Dossier Guidance for Microbials), Series on Pesticides No. 23 - Main document