Publications & Documents

Centre on Green Finance and Investment

Investment in the green economy needs to take place on a greater scale over coming decades if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and the ambition of the Paris Agreement. To support these objectives, the Centre’s mission helps to catalyse and to support the transition to a green, low-emissions and climate-resilient economy through the development of policies, institutions and instruments for green finance and investment.

Carbon dioxide emissions embodied in international trade

The international transfer effect of CO2 emissions are measured using the latest OECD Input-Output Tables, bilateral trade in goods and services, and energy statistics.

Extended Producer Responsibility

OECD defines Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) as an environmental policy approach in which a producer's responsibility for a product is extended to the post-consumer stage of a product's life cycle.

RE-CIRCLE: resource efficiency and circular economy

The RE-CIRCLE project provides support to a range of stakeholders in OECD member countries and emerging market economies who are aiming to in the transition to a more resource efficient circular economy. The project contributes to relevant policy debates through quantitative and qualitative analysis and policy recommendations.

Business Models for the Circular Economy - Opportunities and Challenges for Policy

Adaptation to climate change

Efforts to significantly reduce greenhouse gases need to be complemented with co-ordinated response to build resilience. Climate adaptation policies reduce the adverse consequences of climate impacts that are already underway and helps societies proactively prepare for the future. Find out more on how the OECD is working to support governments in planning and implementing effective, efficient and equitable adaptation policies.

Evaluaciones del desempeño ambiental: Argentina 2019-20 Proceso de evaluación

Las Evaluaciones del desempeño ambiental ofrecen un análisis independiente y recomendaciones específicas dirigidas a mejorar las políticas que tienen un efecto sobre el medioambiente. La OCDE propone realizar la primera Evaluación del desempeño ambiental de Argentina, en cooperación con la Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable. Los países miembros de la OCDE aprobarán las recomendaciones de este informe en 2020.

OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Argentina 2019-20 review process

Environmental Performance Reviews provide an independent assessment and targeted recommendations aimed at improving policies that impact the environment. The OECD proposes to conduct the first-ever Environmental Performance Review of Argentina in co-operation with the Secretariant of Environment and Sustainable Development. OECD Member countries will approve the recommendations of this report in 2020.

Global Forum on the Environment and Climate Change - organised by the Climate Change Expert Group (CCXG) - March 2019

This event focused on the implication of COP24 outcomes and the implementation of the Rulebook, as well as on upcoming work on unresolved issues such as Article 6. Discussions covered Common Tabular Format (CTF) for climate finance and tracking progress towards the mitigation targets and updating and implementing NDCs, with a particular attention to the power sector and carbon markets.

Global Forum on Environment

The Forum is a venue that brings together international experts from member and non member economies to share experiences and explore common policy issues focusing principally on the environmental dimension of sustainable development and its linkages with economic and social policies.