Green Growth and Environmental Governance in Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia

This report takes stock of the latest developments in the overall economic and social conditions in EECCA countries, market signals and environmental governance arrangements that may facilitate the shift towards green growth, and discusses possible barriers and measures to overcome them.

Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation

CCXG work on MRV assesses current experience relevant to possible post-2012 MRV provisions, and explores design options for such provisions for both mitigation actions and support.

Related Documents

• Global Forum on Environment Event / Climate Change Expert Group Seminar on MRV and Carbon Markets (September 2011)
• Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of Finance and Matching Support with Mitigation Actions
• Climate Change Expert Group (CCXG) on the UNFCCC
• Post-2012 framework & Other issues
• Economics of Climate Change Mitigation
• Financing Climate Change Action
• Carbon Markets

The Role of Institutional Investors in Financing Clean Energy, OECD Working Papers on Finance, Insurance and Private Pensions, No.23

Given the current low interest rate environment and weak economic growth prospects in many OECD countries, institutional investors are increasingly looking for real asset classes which can deliver steady, preferably inflation-linked, income streams with low correlations to the returns of other investments. Clean energy projects may combine these sought-after characteristics.

Defining and Measuring Green Investments: Implications for Institutional Investors‟ Asset Allocations, OECD Working Papers on Finance, Insurance and Private Pensions, No.24

This definitional, stocktaking paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of the concepts and definitions related to „green‟ investments that are currently used in the market place.

Environment: Slovenia needs to green its economic recovery

Slovenia's rich and diverse environment is under pressure from the country’s expanding economy. OECD’s first Environmental Performance Review of Slovenia says that greening growth, including though green tax reform, better use of public and private finance, could help Slovenia.

Mekorot, the National Water Company of Israel

Today, management of water resources is one of the major challenges confronting Israel. Accelerated population growth - along with economic growth - has placed additional pressure on Israel's limited water resources but the country is at the forefront of green innovations for water management.&l

Qu’est-ce que la croissance verte et comment peut-elle aider à assurer un développement durable ?

A l'occasion du sommet de Rio+20, les gouvernements doivent saisir de nouvelles opportunités pour s'assurer que la croissance verte - des économies fortes et un environnement propre - permette d'améliorer le bien-être de tous les citoyens.

OECD Insights Blog: The arithmetick of green growth

When OECD governments asked the Organisation to develop tools to support policy analysis and monitor the progress of green growth strategies, it was clear that by its very nature green growth is not easily captured by a single indicator, and a set of measures would be needed as markers on a path to greening growth and seizing new economic opportunities. The first in a series of articles on the OECD’s contribution to the RIO+20 UN

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• Green growth indicators

Umwelt: Deutschland ist Labor für grünes Wachstum

Deutschland ist es in den vergangenen Jahren gelungen, die CO2-, Energie- und Ressourcenintensität seiner Wirtschaft zu reduzieren.

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• Environment: Germany, a laboratory for green growth
• Environnement : L’Allemagne, laboratoire de la croissance verte

Environnement : L’Allemagne, laboratoire de la croissance verte

L’Allemagne parvient à limiter l’impact de sa croissance économique en termes d’émissions de carbone et de consommation d’énergie et de ressources.

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• Umwelt: Deutschland ist Labor für grünes Wachstum
• Umwelt: Deutschland ist Labor für grünes Wachstum