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New Publication from the Series on Emission Scenario No. 18

03-Jul-2008

OECD published a new Emission Scenario Document (ESD) which is intended to provide information to be used for risk assessment for active substances and products used as biocidal (i.e. non agricultural) insecticides, acaricides and products to control other arthropods. It describes methods for estimating emissions of these products, excluding the insecticide treatments for vector control. Users are encouraged to provide updated information for its continuous development.

Report of the Joint OECD Pesticide Risk Reduction Steering Group / EC-HAIR Seminar on Harmonised Environmental Indicators for Pesticide Risk

03-Jul-2008

This report presents the results of a joint OECD/EC seminar on the development of harmonised environmental indicators for pesticide risk. The seminar was held on 13 November 2006 in Bonn (Germany). The aims of this seminar were to: present the indicators developed in the framework of the EC-funded HAIR project (HArmonised environmental Indicators for pesticide Risk),discuss issues related to further developments, and consider ways of broadening the use of these indicators across OECD Member countries.

Report of the Joint OECD Pesticide RRSG/EC-HAIR Seminar on Environmental Indicators for Pesticide Risk

03-Jul-2008

This report presents the results of a joint OECD/EC seminar on the development of harmonised  environmental indicators for pesticide risk. The seminar was held on 13 November 2006 in Bonn (Germany). The aims of this seminar were to:  present the indicators developed in the framework of the EC-funded HAIR project (Harmonised environmental Indicators for pesticide Risk), discuss issues related to further developments, and consider ways of broadening the use of these indicators across OECD Member countries.

OECD side event at 28th sessions of the UNFCCC (SB28) in Bonn

12-Jun-2008

The OECD hosted a side event at the 28th Sessions of the subsidiary bodies to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (SB-28) in Bonn on June 10th. The theme was the "Economics of Adaptation and Mitigation", and it was organised in two parts: first, the launch of the new book "Economic Aspects of Adaptation to Climate Change: Costs, Benefits and Policy Instruments" ; the second half featured the OECD Environmental Oultook to 2030 and Cities and Climate Change: the case of global port cities. Click on this title to access presentations.

Environmentally Related Taxes and Tradable Permit Systems in Practice - Free Document

11-Jun-2008

When they are applied in a practical setting, environmentally related taxes and tradable permit systems often differ from simple text-book recommendations that only focus on economic efficiency. This note, prepared by Prof. Stephen Smith of University College, London, contains both a theoretical discussion of “real-world” constraints on policy formulation, and an empirical discussion of the Climate Change Levy vs. the domestic greenhouse gas trading system in the UK, as well as of the Landfill tax vs. the Landfill allowance trading system applied in the same country.

The Tenth Annual Meeting of the REPIN Network

10-Jun-2008

Environmental regulators and inspectors from twelve countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia and their counterparts from OECD countries, NGOs and industry will gather in Tashkent to share experience and decide on their joint actions in 2008-2011.

List of Manufactured Nanomaterials and List of Endpoints for Phase One of the OECD Testing Programme

03-Jun-2008

OECD’s Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials launched a “sponsorship programme” at its 3rd meeting (November 2007). Countries  will share the testing of specific nanomaterials (MNs) under this programme. Much valuable information on the safety of MNs can be derived by testing a representative set for human health and environmental safety.  In launching this “sponsorship programme” the Working Party agreed a priority list of MNs for testing (based on materials which are in or close to commerce) as well as a list of endpoints for which they should be tested. 


Events

The Tenth Annual Meeting of the REPIN Network

from 17-Jun-2008 to 19-Jun-2008

Environmental regulators and inspectors from twelve countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia and their counterparts from OECD countries, NGOs and industry will gather in Tashkent to share experience and decide on their joint actions in 2008-2011.

OECD Published Pov and LRTP Screening Tool

OECD published the "Pov and LRTP Screening Tool" which has been developed with the aim of using multimedia models for estimating overall persistence (Pov) and long-range transport potential (LRTP) of organic chemicals at a screening level in the context of PBTs/POPs assessments. The Tool calculates metrics of Pov and LRTP from a multimedia chemical fate model, and provides a graphical presentation of the results.

OECD Workshop on Distributive Issues Related to Biodiversity

from 26-Apr-2006 to 27-Apr-2006

OECD Workshop on Distributive Issues Related to Biodiversity, held 26-27 April 2006 in Oaxaca, Mexico.

The Fourth Joint Meeting of the EU Water Initiative EECCA Working Group and the EAP Task Force Water Network

from 12-May-2008 to 13-May-2008

The Fourth Joint Meeting of the EU Water Initiative EECCA Working Group and the EAP Task Force Water Network will be held on the 12-13th of May 2008, in Bucharest, Romania with the Romanian Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development hosting the event.

Ask the economists: Environment - what price a clean planet?

from 19-Mar-2008 to 27-Mar-2008

What needs to be done and who should pay to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change? Read the questions and answers from the online debate on this issue that took place on Thursday 27 March 2008.

OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030:How much will it cost to fix the environment? - Wednesday 5 March, Oslo

on 05-Mar-2008

The OECD's Environmental Outlook to 2030 says that global efforts to tackle the main environmental challenges - climate change, biodiversity loss, water scarcity and risks to human health - are achievable and affordable.

EAP Task Force met in Paris on 7-8 February 2008

from 07-Feb-2008 to 08-Feb-2008

The annual meeting of the EAP Task Force - first after the 6th "Enviroment for Europe" Ministerial Conference, held in October 2007 in Belgrade (Serbia), took place in Paris at the OECD Conference Centre on 7 and 8 February. High-level officials from environment ministries of OECD and non-member economies discussed the new programme of work and budget of the EAP Task Force for 2008, and elected the new co-Chairs and Bureau of the Task Force.

OECD-UNEP Conference on Resource Efficiency

from 23-Apr-2008 to 25-Apr-2008

The conference explored how improved resource efficiency can reduce negative environmental impacts of resource exploitation, transportation, use and disposal, while at the same time securing adequate supplies of materials to sustain economic growth. It focussed on economic efficiency and environmental effectiveness of resource use, as well as the related development and governance aspects.

 

OECD Workshop on Environmental Innovation and Global Markets - Berlin, Germany

from 20-Sep-2007 to 21-Sep-2007

The OECD is currently exploring the links between environmental innovation and globalisation. The main output of this project will be a report, “Environmental Innovation and Global Markets”, based on interviews with companies and government officials in 8 OECD countries (Denmark, Finland, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United States) and in China.  This workshop provides a forum for that dialogue. The outcomes of the workshop discussions will serve to finalise the policy recommendations in the report. 

OECD Workshop on Regional Trade Agreements and the Environment

from 19-Jun-2007 to 20-Jun-2007

Co-organised with the Ministry of the Environment of Japan and the United Nations University-Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS), this workshop will highlight countries’ experience in dealing with environmental issues in Regional Trade Agreements – with a particular focus on Foreign Trade Agreement negotiations in Asia. 



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