News & Events

OECD participation in UN Climate Change conference in Bali

06-Dec-2007

The OECD was present in several ways at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, from 3-14 December 2007. To find out more, just click on the title.

Climate change could triple population at risk from coastal flooding by 2070, finds OECD

04-Dec-2007

The impact of climate change and urban development could more than triple the number of people around the world exposed to coastal flooding by 2070, according to a new report by the OECD, co-authored by experts from academia and the private sector.

Receiving Globalist of the Year award, Angel Gurría stresses the importance of multilateral co-operation

26-Oct-2007

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría received the first ever "Globalist of the Year" award from the Canadian International Council for his contribution to innovation in global governance and international affairs.

Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Generation -- Case studies of recently constructed coal and gas-fired plants

23-Oct-2007

OECD's Amano calls for greater use of economic instruments and policies to address climate change

19-Oct-2007

In his address at Italy's National Conference on Climate Change, Rome, 12 September 2007, OECD Deputy Secretary General emphasized that climate policies should be based on the wide spread use of market-based instruments. He also noted that such policies need to be better integrated with other development objectives, and highlighted the need for greater investment in climate change adaptation in low-income countries.

Etat des lieux des progrès accomplis dans la prise en compte de l'adaptation au changement climatique dans les activitiés de coopération pour le développement

19-Oct-2007

Ce document contribue au suivi de la "Déclaration sur la prise en compte de l’adaptation au changement climatique dans la coopération pour le développement" en visant à offrir une vue d’ensemble des grandes tendances qui se dégagent en ce qui concerne les progrès accomplis et à mettre l’accent sur les approches novatrices adoptées par les agences de coopération pour le développement et les institutions financières internationales (IFI), ainsi que sur les problèmes qu’elles rencontrent pour prendre en compte l’adaptation au changement climatique dans leurs activités.

Energy Use in the New Millennium -- Trends in IEA Countries

19-Sep-2007

At their Gleneagles Summit in July 2005, G8 leaders identified climate change and securing clean energy and sustainable development as key global challenges. They agreed that we must transform the way we use energy and that we must start now. Improved energy efficiency is essential to meeting this goal. Therefore, the G8 asked the IEA to provide analysis of energy use and efficiency developments in buildings, appliances, transport and industry.

"Infrastructure to 2030 (Volume 2): Mapping Policy for Electricity, Water and Transport"

30-Aug-2007

This book assesses the long-term future viability of current business models in electricity, water, rail and urban public transport; examines the long-term outlook for investment and financing in infrastructure; and presents policy recommendations.
Follows Infrastructure to 2030: Telecom, Land Transport, Water and Electricity

Energy Balances of Non-OECD Countries, 2004-2005

02-Aug-2007

This volume contains data on the supply and consumption of coal, oil, gas, electricity, heat, renewables and waste presented as comprehensive energy balances, expressed in tonnes of oil equivalent for over 100 non-OECD countries.

Medium-Term Oil Market Report

16-Jul-2007

How much oil will the world consume in 2011? What role will OPEC play in global oil production? Will biofuels become an important part of the oil market? The International Energy Agency's (IEA) Medium-Term Oil Market Report tackles these questions, adopting a perspective that goes beyond the traditional short-term market analysis provided in the IEA's monthly Oil Market Report.