Actualités & Evénements

Maintenir la viabilité du secteur de l’énergie au Canada

30-juin-2008

L’énergie représente pour le Canada un défi majeur en termes de développement durable. En définitive, le principal défi consistera à réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES), en dépit de l’expansion rapide des secteurs gros émetteurs.

Statement of Progress on Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Development Co-operation, endorsed by the 2008 DAC High-Level Meeting

26-juin-2008

At their Meeting in May 2008, the DAC High-Level Meeting endorsed a Statement of Progress on Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Development Co-operation. The Statement aims to highlight the progress achieved by DAC donors in integrating climate change  adaptation into their operations and outlines key challenges for the future. It will be brought to the attention of participants in the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit in July 2008.

Policy Statement on Strategic Environmental Assessment, endorsed by the 2008 DAC High-Level Meeting

26-juin-2008

At their Meeting in May 2008, the DAC High-Level Meeting endorsed a Policy Statement on Strategic Environmental Assessment. The Statement highlights the progress achieved by donors and developing country partners in applying strategic environmental assessment approaches, as called for by "The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness", and outlines key challenges for the future.

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

12-juin-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.

Etude économique du Canada 2008 : Maintenir la viabilité à long terme du secteur de l'énergie

11-juin-2008

Exploiter durablement ses abondantes sources d’énergie est l’un des grands défis que le Canada devra relever dans les années à venir. De fait, l’économie canadienne repose en grande partie sur des activités liées à l’énergie dont le développement a été encouragé par les politiques publiques. Mais en même temps, la production et la consommation d’énergie génèrent la plupart des émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES) du pays.

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

11-juin-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-juin-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.

Changing Climate Change: The New Dimension of Economics

03-juin-2008

Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, at the Opening session of the OECD Forum 2008, OECD International Conference Centre, Paris, 3 June, 2008.

New book: Economic Aspects of Adaptation to Climate Change

03-juin-2008

"Economic Aspects of Adaptation to Climate Change: Costs, Benefits and Policy Instruments", edited by Shardul Agrawala and Samuel Fankhauser. This new book provides a critical assessment of adaptation costs and benefits in key climate sensitive sectors, as well as at national and global levels. It examines the potential and limits of economic and policy instruments - e.g. insurance and risk sharing, environmental markets and pricing, public private partnerships - that can motivate adaptation actions. Friendly url: www.oecd.org/env/cc/ecoadaptation .

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

03-juin-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. 

The Tenth Annual Meeting of the REPIN Network

du 17-juin-2008 au 19-juin-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.

FORUM OCDE 2008: Session spéciale sur "Le Financement des Infrastructures" présidée par M. Oborne (Programme)

du 03-juin-2008 au 04-juin-2008

Le 4 juin dernier, Michael Oborne, Directeur du Programme de l'OCDE sur l'avenir, a présidé une session sur "Le Financement des infrastructures " composée de Messieurs Agustín Carstens, Ministre des Finances et du Crédit public, Mexique, Andrew Hunter, Directeur, Macquarie Europe; Richard Lavergne, Secrétaire général, Observatoire de l’énergie, France; Pierre Lortie, Conseiller principal, Affaires, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (Montréal), Canada; Hamish McRae, Rédacteur adjoint, The Independent, Royaume-Uni. Ne manquez pas les discours et les photos de la session.

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

du 26-avr.-2006 au 27-avr.-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

du 12-mai-2008 au 13-mai-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.

Environnement et compétitivité mondiale au menu d’une réunion ministérielle au siège de l’OCDE

du 28-avr.-2008 au 29-avr.-2008

A l’invitation de l’OCDE, les ministres de l’environnement des pays membres de l’Organisation, ainsi que ceux du Chili, de l’Estonie, d’Israël, de la Russie et de la Slovénie – pays candidats à l’adhésion à l’OCDE – et ceux de l’Afrique du Sud, du Brésil, de la Chine, de l’Inde et de l’Indonésie échangeront leurs points de vue sur ce que pourraient être des politiques environnementales efficaces par rapport à leur coût qui soient aussi porteuses d’avantages économiques et sociaux.

Perspectives de l'environnement de l'OCDE à l'horizon 2030 : combien vont coûter les solutions aux problèmes d'environnement ? - Mercredi 5 mars, Oslo

le 05-mars-2008

Selon les Perspectives de l'environnement de l'OCDE à l'horizon 2030, les actions à mener à l'échelle mondiale pour faire face aux principaux défis environnementaux - changement climatique, appauvrissement de la biodiversité, manque d'eau et risques pour la santé humaine - sont réalisables et d'un coût abordable.

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

du 07-févr.-2008 au 08-févr.-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.