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G20 Green Growth Seminar

on 22-May-2012

The costs and consequences of inaction would be colossal, in economic, environmental and human terms. The truth is that changing our model of growth and making it greener and more inclusive is the only credible strategy that we have.

SPIN - Substances in Preparations In the Nordic countries Database has been added to eChemPortal

10-May-2012

The SPIN database contains information on chemical substances from the Nordic product registers (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden). The types of information are: exposure assessments, use patterns, industrial chemicals and volumes. The Nordic SPIN database includes an Exposure Toolbox. The Use Index enables to search for general indicative exposure of human beings and the environment from different chemicals and uses. With the SPIN database, over 25000 records have been added in eChemPortal.

OECD Environment Ministerial Meeting

from 29-Mar-2012 to 30-Mar-2012

OECD Environment Ministers met on 29-30 March 2012 in Paris under the theme of Making Green Growth Deliver. They discussed future priorities for action based on the OECD Environmental Outlook to 2050, which makes a strong case for green growth policies.

International Technology Agreements for Climate Change: Analysis based on Co-Invention Data - Environment Working Paper No. 42

20-Mar-2012

This paper examines the effect of multilateral energy technology initiatives, so called "Implementing Agreements", on international research collaboration in seven important climate change mitigation technologies.

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