Closing in on net zero

This paper sets out the main issues being tackled in Phase Two of the OECD’s Horizontal Project on Climate and Economic Resilience: Net Zero+. These issues are explored in detail in a series of policy papers that bring together the wide range of OECD expertise on climate change to provide governments with a clear overview of policy options at their disposal to address the climate emergency. This framing paper introduces the Net Zero+ Policy Paper series, providing background and context to each of the in-depth papers that follow. Each paper synthesises relevant work carried out by the OECD over the 2023/24 biennium. The papers focus on how to deliver the immediate and drastic emissions reductions needed this decade to keep the Paris Agreement’s temperature targets within reach, while also improving resilience to climate impacts and other disruptions.