Climate change: COP16 Cancún

The UN Climate Change Conference (COP16) was held in Cancún, Mexico, from 29 November-10 December and was a crucial step in the international effort to address climate change. The OECD actively participated in several ways, including through OECD side events, participation in additional side events and key messages.

Key Messages by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 16), 10 December 2010
Fighting Climate Change – What would be our legacy?, 9 December 2010
Climate change: yes we can!, 8 December 2010
Tackling climate change: How to ensure the necessary finance flows, 8 December 2010

Policy Briefs

Financing Climate Change Action and Boosting Technology Change
Addressing International Competitiveness in a World of Non-uniform Carbon Pricing: Lessons from a decade of OECD analysis
Costs and Effectiveness of the Copenhagen Pledges: Assessing global greenhouse gas emissions targets and actions for 2020
Scaled-up Market Mechanisms – What is Needed to Move Forward? Summary of OECD and IEA analysis

OECD side events at COP16 Cancun

Thursday 2 December at 18:30, Pitaya room

"Tell it like it is: post-2012 planning, implementing and reporting"
The event highlighted the Climate Change Expert Group (CCXG) analysis on different options for reporting and review of National Communications post-2012; as well as technical, institutional and policy steps needed to develop and implement plans for a low-carbon future.

Agenda
Presentations on National Communications and Low-Emission Development Strategies

Wednesday 8 December at 16:45, Jaguar room

"Tackling Climate Change: How to Ensure the Necessary Finance Flows"

High-level panel chaired by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General. Ministers and OECD officials discussed what governments can do to scale-up public finance flows, leverage private finance, and build trust by better tracking climate change finance flows.

Agenda & presentations

Spotlight

Publications

Green Growth

The crisis convinced many countries that a different kind of economic growth is needed, which takes into account environmental, social and technological considerations. The OECD developed a Green Growth Strategy to show the way to make a cleaner low-carbon economy compatible with growth.

More on Cities, Climate Change and Green Growth

Our COP16 publications stand displayed relevant OECD reports, publications and glossy:

Directorate for Public Governance, 2010
Transition to a Low-carbon Economy, 2010
Taxation, Innovation and Environment, 2010
OECD work on Climate Change