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<title><![CDATA[Conference on Adapting to a changing climate in the management of wildfires]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Organised in collaboration with PLACARD, the European research platform on Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction, this conference will bring together climate change adaptation and wildfire experts from governments and public agencies to discuss recent insights into wildfire risks as well as the extent to which policies have been able to address emerging challenges.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2020 19:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Greening regional trade agreements: Subsidies related to energy and environmental goods - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report investigates in what ways Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) could incorporate environmental objectives in chapters and articles related to subsidies for energy and environmental goods. It highlights the current state of play in incorporating provisions related to environmentally related subsidies in RTAs.]]></description>
<link>https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/trade/greening-regional-trade-agreements_7e1fe8ed-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2020 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Blog: What is the environmental footprint of Christmas? by Anthony Cox, Deputy Director, OECD Environment Directorate]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Type “Christmas and environment” into Google and you will get page after page of tips on how to have a sustainable festive and holiday season. Topics from the Christmas tree to sustainable gift-giving to eco-friendly Christmas food to holiday cards to gift wrapping, there is no shortage of news articles, websites and blogs providing useful advice on how to reduce the environmental footprint of the holiday period.]]></description>
<link>https://oecd-environment-focus.blog/2019/12/24/what-is-the-environmental-footprint-of-christmas/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2019 09:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[An assessment of the social costs and benefits of vehicle tax reform in Ireland - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper presents the results of an ex post evaluation of the impacts of a vehicle tax reform in Ireland, by carrying out a full social cost benefit analysis of a vehicle tax reform and shows that whilst successful in improving the fuel economy of new passenger cars, it may have caused unintended effects (increased proliferation of diesel vehicles in the passenger car fleet).]]></description>
<link>https://doi.org/10.1787/952e7bff-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2019 10:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statement by OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría on the outcome of COP 25]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[I am very disappointed that COP25 in Madrid did not achieve the decisive, collective and ambitious outcomes that the climate emergency demands from world leaders.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/statement-by-oecd-secretary-general-angel-gurria-on-the-outcome-of-cop-25.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2019 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP25)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD will be actively contributing to this important event through a series of side events, publications, and by taking part in a number of workshops, seminars and other events throughout the conference. Find out about the full details of OECD schedule of events.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cc/oecdattheunclimatechangeconferencecop25.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2019 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in Madrid on 2nd December 2019 to attend opening of the COP25

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<description><![CDATA[Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, will be in Madrid on 2nd December 2019 to attend the official opening of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP25).]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/oecd-secretary-general-in-madrid-2-december-2019.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2019 08:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Donors must do more to align development finance with climate goals]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Donor countries must do more to bring development finance in line with climate goals, raising the share used for climate action and reducing to zero the amount that supports new fossil fuel activities, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/donors-must-do-more-to-align-development-finance-with-climate-goals.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2019 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Talks LIVE]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[These free webinars are open to the general public and participants are welcome to pose questions during the Q&A segment. Register to the next webinar. Missed the Green Talks? Watch our video recordings on key topics: plastic recycling, climate, carbon pricing, energy, climate & growth; green finance and investment, urban sprawl, taxes, water.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/green-talks-live.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2019 09:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Carbon Pricing and Competitiveness: Are they at Odds? - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper reviews ex-post empirical assessments on the impact of carbon pricing on competitiveness in OECD and G20 countries in the electricity and industrial sectors. Most of these assessments find no statistically significant effects of carbon pricing or energy prices on different dimensions of competitiveness, including net imports, foreign direct investments, turnover, value added, employment, profits, productivity, and innovation.]]></description>
<link>https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/environment/carbon-pricing-and-competitiveness_f79a75ab-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2019 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Blog: Fighting the climate emergency? Enter National Development Banks]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Developing countries are at the forefront of the ongoing battle to address climate change. Roughly 60% of the new infrastructure built before 2030 will be in the developing world, and it is these investment decisions that will determine our collective ability to address the climate emergency.]]></description>
<link>https://oecd-environment-focus.blog/2019/11/18/fighting-the-climate-emergency-enter-national-development-banks/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 10:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New OECD tool for environmental indicators: Environment at a Glance]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Environment at a Glance is the OECD platform for environmental indicators. It gives access to the most recent data through interactive graphics and provides key messages on major environmental issues. The indicators shown provide a tool to track environmental performance and progress towards sustainable development.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/environment-at-a-glance/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 10:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Policy Paper: Scaling up climate-compatible infrastructure: Insights from national development banks in Brazil and South Africa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[National development banks (NDBs) and development finance institutions are poised to play a role in bridging the investment gap for climate-compatible infrastructure in developing countries. This paper highlights the role of NDBs drawing from case studies of the Brazilian Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social and the Development Bank of Southern Africa.]]></description>
<link>https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/environment/scaling-up-climate-compatible-infrastructure_12456ee6-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Forum on Green Finance and Investment]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[29-30 October 2019, OECD Paris - The OECD Centre on Green Finance and Investment is pleased to invite you to the 6th Forum on Green Finance and Investment to discuss emerging green and sustainable finance and investment issues: international initiatives, role of central banks, emerging taxonomies for sustainable finance...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2019 17:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Op-Ed: A new paradigm shift toward environmentally sustainable finance by Masamichi Kono, OECD Deputy Secretary-General]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Is this the beginning of a paradigm shift in the financial system towards environmentally sustainable finance? And if not, what can we do to accelerate this shift? The OECD stands ready to support efforts to build political leadership and address outstanding barriers to sustainable finance.]]></description>
<link>https://www.responsible-investor.com/home/article/op_ed_masamichi_kono_oecd_deputy_secretary_general_a_new_paradigm_shift_tow</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2019 10:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Flyer - Accelerating Climate Action: Refocusing Policies through a Well-being Lens]]></title>
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<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cc/Flyer-Accelerating-Climate-Action-Refocusing-Policies-through-a-Well-being-Lens.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 13:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD’s Gurría calls for overhaul of economic thinking to address global challenges]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ The challenges we face in our era of rapid, disruptive change are daunting, but we are starting to develop the tools, techniques and concepts to meet them, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/oecd-s-gurria-calls-for-overhaul-of-economic-thinking-to-address-global-challenges.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2019 12:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2019 Annual Meeting of the GREEN Action Task Force]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The 2019 Annual meeting of the GREEN Action Task Force will take place on 30 September - 1 October near Paris, in Boulogne-Billancourt at the OECD Boulogne. The conference will provide an opportunity for members and partners to discuss their progress in implementing the GREEN Action Task Force work programme.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/outreach/green-action-task-force-2019.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2019 10:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Brochure: OECD Work on environment for 2019-20]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This brochure provides an overview of work happening over the next two years and is the reference document for a glimpse into the key topics and programmes of the OECD work on the environment.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/brochure-oecd-work-on-environment-2019-2020.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2019 10:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD at UN Climate Action Summit]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD will be actively participating in the UN Climate Action Summit on the theme "A Race We Can Win. A Race We Must Win" through an official high-level side event and by taking part in a number of workshops, seminars and other events throughout the summit, and NYC Climate Week during 23-29 September 2019. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cc/OECDatUNClimateActionSummit2019.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2019 12:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Message from Rodolfo Lacy, Director for the Environment Directorate]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The UN Climate Action Summit on 23 September marks a potential inflection point ahead of the start of the implementation of the Paris Agreement in 2020. This event will gather and encourage Heads of State and Government to deliver concrete actions to address climate change. Our planet is witnessing dramatic changes in its life-support ecosystems, demanding accelerated action and co-operation among interlinking policy areas...]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cc/message-from-rodolfo-lacy-director-for-environment-september-2019.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 11:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Taxes on polluting fuels are too low to encourage a shift to low-carbon alternatives]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Taxing polluting sources of energy is an effective way to curb emissions that harm the planet and human health, and the income generated can be used to ease the low-carbon transition for vulnerable households. Yet 70% of energy-related CO2 emissions from advanced and emerging economies are entirely untaxed, offering little incentive to move to cleaner energy, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/taxes-on-polluting-fuels-are-too-low-to-encourage-a-shift-to-low-carbon-alternatives.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Financing climate objectives in cities and regions to deliver sustainable and inclusive growth - Environment Policy Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper focuses on how national and sub-national governments can align subnational financial flows to transition towards low-carbon, resilient and inclusive cities. The paper is a contribution from the OECD Champion Mayors for Inclusive Growth initiative and to the OECD Programme on Subnational Finance and Investment. ]]></description>
<link>https://doi.org/10.1787/ee3ce00b-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2019 17:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate finance for developing countries reached USD 71 billion in 2017]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Climate finance provided and mobilised by developed countries for climate action in developing countries reached USD 71.2 billion in 2017, up from USD 58.6 billion in 2016, according to new estimates from the OECD.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/climate-finance-for-developing-countries-reached-usd-71-billion-in-2017.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2019 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Blockchain technologies as a digital enabler for sustainable infrastructure - Environment Policy Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Embracing new technologies that could enable drastic reductions in GHG emissions will be key to delivering low-emissions pathways for growth, but it is not always obvious what the big breakthroughs will look like. This report looks at how blockchain technology can be applied to support sustainable infrastructure investment that is aligned with climate change objectives.]]></description>
<link>https://doi.org/10.1787/0ec26947-en </link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2019 18:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD at Stockholm World Water Week 2019]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD actively participated in this event on the theme “Water for society – Including all” from 25-29 August through a series of events and by taking part in a number of workshops and seminars. Read more on the programme.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/water/oecdatstockholmworldwaterweek2019.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Aug 2019 10:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Flexibility mechanisms in environmental regulations: Their use and impacts - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Based on an in-depth literature review and responses to a survey among OECD member countries, this paper discusses the use of flexibility mechanisms in environmental regulations. The literature on these issues is limited, but it is clear that some such mechanisms can have important environmental and economic impacts.]]></description>
<link>https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/environment/flexibility-mechanisms-in-environmental-regulations_a6d3ef45-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2019 15:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Are environmental tax policies beneficial? Learning from programme evaluation studies - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper provides a concrete example of how policy analysts can use empirical programme evaluation studies to perform ex-post assessments of environmentally related tax policies. A number of studies credibly identify causal effects of environmentally related tax policies, but do not necessarily provide all the information needed to fully inform the policy-making process. ]]></description>
<link>https://doi.org/10.1787/218df62b-en </link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 12:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Global Forum on Environment - Plastics in a Circular Economy: Design of Sustainable Plastics from a Chemicals Perspective]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Policy instruments can be applied to improve the sustainability of plastics, including regulations, market-based instruments, information and voluntary tools. The report reviews the use of these instruments, provides good practice examples, such as product taxes and charges, eco-design standards, extended producer responsibility and environmental product labels, as well as discussing opportunities for their future applications.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/waste/global-forum-on-environment-plastics-in-a-circular-economy.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 11:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Policy approaches to incentivise sustainable plastic design - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Policy instruments can be applied to improve the sustainability of plastics, including regulations, market-based instruments, information and voluntary tools. The report reviews the use of these instruments, provides good practice examples, such as product taxes and charges, eco-design standards, extended producer responsibility and environmental product labels, as well as discussing opportunities for their future applications.]]></description>
<link>https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/environment/policy-approaches-to-incentivise-sustainable-plastic-design_233ac351-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2019 11:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic interactions between climate change and outdoor air pollution - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Climate change and outdoor air pollution are two of the most challenging environmental issues that modern society faces. This paper presents the first global analysis of the joint economic consequences of climate change and outdoor air pollution to 2060, in the absence of new policies to address these challenges.]]></description>
<link>https://doi.org/10.1787/8e4278a2-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 16:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Citing public anger and youth activism, OECD Secretary-General urges governments to heed calls for climate action]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría today said governments must face up to mounting anger, particularly among youth, on climate inaction.  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/citing-public-anger-and-youth-activism-oecd-secretary-general-urges-governments-to-heed-calls-for-climate-action.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate lectures by OECD Secretary-General, Angel Gurría]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[On 3rd July 2019, in his fourth biennial climate change lecture, OECD Secretary-General, Angel Gurría focused on how countries can overcome the numerous political, economic and social barriers to achieve the rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions needed to safeguard our common future. Follow this link to watch the full lecture and the press release.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cc/climate-lectures-angel-gurria.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 11:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD supporting G20 policy priorities at Osaka Summit]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[At their Summit in Osaka this weekend, G20 leaders agreed on a range of priorities for which analysis and support from the OECD and other international organisations are playing a crucial role.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/oecd-supporting-g20-policy-priorities-at-osaka-summit.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2019 12:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Aid in Support of Environment]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Statistics by sector and by country based on DAC Members’ reporting on the Environment Policy Marker.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/environment-development/Aid-in-Support-of-Environment.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 16:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fossil fuel support is rising again in a threat to climate change efforts]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fossil-fuel subsidies are environmentally harmful, costly, and distortive. After a 3 years downward trend between 2013 and 2016, government support for fossil fuel production and use has risen again, in a threat to efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, and the transition to cleaner and cheaper energy. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/fossil-fuel-support-is-rising-again-in-a-threat-to-climate-change-efforts.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2019 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD work in support of a sustainable ocean]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[To support government efforts to transition to a more sustainable ocean economy, the OECD is mobilising expertise across multiple policy fronts, covering environmental, economic, financial and social dimensions.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/ocean/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2019 13:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Latvian economy is thriving, but boosting productivity, improving social protection and transitioning to a low-carbon productive model are vital for sustainable and inclusive growth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Latvian economy is thriving, with strong job growth driving convergence with more advanced economies. Efforts should now focus on reducing inequality, responding to the challenges posed by population ageing and making growth stronger, inclusive and greener, according to two new OECD reports.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/latvian-economy-is-thriving-but-boosting-productivity-improving-social-protection-and-transitioning-to-a-low-carbon-productive-model-are-vital-for-sustainable-and-inclusive-growth.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2019 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in Riga on 29 May 2019]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, will be in Riga on 29 May 2019 to present the 2019 OECD Economic Survey of Latvia and the 2019 OECD Environmental Performance Review of Latvia, alongside Messrs. Ralfs Nemiro, Minister of Economics of Latvia and Juris Pūce, Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development of Latvia.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/oecd-secretary-general-in-riga-may-2019.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2019 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Joint OECD and World Bank report urges governments to improve resilience to disasters and related fiscal risks]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Rapid economic development and climate change are increasing our vulnerability to natural disasters, and a new joint OECD-World Bank report calls for pro-active management of the financial costs of those disasters before they strike.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/joint-oecd-and-world-bank-report-urges-governments-to-improve-resilience-to-disasters-and-related-fiscal-risks.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2019 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Workshop on Mining and Green Growth in the EECCA region]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[On 19 April, 2019, the OECD held a workshop on mining and green growth in the Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia (EECCA) region. The workshop is part of a larger project on mining and environmental sustainability in the EECCA region, following the production of a background paper on the same topic.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/outreach/workshop-mininig-.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2019 11:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in Metz, 6 May 2019]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, will be in Metz on 6 May 2019 to attend the G7 Environment Ministerial.
He will deliver remarks to present the OECD report Biodiversity: Finance and the Economic and Business Case for Action.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/oecd-secretary-general-in-metz-may-2019.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2019 11:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in Mexico, 2-3 May 2019]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, will be in Mexico on 2-3 May 2019 to present the 2019 OECD Economic Survey of Mexico.
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<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/oecd-secretary-general-in-mexico-may-2019.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2019 18:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD welcomes peer reviews by Indonesia and Italy of their fossil fuel subsidies]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD welcomes the release of voluntary G20 peer reviews of Indonesia and Italy’s efforts to phase out and rationalise their inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies at the 2nd meeting of G20 Energy Transitions Working Group under the Japanese Presidency in Toyama, Japan.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/site/tadffss/data/oecdwelcomespeerreviewsbyindonesiaanditalyoftheirfossilfuelsubsidies.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2019 14:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sustainable connectivity: Closing the gender gap in infrastructure - Policy Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper shows how women and men may use infrastructure differently according to their needs, social roles or preferences; and provides a framework to help countries align their infrastructure policies and projects with other societal and environmental goals, including supporting gender equality.]]></description>
<link>https://doi.org/10.1787/6350ba66-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2019 11:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Global Forum on the Environment and Climate Change - organised by the Climate Change Expert Group (CCXG) - March 2019]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This event focused on the implication of COP24 outcomes and the implementation of the Rulebook, as well as on upcoming work on unresolved issues such as Article 6. Discussions covered Common Tabular Format (CTF) for climate finance and tracking progress towards the mitigation targets and updating and implementing NDCs, with a particular attention to the power sector and carbon markets.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cc/GlobalForumontheEnvironmentandClimateChange-organisedbytheClimateChangeExpertGroupCCXGMarch2019.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2019 19:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Blog: Never let a good water crisis go to waste]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Agriculture production is highly dependent on water and increasingly subject to water risks; and is the largest using sector and a major polluter of water. Improving agriculture’s water management is essential to a sustainable and productive agro-food sector.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/agriculture/never-waste-a-good-water-crisis/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Navigating pathways to reform water policies in agriculture - Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report offers a guide on potential reform pathways towards sustainable agriculture water use, based on a thorough review of selected past water and agriculture reforms and extensive consultation with policy experts.]]></description>
<link>https://doi.org/10.1787/906cea2b-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 17:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Environmental and Welfare Implications of Parking Policies - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Parking policies have significant environmental and economic implications, which have often been left unconsidered. This paper reviews the relevant literature to provide a deeper understanding of the main environmental and economic consequences of common parking policies, and suggest policy options to protect the environment and increase social welfare.]]></description>
<link>https://doi.org/10.1787/16d610cc-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2019 09:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Vintage differentiated regulations and plant survival: Evidence from coal-fired plants - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper assesses the effect of environmental regulations on plant survival and emissions using data on the extent of vintage differentiation of regulations (VDR5) regarding air pollution emission limit values for existing and new coal-fired power plants. Focussing on NOx and SOx emissions, the paper applies survival analysis techniques on a sample of generating units across 31 OECD and non-member countries between 1962 and 2012.]]></description>
<link>https://doi.org/10.1787/31621ca6-en </link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 08:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Turkey needs to step up investment in renewables to curb emissions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Turkey will see its greenhouse gas emissions continue their steady rise of recent years without concrete actions to improve energy efficiency and increase the use of renewable energy sources, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/turkey-needs-to-step-up-investment-in-renewables-to-curb-emissions.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2019 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Making the most of tourism in Indonesia to promote sustainable regional development]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Tourism has boomed in Indonesia in recent years and is already one of the main sources of foreign-currency earnings.]]></description>
<link>https://doi.org/10.1787/c73325d9-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2019 17:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Evaluating the Impact of Urban Road Pricing on the Use of Green Transport Modes: The Case of Milan - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of congestion pricing on the demand for clean transport modes. It draws on an empirical analysis of the effect of Milan’s congestion charge on the use of bike sharing. The analysis indicates that congestion pricing increases daily bike-sharing use by at least 5% in the short term.]]></description>
<link>https://doi.org/10.1787/ddaa6b25-en</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The OECD Control System for waste recovery]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An update of the OECD database on transboundary movements of wastes is now available for download. Since 1992, transboundary movements of recyclable wastes between OECD countries are regulated by the Council Decision C(2001)107, which was established by the OECD Council, and designed as an agreement under Article 11 of the Basel Convention. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/waste/theoecdcontrolsystemforwasterecovery.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2019 17:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Australia needs to intensify efforts to meet its 2030 emissions goal]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Australia has made some progress replacing coal with natural gas and renewables in electricity generation yet remains one of the most carbon-intensive OECD countries and one of the few where greenhouse gas emissions (excluding land use and forestry) have risen in the past decade. The country will fall short of its 2030 emissions target without a major effort to move to a low-carbon model, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/australia-needs-to-intensify-efforts-to-meet-its-2030-emissions-goal.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2019 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and the Impact of Online Sales - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Extended producer responsibility is a policy approach that aims to increase waste recovery and recycling. Extended producer responsibility systems aim to make producers responsible for the environmental impacts of their products throughout the product chain, from design to the end-of-life phase. This report focuses on free-riding of producers or retailers, which the fast expansion of online sales in recent years has been exacerbating.]]></description>
<link>https://doi.org/10.1787/cde28569-en </link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 11:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Article: The Trillion-Dollar Question: How Can We Unlock the Money Needed to Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[At a time when nationalism is rising and individual countries are facing a growing array of threats, it is critical that we recognize a shared and unprecedented global challenge: We need to double our infrastructure in the next decade to meet global development needs, while achieving a systematic shift away from business-as-usual, carbon-intensive options to low-emissions, resilient infrastructure, to avoid catastrophic climate change.]]></description>
<link>https://warontherocks.com/2019/01/the-trillion-dollar-question-how-can-we-unlock-the-money-needed-to-transition-to-a-low-carbon-economy/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2019 11:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Evaluating the effectiveness of policy instruments for biodiversity - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report provides an overview of methodologies to evaluate the effectiveness of policy instruments for biodiversity, covering impact evaluation, cost-effectiveness analysis and other more commonly used approaches. It also provides an inventory of biodiversity-relevant impact evaluation studies, across both terrestrial and marine ecosystems.]]></description>
<link>https://doi.org/10.1787/ff87fd8d-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2018 09:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Key takeaways from the High-Level Breakfast on Institutional Investors and the Low-carbon Transition]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[On 10 December in Katowice, the 9th annual High-Level Breakfast on Institutional Investors and the Low-carbon Transition, co-hosted by the OECD and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), highlighted significant progress in mobilising green institutional investment, as well as important remaining challenges.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cc/Summary-OECD-IIGCC-High-Level-Breakfast-10-Dec-2018.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2018 18:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Policy Perspectives: Climate-resilient infrastructure]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A co-ordinated policy response is needed to ensure that new and existing infrastructure networks are resilient to climate change. This Policy Paper outlines a framework for achieving this based on the experiences in OECD and G20 countries. It shows how governments and businesses can collaborate to mobilise investment for climate-resilient infrastructure.]]></description>
<link>https://doi.org/10.1787/4fdf9eaf-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[EU Emissions Trading System does not hurt firms’ profitability]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Emissions curbs set by the European Union’s Emissions Trading System, Europe’s main tool for reducing carbon emissions, have not hurt revenue, profits or employment at firms subject to the cap-and-trade programme over 2005-2014, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/eu-emissions-trading-system-does-not-hurt-firms-profitability.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Clean power for a cool planet: Electricity infrastructure plans and the Paris Agreement - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Meeting the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement requires a transformational change in our infrastructure systems. This working paper aims to shed light on the extent to which current electricity generation projects under construction at the global level - the "pipeline" - are consistent with what a low-carbon transition requires.]]></description>
<link>https://doi.org/10.1787/2dc84376-en </link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2018 09:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD at UN Climate Change Conference (COP24)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[2-15 December 2018, Katowice, Poland - The key objective of this year’s event was to finalise the "Paris Rulebook". Find out about the full OECD participation through a series of side events, publications, and by taking part in a number of workshops, seminars and other events throughout the conference.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cc/cop24</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2018 18:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Progress Update on Approaches to Mobilising Institutional Investment for Sustainable Infrastructure: Background paper to the G20 Sustainable Finance Study Group - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The large need for investments in sustainable infrastructure will require investments from the private sector, including institutional investors. This paper contributes to scaling up investments by analysing public project-level interventions for projects involving institutional investors; and presents findings from an updated database on institutional investments in environmentally sustainable infrastructure.]]></description>
<link>https://doi.org/10.1787/45426991-en </link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 10:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Public climate finance to developing countries is rising]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Public climate finance from developed to developing countries totalled USD 56.7 billion in 2017, up 17% from USD 48.5 billion in 2016, according to new data compiled by the OECD.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/public-climate-finance-to-developing-countries-is-rising.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2018 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD, UN Environment and World Bank call for a radical shift in financing for a low-carbon, climate-resilient future]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD, UN Environment and World Bank Group today called on leaders of G20 countries to do more to enable a radical shift of investment into low-carbon, climate-resilient infrastructure as a way to limit the impact of climate change.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/oecd-un-environment-and-world-bank-call-for-a-radical-shift-in-financing-for-a-low-carbon-climate-resilient-future.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Power struggle: Decarbonising the electricity sector - Effects of climate policies, policy misalignments and political economy factors on decarbonisation - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report investigates the effects of select climate policies, non-climate policies, as well as political economy factors on the decarbonisation of electricity in OECD countries from 2000 to 2015. Effects are analysed on the three phases of decarbonisation: (1) increasing the share of renewables installed, (2) increasing the use of renewables in generation, and (3) reducing the emissions from electricity.]]></description>
<link>https://doi.org/10.1787/900f4c72-en </link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 08:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Event: Discussion panel on the use of cost benefit analysis (CBA)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[22 November 2018, London - Hosted by the Department of Geography and Environment, this panel reflected on the use of cost benefit analysis (CBA) and took stock of recent developments in environmental CBA and the challenges this presents to policy makers. The panel was comprised of some of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) authors of the CBA report published by OECD as well as policy practitioners.]]></description>
<link>http://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2018/11/20181122t1830vSL/cost-benefit-analysis</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2018 10:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Impacts of Green Growth Policies on Labour Markets and Wage Income Distribution: A General Equilibrium Application to Climate and Energy Policies - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper explores the consequences on the labour markets of structural changes induced by decarbonisation policies. These policies are likely going to have consequences on labour-income distribution given i) existing rigidities in the labour markets, and ii) their different impacts on sectors and on job categories.]]></description>
<link>https://doi.org/10.1787/ea3696f4-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2018 15:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD at the meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 14)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[17-22 November 2018, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The OECD actively participated in this Conference through an official OECD side event and by taking part in a number of workshops, seminars and other events throughout the conference. Read more on the OECD side-event, participation at the High-Level Segment and the OECD work on biodiversity.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/resources/oecd-at-cbd-cop14.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 12:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Third Meeting of the Roundtable on Financing Water ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[12 November, OECD Paris - The Roundtable focused on the three main pillars of analytical work: Mapping financing flows (characterising investment needs and financing capacities at country level); Blended finance for water investments (developing good practice in the use of development finance ) and Strategic investment pathways (designing investments in terms of water security and sustainable growth).]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/water/thirdmeetingoftheroundtableonfinancingwater.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2018 14:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Op-Ed on Mobilising investment for low-emissions and resilient infrastructure by Masamichi Kono, OECD Deputy Secretary-General]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This summer, we witnessed record-breaking heat and extreme weather events across the globe. To address the urgent climate challenge, and meet our broader development goals, trillions of dollars need to be invested in low-emissions and resilient infrastructure.]]></description>
<link>https://www.responsible-investor.com/home/article/oecd_op/P0/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2018 11:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Assessing the economic valuation of the benefits of regulating chemicals - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper reviews and compares five case studies on quantification and economic valuation of benefits in cost-benefit analyses (CBAs) of regulating phthalates, mercury, PFOA (perfluoro-octanic acid) and its salts, NMP (1 methyl-2-pyrroloidine) and formaldehyde. The case studies had all been carried out as part of the SACAME project, and the purpose of the present paper is to draw out cross-cutting findings from these studies.]]></description>
<link>https://doi.org/10.1787/9a061350-en</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2018 11:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD at the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Masamichi Kono, and Shardul Agrawala, Head, Environment and Economy Integration Division, OECD Environment Directorate, presents the key findings of the forthcoming OECD report "Global Material Resources Outlook to 2060: Economic Drivers and Environmental Consequences".
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<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/waste/oecdattheworldcirculareconomyforumwcef.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2018 10:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Raw materials use to double by 2060 with severe environmental consequences]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The world’s consumption of raw materials is set to nearly double by 2060 as the global economy expands and living standards rise, placing twice the pressure on the environment that we are seeing today, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/raw-materials-use-to-double-by-2060-with-severe-environmental-consequences.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2018 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[International Trade and the Transition to a More Resource Efficient and Circular Economy - Trade and Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The transition towards a resource efficient and circular economy has linkages with international trade through the emergence of global value chains as well as trade in second-hand goods, end-of-life products, secondary materials and waste. This paper highlights the interaction of international trade and the circular economy in order to map out potential issues to address and to guide further research areas to explore on this topic.]]></description>
<link>https://doi.org/10.1787/847feb24-en </link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2018 10:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mapping support for primary and secondary metal production - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Public support for metal extraction and processing has received little attention relative to that for the agriculture, energy, or fisheries sectors. This report addresses this knowledge gap by mapping out the most common forms of support provided for primary metals (produced from mineral ores) and secondary metals (produced from scrap).]]></description>
<link>https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/environment/mapping-support-for-primary-and-secondary-metal-production_4eaa61d4-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 10:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Conference "Closing the financing gap for water in line with SDG ambitions: The role of blended finance"]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[4-5 October 2018, Germany - Jointly organised by the OECD and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the conference aimed to discuss innovative applications of blended finance as the strategic use of development finance for the mobilisation of finance towards sustainable development in developing countries in the water sector.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/water/conferenceclosingthefinancinggapforwaterinlinewithsdgambitionstheroleofblendedfinance.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governments need to honour their climate pledges as risks grow]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Three years on from the commitments made at COP21 in Paris, the overwhelming majority of governments have not taken the necessary action to contain growing risks to the climate. With emissions on the rise again, OECD governments need to get serious about shifting their economies to a low-carbon model and stop investing in carbon-intensive infrastructure.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/governments-need-to-honour-their-climate-pledges-as-risks-grow.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Event: High-level Discussion on Financing Climate Futures]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[On 25 September 2018 in New York, the OECD, UN Environment and the World Bank Group hosted a high-level panel discussion on their joint initiative “Financing Climate Futures: Rethinking Infrastructure”. The project is being undertaken with the support of the German Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cc/climate-futures</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Innovative Approaches to Building Resilient Coastal Infrastructure - Environment Policy Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This Policy Paper comprises an Issue Brief and Background Report prepared by the OECD for the G7 Environment, Energy and Oceans Ministers (19-21 September 2018, Canada). It outlines the rising risks faced by coastal communities, which are being exacerbated by climate change; and shows how governments can harness innovation to help improve resilience and emphasises the need for close engagement with coastal communities.]]></description>
<link>https://doi.org/10.1787/9c8a13a0-en </link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 12:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Improving Plastics Management: Trends, policy responses, and the role of international co-operation and trade - Environment Policy Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This Policy Paper comprises the Background Report prepared by the OECD for the G7 Environment, Energy and Oceans Ministers (19-21 September, Canada). It provides an overview of current plastics production and use, the environmental impacts that this is generating and identifies the reasons for currently low plastics recycling rates, as well as what can be done about it.]]></description>
<link>https://doi.org/10.1787/c5f7c448-en </link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 12:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Few countries are pricing carbon high enough to meet climate targets]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governments need to raise carbon prices much faster if they are to meet their commitments on cutting emissions and slowing the pace of climate change under the Paris Agreement, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/few-countries-are-pricing-carbon-high-enough-to-meet-climate-targets.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Assessing the Effectiveness of Environmental Provisions in Regional Trade - Trade and Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper aims to test whether the inclusion of environmental provisions in Regional Trade Agreements has contributed to the improvement of environmental quality among the Parties to these agreements through empirical modelling and analysis. Three indicators are considered as a proxy for environmental quality: concentrations of suspended particulate matter less than 2.5 microns, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5ffc615c-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2018 09:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Event: Financing Climate Futures - what role for cities and regions?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[12 September 2018, San Francisco - Cities and regions are critical financial actors in the global response to climate change, and particularly in the infrastructure. This expert panel will discuss how national and sub-national governments, as well as private actors, can scale up subnational financial flows to transition to low-carbon, resilient and inclusive cities, presenting the findings from OECD and World Bank studies.]]></description>
<link>http://globalclimateactionsummit.org/events/financing-climate-futures-what-role-for-cities-and-regions/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 10:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD at Stockholm World Water Week]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[26-31 August 2018 - The OECD will be participating at Stockholm World Water Week, the theme of which is "Water, ecosystems and human development”. The OECD is convening and speaking at a series of events throughout the week related to financing investment in water, water quality management and nature-based solutions.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/water/oecdatstockholmworldwaterweek2018.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2018 10:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Global Forum on the Environment: Mainstreaming Biodiversity for Sustainable Development]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[10-12 July 2018 - Within the margins of the meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation under the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Forum examined the opportunities and challenges with regard to biodiversity mainstreaming in national economic and development policy and across different sectors (e.g., agriculture, forestry, fisheries, energy and mining).]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/resources/global-forum-on-mainstreaming-biodiversity-for-sustainable-development.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2018 15:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The sustainable management of a productive natural capital]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper examines an industry whose economic activity uses a natural capital on which its profit also relies.]]></description>
<link>https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/the-sustainable-management-of-a-productive-natural-capital_eaf40452-en</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2018 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Insights blog: Steering urban sprawl]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Cities with highest average population densities in the world are facing the challenge of urban sprawl. Finding sustainable solutions to reduce sprawl demands rethinking urban space and weighing the private benefits of low density living–my house and garden–against social, environmental and infrastructure costs. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/rethinking-urban-sprawl-9789264189881-en.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Czech economy is thriving but boosting skills and productivity and transitioning to a low-carbon productive model is vital to sustainable and inclusive growth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Czech economy is thriving, with robust employment, expanding exports and falling government debt. Efforts should now focus on boosting workforce skills and innovation to improve labour supply and productivity, further reduce poverty and inequality, and green the economy, according to two new OECD reports.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/the-czech-economy-is-thriving-but-boosting-skills-and-productivity-and-transitioning-to-a-low-carbon-productive-model-is-vital-to-sustainable-and-inclusive-growth.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2018 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in Prague on 16 July 2018]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, will be in Prague on 16 July 2018 on an official visit. He will present the 2018 OECD Economic Survey and the Environmental Performance Review of the Czech Republic.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/oecd-sg-in-czech-republic-16-july-2018.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2018 15:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hungary has made progress on greening its economy and now needs to raise its ambitions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Hungary has made progress in greening its economy and cutting emissions, but it needs to speed up efforts to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources, improve energy efficiency in buildings and promote sustainable transport, according to a new OECD Review.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/hungary-has-made-progress-on-greening-its-economy-and-now-needs-to-raise-its-ambitions.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2018 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting was launched by the OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría at the One Planet Summit in Paris on 12 December 2017. It aims to design new, innovative tools to assess and drive improvements in the alignment of national expenditure and revenue processes with climate and other environmental goals. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/green-budgeting   </link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 09:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[About the OECD Green Growth Policy Review of Indonesia 2019]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD proposes to conduct a first-of-its-kind review of Indonesia’s green growth policies, with the co-operation of four Ministries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/country-reviews/green-growth-policy-review-indonesia.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 18:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Macroeconomics of the Circular Economy Transition: A Critical Review of Modelling Approaches - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper reviews the existing literature on modelling the macroeconomic consequences of the transition to a circular economy. It provides insights into the current state of the art on modelling policies to improve resource efficiency and the transition to a circular economy by examining 24 modelling-based assessments of a circular economy transition.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/af983f9a-en </link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 12:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[State-Owned Enterprises and the Low-Carbon Transition - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper explores the role of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the low-carbon transition in OECD and G20 countries. It tracks GHG emissions and energy investments and analyses the impact of on investments in renewable electricity. A descriptive analysis of SOEs’ role in the electricity sector shows the importance of SOEs, including investments in both renewables and fossil-fuel-based electricity generation.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/06ff826b-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 10:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Assessing Implementation of Environmental Provisions in Regional Trade Agreements - Trade and Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report focuses on the extent to which governments have complied with the environmental commitments made in the trade agreements to which they are a Party. The report takes a two track approach. First, a review of implementation and evaluation reports associated with environmental provisions in such agreements is performed. Second, a survey of government officials, trade negotiators and other experts is carried out.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/91aacfea-en </link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 09:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Decarbonising Maritime Transport - Pathways to zero-carbon shipping by 2035]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report examines what would be needed to achieve zero CO2 emissions from international maritime transport by 2035. It assesses measures that can reduce shipping emissions effectively and describes possible decarbonisation pathways that use different combinations of these measures; and reviews under which conditions these measures could be implemented and presents concrete policy recommendations.]]></description>
<link>https://www.itf-oecd.org/decarbonising-maritime-transport</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 13:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD awarded the Hassan II Great World Water Prize]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD has been awarded the Hassan II World Water Prize by the government of Morocco and the World Water Council in recognition of its work under Secretary-General Angel Gurría to elevate water security as a crucial global issue and the policy guidance it has provided countries around the world on the issue.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/oecd-awarded-the-hassan-ii-great-world-water-prize.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Policy Perspectives: Financing water Investing in sustainable growth ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This Policy Paper summarises key messages about the economic case for water investment, the barriers to investment and the financing gap. It charts a course for action to better value water and to facilitate water investment at scale. The Roundtable on Water Financing, a joint initiative of the OECD, the World Water Council and the Netherlands, will continue to deepen the evidence base and broaden engagement on these issues.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/resources/Policy-Paper-Financing-Water-Investing-in-Sustainable-Growth.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 08:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in Brasilia on 21st March 2018]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, will be in Brasilia on 21st March 2018 to attend the World Water Forum.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/oecd-sg-in-brazil-21-march-2017.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 10:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD at 8th World Water Forum]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[18-23 March 2018 - The OECD participated in the World Water Forum under the theme “Sharing Water” through a series of events, the launch of a new report "Implementing the OECD Principles on Water Governance - Indicator Framework and Evolving Practices" and by taking part in a number of workshops and seminars throughout the forum. View the programme of OECD events.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/resources/oecd-at-world-water-forum-2018.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 21:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Working Paper: Leveraging the Smart Grid: The Effect of Real-Time Information on Consumer Decisions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report reviews the literature on the impact of real-time information provision on consumer decision-making. In addition, it describes the results of a study in which about 7000 households in Ontario, Canada were provided with in-home displays linked to smart meters that provided real-time feedback on electricity consumption.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/6ad4d5e3-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 12:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Insights blog: Building Biodiversity-Friendly Economies]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[We are losing diversity of life on Earth at an alarming rate – one tenth of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity and one third of freshwater biodiversity has been wiped out since 1970. And we’re on course to lose another 10% of terrestrial species by 2050.]]></description>
<link>http://www.greengrowthknowledge.org/blog/building-biodiversity-friendly-economies</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 12:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Policy Paper: Sustainable Financing for Marine Ecosystem Services in Mauritania and Guinea Bissau - Country Study]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper summarises efforts in two West African countries – Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau – to mobilise international finance to sustain the marine biodiversity
upon which fisheries depend, and to establish conservation trust funds. The countries study draws on the 2017 OECD report The Political Economy of Biodiversity Policy Reform.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/resources/Policy-Paper-Sustainable-financing-for-marine-ecosystem-services-in-Mauritania-Guinea-Bissau.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governments should make better use of energy taxation to address climate change]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Taxes are effective at cutting harmful emissions from energy use, but governments could make better use of them. Greater reliance on energy taxation is needed to strengthen efforts to tackle the principal source of both greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/governments-should-make-better-use-of-energy-taxation-to-address-climate-change.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Further improvements needed to manage major flood risk in Paris and Seine basin]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Action to prevent the risk of major flooding in Paris and the Ile de France region has improved in recent years – particularly after the Seine burst its banks in May and June 2016 – but urban and territorial planning needs to be better adapted, governance strengthened and long-term funding clarified, according to the OECD.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/further-improvements-needed-to-manage-major-flood-risk-in-paris-and-seine-basin.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Insights blog: Green budgeting can spur governments to improve our planet’s bottom line]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[“We are launching the “Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting” within the framework of our zero-emission objective,” French president Emmanuel Macron said at the global climate financing summit. The OECD has brought together a cross-disciplinary group of environmental, tax, budget and fiscal affairs experts who will partner with countries to help them assess and improve their budgets and fiscal policies for climate resilience.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2018/01/19/green-budgeting-can-spur-governments-to-improve-our-planets-bottom-line/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 12:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Insights blog: Rice and risks in the Mekong River Delta]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The wet and verdant expanse of the Mekong Delta’s rivers and farms is a veritable rice bowl for the world. Not only do the region’s paddies produce half of Viet Nam’s rice crop yearly, the country is the world’s third largest rice exporter, with 17% of world exports of paddy rice. Our analysis identifies Viet Nam as facing the world’s fourth highest water risks for rice production.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2018/01/16/rice-and-risks-in-the-mekong-river-delta/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 17:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Policy Paper: Making the Slovak Republic a more resource efficient economy: Country Study]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Slovak Republic is a country with a limited natural resource base, an important manufacturing sector and rising materials consumption. Coherent polices that aim at increasing resource efficiency and  achieving green growth are vital for sustainable growth and increased prosperity. This paper identifies a number of options for improving resource efficiency in the Slovak Republic.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/waste/resourceefficiency.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 10:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Policy Paper: Reforming agricultural subsidies to support biodiversity in Switzerland - Country Study]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper analyses the reform of Switzerland’s agricultural policy framework, which reoriented subsidies to better target policy objectives, including for biodiversity; and outlines the process involved in designing and implementing the reform as well as its environmental and socio-economic impacts. The country study draws on the 2017 OECD report The Political Economy of Biodiversity Policy Reform.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/53c0e549-en </link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 10:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Policy Paper: Sustaining Iceland’s fisheries through tradeable quotas - Country Study]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper analyses the reform undertaken by Iceland to avert a looming crisis and restore fish stocks to sustainable levels; and outlines the process involved in designing and implementing this reform. It also reflects on the challenges encountered and the environmental, economic and social impacts of the reform. This country study draws on the OECD report "The Political Economy of Biodiversity Policy Reform".]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/46f8d776-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 10:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Canada needs to speed up efforts to green its energy and transport sectors]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A reaffirmed commitment to fighting climate change has set Canada on a greener course, but the country needs to quickly implement planned measures to reduce the carbon intensity of its energy industry, particularly in oil sands, and green its transport sector in order to progress towards its 2030 emissions goals, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/canada-needs-to-speed-up-efforts-to-green-its-energy-and-transport-sectors.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2017 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Greening OECD 2017]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD is committed to limiting the environmental impact of its work in a manner consistent with the wider goals of green growth and sustainable development. Join us in this journey around and inside the main buildings at the OECD HQ in Paris and learn about the performance of OECD's environmental management system. See how the OECD aims to #PracticeWhatYouPreach.]]></description>
<link>https://greening.oecd.org/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 11:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Observer articles focusing on the challenges and opportunities for climate action]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[On the occasion of the One Planet Summit, read our latest OECD Observer articles focusing on the challenges and opportunities for climate action, particularly in the area of green finance and investment.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdobserver.org/news/categoryfront.php/id/1419/Climate_change.html</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 15:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD, France and Mexico launch “Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting” at One Planet Summit]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría announced today at the One Planet Summit in Paris the launch of the “Paris Collaborative on Green Budgeting”, a strategic initiative to assess and drive the alignment of national budgetary processes with the Paris Agreement and other environmental goals.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/one-planet-summit-paris-collaborative-on-green-budgeting-december-2017.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[One Planet Summit: Investing in climate, investing in growth through green budgeting and clean energy finance]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Our response to the climate challenge will define our collective future for generations to come. We must act. We must act swiftly, collectively, and decisively.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/one-planet-summit-paris-december-2017.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 11:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The High Level Breakfast on Institutional Investors and the Low Carbon Transition ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[One focus of tomorrow’s One Planet Summit, organised by President Macron, is “to determine how those working in public and private finance can innovate to support and accelerate our common efforts to fight climate change.”]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/institutional-investors-and-low-carbon-transition-france-december-2017.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 10:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Observer article: Blending finance for climate and poverty action]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Ending poverty and combating climate change: two years after the adoption of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement, these inter-related challenges remain as daunting as ever, not least in developing countries.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdobserver.org/news/fullstory.php/aid/5964/Blending_finance_for_climate_and_poverty_action.html</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Observer article: Under the sea]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[With marine biodiversity deteriorating at an alarming rate, there will soon be little left of the “octopus’s garden” that The Beatles once sang about. According to "Marine Protected Areas: Economics, Management and Effective Policy Mixes", pollution, overfishing and rising temperatures have damaged or destroyed 60% of the earth’s marine ecosystems. ]]></description>
<link>http://oecdobserver.org/news/fullstory.php/aid/5935/Under_the_sea.html</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Switzerland should do more to address threats to biodiversity]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD’s third Environmental Performance Review of Switzerland finds that despite being one of the greenest OECD countries in terms of energy supply, greenhouse gas emissions and domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, Switzerland urgently needs to address pressures on its biodiversity. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/switzerland-should-do-more-to-address-threats-to-biodiversity.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2017 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate-resilient Infrastructure: Getting the Policies Right - Insights blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Infrastructure resilience requires a coordinated policy response to ensure that infrastructure owners and developers have the incentive and capacity to integrate resilience. The framework is aimed at policy makers in OECD countries, but the underlying messages can be applied to other country contexts. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.greengrowthknowledge.org/blog/climate-resilient-infrastructure-getting-policies-right</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2017 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reviving productive investment in Estonia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Since the crisis, Estonia has experienced one of the most pronounced declines in the ratio of non-residential investment to GDP in the OECD.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/bb735052-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2017 11:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA["Oceanfill": Yet another dumping ground - Observer article]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The world’s oceans are being damaged by a constant and unprecedented accumulation of waste known as marine debris. The waste, mostly from effluent human activities, is brought to the oceans through currents and often carried far from where it originated.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdobserver.org/news/fullstory.php/aid/5927/_93Oceanfills_94:_Yet_another_dumping_ground.html</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2017 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indicators on Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas: Methodology and Results for OECD and G20 countries - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper details a methodology for calculating the extent of terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in the World Database on Protected Areas by country, type and IUCN management categories. The method allows the data on protected areas to be summarised in a harmonised and more detailed way than is currently available, without requiring any additional reporting by countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/environment/indicators-on-terrestrial-and-marine-protected-areas_e0796071-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2017 08:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Urgent action on air pollution in India makes economic sense]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Air pollution in Delhi has been so bad this November that the Indian Medical Association declared a public health emergency. According to the latest Global Burden of Disease study published in The Lancet, outdoor air pollution caused more than a million premature deaths in India in 2016, whose cost, according to OECD estimates, amounts to more than USD 800 billion. Read the full blog.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2017/11/14/urgent-action-on-air-pollution-in-india-makes-economic-sense/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2017 17:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Moving forward on climate: Looking beyond narrow interests - Insights blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[“National governments must take the lead and do so with a recognition that they are part of a global effort.” Speaking last week at the Munk School of Global Affairs in Toronto, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría urged countries not to retreat behind their national borders in dealing with climate change. Read the full blog.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2017/11/10/moving-forward-on-climate/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2017 16:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD at #COP23]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Lean more on OECD work on climate and programme of side events during the 2017 UN Climate Change Conference, under the Presidency of Fiji, held from 6 to 17 November at the World Conference Center Bonn, in Germany.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cop23.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2017 21:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD’s Gurría calls for renewed international commitment to fighting climate change]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Countries need to look beyond narrow national policy agendas to curb global emissions and reduce climate risks, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said today. Governments should seize the flexibility built into the 2015 Paris Agreement to increase and accelerate their emissions-cutting ambitions.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/oecd-calls-for-renewed-international-commitment-to-fighting-climate-change.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2017 11:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[4th OECD Green Investment Financing Forum]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Paris, 24-25 October 2017: Bringing together leading actors across the green finance community, the 2017 forum will focus on the short and long-term actions needed to meet the Paris Agreement; opportunities for green investment; the role of the financial system; and channels for green finance and investment.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/cgfi/forum/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2017 10:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sustaining nature-based tourism in Iceland]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[celand has been experiencing a tourism boom. The number of tourists visiting annually quadrupled between 2010 and 2016 and shows continued strength. The tourism sector is now the major export earner and is also creating new jobs and supporting new businesses.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/sustaining-nature-based-tourism-in-iceland_f28250d9-en</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2017 09:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Equator Prize 2017 Award Ceremony]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Fossil fuels continue to dominate the energy mix, with both OECD economies and the BRIICS still relying on fossil fuels for more than 80% of their energy supply. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/oecd-sg-equator-prize-ceremony-new-york-18-september-2017.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2017 11:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Estimating Publicly-Mobilised Private Finance for Climate Action: A South African Case Study - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This study analyses publicly-mobilised private finance for climate action in South Africa, between 2010 and 2015. The mobilisation effect of public climate finance on private finance is estimated through an analysis and attribution of project-level co-finance data. A pilot-methodology then expands the analysis to also incorporate the mobilisation effect of financial support in two sectors: renewable energy and energy efficiency.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/a606277c-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2017 16:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Rising Cost of Ambient Air Pollution thus far in the 21st Century: Results from the BRIICS and the OECD Countries - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper presents updated results for the cost of ambient air pollution in 41 countries: the 6 major emerging economies known as the BRIICS – Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, China and South Africa – and the 35 OECD member countries.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/d1b2b844-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2017 09:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD’s Gurría reaffirms need for global cooperation amid progress at G20 Summit ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[International cooperation is now more critical than ever, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said following a G20 Leader’s Summit marked both by controversy but also advances on a range of policies to tackle global challenges.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/oecds-gurria-reaffirms-need-for-global-cooperation-amid-progress-at-g20-summit.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2017 19:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Employment Implications of Green Growth - OECD report for the G7 Environment Ministers (June 2017)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD overview report on Employment Implications of Green Growth: Linking jobs, growth and green policies to the G7 Environment Ministers held on 11-12 June 2017 in Bologna.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/Employment-Implications-of-Green-Growth-OECD-Report-G7-Environment-Ministers.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2017 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statement from OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría on the US decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Climate change is a clear and undeniable challenge that requires a global response.  The Paris Agreement represents the careful crafting of a collective effort of over 190 countries to meet this challenge.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/statement-oecd-secretary-general-angel-gurria-on-us-decision-to-withdraw-from-the-paris-agreement-on-climate-change.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2017 19:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate change and trade policy interactions: Implications of regionalism - Trade and Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report examines the implications of regional climate governance for international trade and conversely the implications of regional trade governance for climate change action. Regional approaches to climate change governance are discussed with a specific focus on the rise of “climate clubs” and their implications for international trade.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/c1bb521e-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2017 12:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Empirics of Enabling Investment and Innovation in Renewable Energy - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper undertakes econometric analysis to assess the impacts of climate mitigation policies and the quality of the investment environment on investment and innovation in renewable power in OECD and G20 countries. It also assesses how countries’ investment environments interact with climate mitigation policies to influence investment and patent activity in renewable power.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/67d221b8-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2017 11:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Taking action on climate change will boost economic growth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Integrating measures to tackle climate change into regular economic policy will have a positive impact on economic growth over the medium and long term, according to a new OECD report prepared in the context of the German Presidency of the G20.

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<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/taking-action-on-climate-change-will-boost-economic-growth.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Business brief: ENGIE: Enabling the energy transition]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[We usually speak of “the energy transition” or “the transition to a low-carbon economy.” But this expression comes short of the actual phenomenon. In fact, we are in the midst of an industrial revolution that is completely shaking up the energy industry and is bound to disrupt others as well, such as transportation. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/business-brief-engie-enabling-the-energy-transition.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2017 16:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Multi-objective local environmental simulator (MOLES 1.0): Model specification, algorithm design and policy applications - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper describes MOLES 1.0, an integrated land-use and transport model developed with Object-Oriented Programming principles in order to combine selected characteristics from Spatial Computable General Equilibrium and microsimulation models. MOLES 1.0 models the links between urban land use, mobility patterns, urban economic activities and their environmental impacts, in particular air pollution and emissions of greenhouse gases.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/environment/multi-objective-local-environmental-simulator-moles-1-0_151cf08a-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2017 07:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[International trade consequences of climate change - Trade and Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report provides an analysis of how climate change damages may affect international trade in the coming decades and how international trade can help limit the costs of climate change. It analyses the impacts of climate change on trade considering both direct effects on infrastructure and transport routes and the indirect economic impacts resulting from changes in endowments and production. ]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9f446180-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2017 10:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate change adaptation and financial protection: Synthesis of key findings from Colombia and Senegal - Environment Working Paper ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Developing countries are disproportionately affected by the rising trend of losses from climate-related extreme events. This paper uses case studies of Colombia and Senegal to examine how countries are using financial protection as part of their approaches to managing climate risks; it also identifies emerging priorities for development co-operation providers in supporting financial protection against climate risks. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/environment/climate-change-adaptation-and-financial-protection_0b3dc22a-en</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2017 12:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Environmental pressures rising in New Zealand ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[New Zealanders enjoy a high environmental quality of life and access to pristine wilderness. However, New Zealand’s growth model, based largely on exploiting natural resources, is starting to show its environmental limits with increasing greenhouse gas emissions and water pollution, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/environmental-pressures-rising-in-new-zealand.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2017 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Korea needs to put green growth vision into action]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Korea has improved access to environmental services and become a world leader in climate change mitigation technology. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/korea-needs-to-put-green-growth-vision-into-action.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2017 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Estonia should reduce its oil shale reliance for greener growth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Estonia needs to move faster to reduce its dependence on oil shale so it can advance towards a greener economy and reduce air pollution and waste generation, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/estonia-should-reduce-its-oil-shale-reliance-for-greener-growth.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2017 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Finance and productivity: A literature review]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper surveys a broad range of studies and highlights the main findings of the empirical literature regarding business finance and productivity.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/41194fea-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2017 16:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Finance and productivity: A literature review]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper surveys a broad range of studies and highlights the main findings of the empirical literature regarding business finance and productivity.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/greeneco/Finance-and-productivity-A-literature-review.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2017 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pollution havens? Energy prices are not key drivers of offshoring]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[New evidence on the effect of energy prices on outward FDI can provide some reassurance in light of concerns about Pollution Havens.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/greeneco/pollution-haven-hypothesis.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2017 15:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More private capital for infrastructure investment in Asia?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Since the financial crisis, infrastructure investment has moved up the political agenda in most countries – now also including the USA. Asia is often seen as the world’s infrastructure laboratory, with massive construction of transport and energy projects. This article discusses infrastructure investment, private finance, and institutional investors in Asia from a global perspective.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2017/02/03/more-private-capital-for-infrastructure-investment-in-asia/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2017 10:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Potential Benefits of Transboundary Co-operation in Georgia and Azerbaijan: Kura River Basin - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This study was one of the first attempts to evaluate and quantify the benefits of transboundary co-operation between Georgia and Azerbaijan. A specific framework for inventorying these benefits, taking into account all the different dimensions of transboundary water management, was built and applied to the major transboundary water bodies.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/a14da8ec-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Malaysia’s economic success story and challenges]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Malaysia has sustained over four decades of rapid, inclusive growth, reducing its dependence on agriculture and commodity exports to become a more diversified, modern and open economy.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/cf7fddf2-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2017 17:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Greater efforts needed to safeguard biodiversity]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The world must ramp up its efforts to use natural resources more sustainably and conserve biological diversity and the ecosystems on which we depend for human life, the OECD today told participants at the COP13 Convention on Biological Diversity in Cancun, Mexico. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/greater-efforts-needed-to-safeguard-biodiversity.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2016 17:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD at #COP22]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The UN Climate Change Conference (COP22) was held in Bab Ighli, Marrakech, Morocco from 7-18 November 2016. Check out the OECD's contributions and our programme of side events to the conference.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cop22.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2016 10:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Making climate finance work for women: Overview of bilateral ODA to gender and climate change]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This brief is a contribution to the 22nd Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) and a submission of recommendations for the renewal of the Lima Work Programme on Gender. It provides an overview of how well members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) are integrating gender equality into their bilateral aid to climate change. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/making-climate-finance-work-for-women.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2016 11:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Global Forum on Environment and Economic Growth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This Global Forum, held on 24-25 October 2016, aimed to shed light on the links between environment and economic growth, and the toolkits to quantify these links. It provided a platform to explore how a well-managed natural environment can contribute to economic growth and how an effective and efficient regulatory system can best be designed?]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/indicators-modelling-outlooks/global-forum-on-environment-2016.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2016 09:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Effective Carbon Rates - OECD Insigths Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[On the latest OECD Insights blog post, Mr. Kurt van Dender, Head of the Tax and Environment Unit at the OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration explains the necessary requirements to deeply cut greenhouse gas emissions in order to implement the COP21 Paris Agreement.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2016/10/11/higher-carbon-prices-for-carbon-neutral-growth/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2016 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Meeting of Environment Ministers]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[‌Environment Ministers from OECD and key partner countries gathered in Paris on 28-29 September 2016 to discuss the environmental challenges facing the world and how to promote effective and efficient policy responses, under the guidance of the Chair, Minister Nick Smith (New Zealand) and the Vice-Chairs, Minister Irena Majcen (Slovenia) and Vice-Minister Marcelo Mena Carrasco (Chile).]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/ministerial/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2016 18:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Carbon pricing efforts are falling short, but even modest collective action can deliver significant progress, OECD says]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Current carbon prices are falling short of the levels needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change, but even moderate price increases could have a significant impact, according to new OECD research.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/carbon-pricing-efforts-are-falling-short-but-even-modest-collective-action-can-deliver-significant-progress.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2016 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Air pollution: Tyre and brake fatigue compound an exhausting problem]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Anyone else feeling exhausted by all this drum humming about air pollution? Indeed it appears the fumes won’t be dissipating any time soon as we consider the extent to which tyre and brake rubbish exacerbate the problem. ]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2016/09/08/air-pollution-tyres-and-brakes/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2016 08:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Conference on Transition to the green economy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This event, with involvement from the OECD, on 6-7 September 2016, is of major strategic nature during the Slovak Presidency of the European Council. Its ambition is to improve understanding of the green economy concept, identify conclusions and pathways for transition as well as to involve and mobilise various actors and stakeholders in the discussions of possible future actions.]]></description>
<link>http://www.t2ge.eu/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2016 09:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD welcomes ground-breaking peer reviews by China and US of their fossil fuel subsidies]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD has welcomed the release by China and the US of peer reviews of their fossil fuel subsidies.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/oecd-welcomes-ground-breaking-peer-reviews-by-china-and-us-of-their-fossil-fuel-subsidies.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2016 11:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The climate scientist and the teacher - Insights blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Climate change is not just about a change in climate towards hotter, wetter, and drier conditions, but also about an increase in the variability of the climate, as well as in the number and severity of extreme events.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2016/08/26/the-climate-scientist-and-the-teacher/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2016 13:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Environmental Zoning and Urban Development: Natural Regional Parks in France - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This study provides an empirical analysis of the effects of environmental zoning on urban development. It focuses on the case of Natural Regional Parks (NRPs) in France. Of the environmental zoning instruments used in France, NRPs extend over the widest physical area. Three potential side-effects of NRPs on urban development in the regulated area are investigated.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jlsk97vpwtd-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2016 17:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate Impacts in the Sahel and West Africa: Role of Climate Science in Policy Making - West African Papers]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper reviews the latest climate projections for West Africa and considers alternative ways in which the knowledge generated from climate science can be understood in the context of preparing for an uncertain future that provides practical help for decision makers.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jlsmktwjcd0-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2016 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Implications of water scarcity for economic growth - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Water is linked to many economic activities, and there are complex channels through which water affects economic growth. The purpose of this report is to provide background information useful for a quantitative global assessment of the impact of water scarcity on growth using a multi-region, recursive-dynamic, Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jlssl611r32-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2016 08:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chile must implement measures to stem environmental pressures]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Chile has taken steps to address the rising environmental pressures from its rapid economic growth, strengthening its environmental institutions and introducing new instruments, including a carbon tax. It now needs to move ahead and thoroughly implement policy measures to stem the threat to its land, air and water, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/chile-must-implement-measures-to-stem-environmental-pressures.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 10:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Israel's Green Tax on Cars - Environment Policy Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Israel’s growing population and rising incomes have seen consumption increase substantially, bringing with it considerable pressure on the environment. One of the main environmental pressures is from the ever-increasing transport activity, especially the use of private vehicles. Although travelling in a private vehicle brings benefits to the individual using it, this entails costs to society as a whole.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jlv5rmnq9wg-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[France will need further effort to meet environmental goals]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[France has improved its environmental performance over the last decade, lowering greenhouse gas emissions, reducing some air pollutants and cutting its use of fresh water. Further effort will be needed, however, to reduce pollution by nitrates and pesticides and meet ambitious renewable energy targets, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/france-will-need-further-effort-to-meet-environmental-goals.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2016 15:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[France will need further effort to meet environmental goals]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[France has improved its environmental performance over the last decade, lowering greenhouse gas emissions, reducing some air pollutants and cutting its use of fresh water. Further effort will be needed, however, to reduce pollution by nitrates and pesticides and meet ambitious renewable energy targets, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/france-will-need-further-effort-to-meet-environmental-goals.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2016 11:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Workshop on Greening Regional Trade Agreements: Opportunities and Insights from International Experience]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD will convene its 6th Workshop on Regional trade agreements and the environment on 10 June 2016, at the OECD Headquarters. The focus of the workshop will be on chapters of regional trade agreement (RTAs) that are concerned mainly with issues other than the environment, such as market access, investment, or government procurement, TBT, regulatory coherence or dispute settlement.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/tools-evaluation/greening-rtas.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 15:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Air pollution to cause 6-9 million premature deaths and cost 1% GDP by 2060]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Outdoor air pollution could cause 6 to 9 million premature deaths a year by 2060 and cost 1% of global GDP – around USD 2.6 trillion annually – as a result of sick days, medical bills and reduced agricultural output, unless action is taken, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/air-pollution-to-cause-6-9-million-premature-deaths-and-cost-1-gdp-by-2060.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2016 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Improving transport and energy infrastructure investment in Poland]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Over the last decade, Poland has significantly upgraded its infrastructure network, and public investment has risen rapidly. However, bottlenecks still weigh on productivity growth and environmental and health outcomes, and the perceived quality of transport and energy infrastructure remains lower than in most OECD countries. ]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jlwz8jrf89r-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2016 17:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Action Plan on the Sustainable Development Goals]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sound public policies grounded in evidence – and implemented effectively – will be crucial for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This document outlines four broad areas for future action for the OECD, highlighting what it could do more of – or do differently – to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. C/MIN(2016)6.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/OECD-action-plan-on-the-sustainable-development-goals-2016.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2016 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD-ECLAC Environmental Performance Review of Peru]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Peru is a multicultural, megadiverse country, with abundant ecosystem and natural resources, and an ancient tradition in the sustainable management of its resources. Growing pressures from extractive industries, unplanned urbanisation and deforestation are threatening its natural heritage and the population's well-being. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/oecd-eclac-peru-highlights-recommendations.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2016 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Paris Agreement demands climate action]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Paris Agreement is a landmark in collective efforts on climate change and is the result of many years’ hard work. It must now be implemented. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/the-paris-agreement-demands-climate-action.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2016 11:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[China's climate change combat]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[China was among the near-200 countries to adopt the Paris Climate Change Agreement (Paris Agreement) at an historic UN conference in Paris, France on 12 December 2015. As an emerging economy and one of the world’s major emitters of greenhouse gases, how China implements the Paris Agreement will be important. We asked Dr Xuedu Lu of the Asian Development Bank for his views. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/china-climate-change-combat.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2016 12:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What does mainstreaming biodiversity mean? Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The theme of Biodiversity Day this year is “Mainstreaming biodiversity; sustaining people and their livelihoods”. According to World Bank figures, “natural capital accounts for an estimated 30% of total wealth in low income countries compared to only 2% in OECD countries”.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2016/05/22/what-does-mainstreaming-biodiversity-mean/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2016 09:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2016 ITF Annual Summit: Green and Inclusive Transport]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Annual International Transport Forum Summit is the unique platform for a global conversation on strategies for transport in the 21st century. It will take place in Leipzig, Germany from 18-20 May 2016, under the Presidency of Denmark under the theme "Green and Inclusive Transport ".]]></description>
<link>http://2016.itf-oecd.org/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2016 10:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governments can do more to preserve material resources and cut waste]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Advanced economies have reduced their consumption of raw materials and improved waste management, but more should be done to design and produce goods in a way that uses fewer natural resources and produces less waste, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/governments-can-do-more-to-preserve-material-resources-and-cut-waste.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2016 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Carbon emissions all at sea: why was shipping left out of the Paris Climate Agreement? Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A stern warning for climate change, and our health - Shipping brings us 90% of world trade and has increased in size by 400% in the last 45 years. Cargo ships, tankers and dry-bulk tankers are an essential element of a globalised world economy, but they are thirsty titans and they won’t settle for diet drinks. There are up to 100,000 working vessels on the ocean and some travel an incredible 2/3 of the distance to the moon in one year.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2016/05/04/carbon-emissions-all-at-sea-why-was-shipping-left-out-of-the-paris-climate-agreement/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2016 09:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Key Ingredients, Challenges and Lessons from Biodiversity Mainstreaming in South Africa: People, Products, Process - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper provides an in-depth review of experiences and insights from mainstreaming biodiversity and development in South Africa. More specifically, it describes how biodiversity considerations have been mainstreamed in five key sectors/areas, namely: land use planning, mining, water, infrastructure, and the agricultural sector.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jlzgj1s4h5h-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2016 08:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Other CCS: Carbon Capture & Storage vs. Carbon Cap & Share - Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The initials ‘CCS’ usually stand for Carbon Capture and Storage. However, I was with the team in Paris during COP21 promoting the Cap Global Carbon proposal; the mechanism embodied in Cap Global Carbon is Cap & Share, and it occurred to us that the name ‘Carbon Cap & Share’ has the same initials, CCS. Are these two types of CCS complementary or antagonistic? Are they friends or enemies?]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2016/04/30/the-other-ccs/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2016 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Multiplication of Environmental Labelling and Information Schemes (ELIS): Implications for Environment and Trade - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report explores potential effects of the recent rapid growth in Environmental Labelling Information Schemes (ELIS) around the world, with a focus on the implications of ELIS multiplication for environmental effectiveness and international trade.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jm0p33z27wf-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 11:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Renewable energy: Catalyst for a clean energy transition]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Paris Agreement is an unprecedented achievement in the fight against climate change. A record number of countries came together, first in the French capital for the COP21 conference in November-December 2015 and then formally to sign the agreement at the UN on 22 April 2016, to ensure that future generations enjoy a stable, healthy and habitable world. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/renewable-energy-catalyst-clean-energy-transition.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2016 10:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A Review of Public Policies relating to the Use of Environmental Labelling and Information Schemes (ELIS) - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report provides a brief review of how national government policies and guidelines apply to or regulate the use of environmental labelling and information schemes (ELIS) in selected OECD countries. The report reviews definitions relevant to environmental claims and identifies four types of potentially false or misleading environmental claims.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jm0p34bk7hb-en </link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2016 08:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Webinar: Green Growth, Indicators, and the SDGs ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Join the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) for a webinar on 20 April from 16:00-17:30 (Geneva time), to debate where and how the way we measure our progress towards an inclusive green economy, including how this relates to the SDGs can be improved.]]></description>
<link>http://www.greengrowthknowledge.org/learning/green-growth-indicators-and-sdgs</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2016 17:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Post Paris, should we be going for CCCS = Compulsory Carbon Capture and Storage? Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Clearly a revolution in the global economy is needed for a heavy reduction of GHG emissions. You may have heard of Carbon Capture and Storage or CCS. This technology prevents CO2 from fossil fuel combustion from accumulating in the atmosphere.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2016/04/20/post-paris-should-we-be-going-for-cccs-compulsory-carbon-capture-and-storage/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2016 09:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Firm Surveys relating Environmental Policies, Environmental Performance and Innovation: Design Challenges and insights from Empirical Application - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report provides a review of recent firm-level and plant-level surveys containing questions on environmental policies, innovation practices or performance which are relevant for environmental policy analysis and assessment. We specifically focus on the core element that relates environmental policies to environmental and economic performance, namely the adoption of innovative practices and environmental innovations by firms. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2016 11:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Productivity Growth and the Environment - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The natural environment provides crucial inputs and services for economic development, but its role for productivity growth is insufficiently explored. Environmental scarcities can pose a drag on productivity growth and a risk for its sustainability.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jm0v4fww7bx-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2016 08:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Webinar: What we think about global warming?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Cloudy head on climate change? Join the webinar on Wednesday 30 March 2016 from 1-2 pm (Paris time) with Professor Per Espen Stoknes on What we think about... when we try not to think about... global warming!
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2016 09:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Environmental Policies and Economic Performance - Insights blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A dirty, rundown environment has quantifiable costs for the economy and the well-being of societies. For example, the welfare costs of air pollution from road transport alone are estimated to amount to around 1.7 trillion USD in OECD countries, 1.4 trillion USD in China and 0.5 trillion in India.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2016/03/14/environmental-policies-and-economic-performance/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2016 11:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tougher environmental laws do not hurt export competitiveness – OECD study]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Countries that implement stringent environmental policies do not lose export competitiveness when compared against countries with more moderate regulations, according to a new OECD study that examines trade in manufactured goods between advanced and emerging economies.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/tougher-environmental-laws-do-not-hurt-export-competitiveness.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2016 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Do environmental policies affect global value chains? A new perspective on the pollution haven hypothesis]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Using a gravity model of bilateral trade in manufacturing industries for selected OECD and BRIICS countries over 1990s-2000s, this paper studies how exports are related to national environmental policies.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jm2hh7nf3wd-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Understanding and Managing the Unequal Consequences of Environment Pressures and Policies - Insights blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The consequences of degradation of environmental quality as well as the consequences of environmental policies are typically unevenly distributed. In general, poorer countries and lower income households are more severely affected by environmental degradation and at the same time have less capacity to adapt.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2016/03/04/understanding-and-managing-the-unequal-consequences-of-environment-pressures-and-policies/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2016 11:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Exploring the Relationship between Environmentally Related Taxes and Inequality in Income Sources: An Empirical Cross-country Analysis - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper presents the first empirical analysis of the macroeconomic relationship between environmentally related taxes and inequality in income sources. The analysis also investigates whether this relationship differs between countries which have implemented environmental tax reforms (ETRs) and ones which have not.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jm3mbfzkrzp-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Urgent research needed into risks from nanomaterials in household waste]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Urgent research is needed to assess the possible risks to human health and ecosystems from the ever-increasing amounts of engineered nanomaterials going into household waste and ending up in the environment, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/urgent-research-needed-into-risks-from-nanomaterials-in-household-waste.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Floods, droughts and doubts - Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[“If He holds back the waters, there is drought; if He lets them loose, they devastate the land”. To be fair, that was in the days before governments played “a key role in developing targeted policy responses to market failures that impede the mitigation and allocation of drought and flood risks”, as the OECD report on Mitigating Droughts and Floods in Agriculture puts it.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2016/02/17/floods-droughts-and-doubts/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2016 13:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Flabber-gassed by our noxious air: can electric vehicles save us? Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Paris is a beautiful city but has an ugly problem with air pollution. Using 2 wheels to get to work, one becomes acutely aware of this insidious addiction to cars, and the “essence” of the problem, DIESEL.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2016/02/12/flabber-gassed-by-our-noxious-air-can-electric-vehicles-save-us/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2016 15:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Financial instruments for managing disaster risks related to climate change]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This article addresses the potential implications of climate change for the financial management of disaster risks. It outlines the contribution of insurance to reducing the economic disruption of disaster events and policy approaches to supporting the penetration of disaster insurance coverage and the capacity of insurance markets to absorb disaster risks.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/fmt-2015-5jrqdkpxk5d5</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2016 16:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Finance and climate: The transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy from a financial sector perspective]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Climate change is a major political and economic challenge. This paper sketches out its relevance for the financial sector. Necessary low-carbon investments imply a significant yet manageable financing gap. Beyond capital mobilisation that has attracted most attention until now, the main challenge is ensuring a transition-consistent capital reallocation.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/fmt-2015-5jrrz76d5td5</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2016 16:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Israel Policy Brief: Improving the Effectiveness of Environmental Taxation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Despite a relatively good performance on several points compared to other countries, there is still scope for improving the effectiveness of Israel’s taxation policy from an environmental perspective.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/israel-improving-effectiveness-of-environmental-taxation.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2016 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Decarbonising the global economy: The direction of travel after COP21 - Live video]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The IEA is pleased to announce the second event in its new distinguished speaker series, Big IdEAs, which brings global leaders and decision makers to the IEA to share their views on a range of global issues.   On Friday 29 January starting at 11h30, Professor Sir David King, the UK Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative for Climate Change, will speak on "Towards decarbonising the global economy".]]></description>
<link>http://www.iea.org/newsroomandevents/events/bigideas/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2016 17:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Social Costs of Morbidity Impacts of Air Pollution - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Outdoor air pollution is a major determinant of health worldwide. The objective of this paper is to inform the development of improved estimates of the social costs of human morbidity impacts resulting from outdoor air pollution in two components; namely to develop a core set of pollutant-health end-points to be covered when estimating the costs of morbidity, and to review current estimates of the cost of morbidity from air pollution.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jm55j7cq0lv-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2016 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[COP21 was decades in the making, so how do we make future decades work for climate? Insights blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Given the years of preparation – and for some OECD colleagues, a life’s work – my hope was for an enduring, ambitious text, helping us to avoid climate catastrophe. My expectation was far less grand, more closely aligned to the reality of getting 195 countries to adopt an agreement with legal force. ]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2016/01/21/cop21-was-decades-in-the-making-so-how-do-we-make-future-decades-work-for-climate/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sector-level approach to estimating mobilised private climate finance: The case of renewable energy - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In order to help address climate finance-related information needs under the UNFCCC, this paper explores the extent to which currently-available secondary data make it possible to estimate private finance mobilised by developed countries for climate action in developing countries.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jrp02jnzl35-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2015 06:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How OECD and IEA contributed to COP21 - Insights blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[With the world welcoming the new comprehensive global climate agreement at COP21 aiming to limit the global average temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius, it is worth noting the significant contribution that the OECD family has made. These contributions were aptly summarized in a useful joint statement by the secretariats of OECD, IEA, International Transport Forum and Nuclear Energy Agency right after COP21 kicked off.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2015/12/15/how-oecd-and-iea-contributed-to-cop21/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2015 11:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statement by the OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría on COP21 Agreement]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This is a watershed day for the world and especially heartening for the OECD as one of the first international bodies to call for zero net emissions in the second half of the century, for a price on carbon and for greater efforts to channel finance into the low carbon economy.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/statement-by-oecd-secretary-general-angel-gurria-on-cop21-agreement.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2015 19:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD at #COP21]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[World leaders faced a fundamental dilemma: take strong action to address the risks associated with climate change, or see the ability to limit this threat slip from their grasp. Check out how the OECD contributed to get a successful outcome on 12 December at COP21 in Paris.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cop21.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 16:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate disclosure: knowledge powers change]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Everybody is interested in the impacts of what companies are doing and the environmental practices and impacts of doing business are coming under increasing scrutiny. OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría looks at how both governments and investors are ready to scale up climate disclosure and the use of climate information.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2015/12/11/climate-disclosure-knowledge-powers-change/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate change mitigation: We must do more]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Countries everywhere have committed to fighting climate change but many are still subsidising fossil fuels, investing little in green technologies, failing to put a realistic price on carbon, and allowing transport emissions to grow. Much more can and should be done.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/climate-change-mitigation-we-must-do-more.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2015 15:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Higher price on carbon needed to effectively tackle climate change]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD urges efforts to better price carbon as new analysis finds that 90% of CO2-emissions are priced below EUR 30 per tonne, a low-end estimate of climate damage, and 60% are not priced at all. Effective Carbon Rates in the OECD and Selected Partner Economies calculates effective carbon rates (ECR) on CO2-emissions from energy use for 41 countries which together use 80% of global emissions. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/higher-price-on-carbon-needed-to-effectively-tackle-climate-change.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2015 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statement by OECD-IEA-ITF-NEA for COP21]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The world looks to the Paris Conference of the Parties to deliver a new climate agreement that transforms our development pathway. Success at COP21 can drive and accelerate the transition to a cleaner, healthier and more secure future, locking-in sustainable economic growth and development.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/statement-by-oecd-iea-itf-nea-for-cop21.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2015 17:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Policy Brief: Policy paths for tackling climate change]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Climate change mitigation requires globally, at national levels and locally, and across a range of policy areas. Priorities include widening the scope of carbon markets and investing more in innovative technologies. Efforts to cut emissions need to be stepped up, both in energy-related areas and in sectors like industry, agriculture and waste.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/policy-paths-for-tackling-climate-change.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 15:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Insights on COP21]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Over the past year, OECD Insights has published a series of blogs from contributors inside and outside the Organisation on the issues being debated over the next two weeks at COP21 in Paris. Here they are, in alphabetical order by title.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2015/11/30/oecd-insights-on-cop21/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD activities and events during the COP21 UN Conference on Climate Change]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Following is a list of OECD activities and events during the COP21 UN Conference on Climate Change. You can visit the OECD Pavilion in Hall 3 (Blue Zone) at any time to attend events (complete list of OECD events at COP21) and browse OECD reports & dataviz on climate change and the environment. Please contact Catherine Bremer (catherine.bremer@oecd.org, 0603 483456) for interview requests.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/oecd-activities-and-events-during-the-cop21.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2015 19:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Overcoming climate change and unleashing a dynamic, zero-carbon economy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The UN Conference on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris 30 November-11 December is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reach a new international agreement to combat climate change and accelerate our transition to a low-carbon economy. The “carbon entanglement” of our economies is keeping us on a collision course with nature. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecdobserver.org/news/fullstory.php/aid/5329/Overcoming_climate_change_and_unleashing_a_dynamic,_zero-carbon_economy.html </link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2015 08:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Netherlands should strive to meet energy and environment challenges ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An early leader in environmental policy, the Netherlands has decoupled greenhouse gas emissions from economic growth and virtually eliminated landfilling over the past decade. Yet a very fossil fuel-intensive energy mix and looming pressures from traffic congestion and intensive farming are creating new challenges, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/the-netherlands-should-strive-to-meet-energy-and-environment-challenges.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2015 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate change: Consequences of inaction]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Tackling climate change may be costly, but not tackling it will cost even more. And the longer we wait to act, the more our environment, our health and our economies will be damaged. Find out more about the likely impacts of rising GHG concentrations on global temperature, and how that will affect all of us.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/climate-change-consequences-of-inaction.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 15:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Policy Brief: Three steps to a low-carbon economy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Tackling climate change will require action in three key areas. First, we must strengthen carbon pricing and remove fossil fuel subsidies. Second, we must remove barriers to green investment. And third, we must align policies across the economy to leave fossil fuels behind and improve transparency on climate finance.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/Three-steps-to-a-low-carbon-economy.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 14:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA["Ecological Footprint" leaving a trail at OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This project is unique in that it explores how national-level policies impact household behaviour. Topics include energy use, food consumption, personal transport choices, waste generation and recycling, and water consumption. Yet the project does not specifically discuss the term “ecological footprint,” and it retains a macro-policy focus, targeting governments interested in learning which policies to implement.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2015/11/20/ecological-footprint-leaving-a-trail-at-oecd/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2015 12:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Observer on climate change: latest articles]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Read the latest articles on climate change by the OECD Observer, which helps policymakers stay ahead of today’s pressing challenges. ]]></description>
<link>http://oecdobserver.org/news/categoryfront.php/id/1419/Climate_change.html</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 09:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statement from Participants to the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Participants to the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits have agreed new rules on official support for coal-fired power plants, including restrictions on official export credits for the least efficient coal-fired power plants, the OECD announced today.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/statement-from-participants-to-the-arrangement-on-officially-supported-export-credits.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2015 15:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate change disclosure in G20 countries: Stocktaking of corporate reporting schemes]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report on climate change disclosure in G20 countries takes stock of mandatory climate change reporting schemes in G20 countries and identifies commonalities and divergences between the various schemes.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/corporate-climate-change-disclosure-report.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2015 09:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[COP21: Climate change in figures]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Average global temperature could rise by 3-6 degrees Celsius by 2100 if we don’t act. To keep the rise to 2 degrees Celsius, we need to have net zero emissions by the end of the century. Emissions would need to peak by 2030 to give us a fighting chance of achieving this.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cop21-climate-change-in-figures.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2015 14:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Webinar on Climate change mitigation policies: New interactive tool]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[To increase transparency and improve understanding of different countries’ situations, the OECD has developed an interactive map that brings to life key climate change mitigation statistics and policy settings. The webinar on Monday 16 November 2015, 15h00-16h30 (Paris time) consisted of a summary of the main messages of the report "Climate Change Mitigation: Policies and Progress" and a demonstration of the interactive tool. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cc/climate-change-mitigation-9789264238787-en.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2015 16:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Haze Surrounding Climate Mitigation Statistics - Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[How have CO2 and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions changed since 1990? Three different visuals tell three very different stories (click on them to see full size). Which perspective offers the most clarity?]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2015/11/05/the-haze-surrounding-climate-mitigation-statistics/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2015 11:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Brazil faces critical moment to put economy back on track]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Brazil has made remarkable social and economic progress in the past two decades, but must now overcome important challenges if it is to put its economy on a stronger, fairer, greener growth trajectory, according to two new reports from the OECD.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/brazil-faces-critical-moment-to-put-economy-back-on-track.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[In the absence of Marty and Doc’s time machine… Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA["Back to the Future" festivities marking 21 October 2015 as the date Marty and Doc travel to the future in the famous film with Michael J. Fox. If only we had a similar time machine allowing us to travel to 2045 to see what the climate has in store to better decide what policies to adopt today. Alas, no time machine has been invented yet but, in the absence of such a cool device, we can rely on climate and economic models...]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2015/11/03/in-the-absence-of-marty-and-docs-time-machine/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2015 11:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Meeting climate goals will require stronger policies to cut emissions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Advanced and emerging economies have made progress in addressing climate change, yet most are on a trajectory that would see them fall short of their mitigation goals. Governments need to significantly accelerate their efforts and strengthen their climate change policies.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/meeting-climate-goals-will-require-stronger-policies-to-cut-emissions.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2015 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[If this is a war on emissions, governments need a strong arsenal]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[More than 150 countries have submitted their post-2020 Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Such contributions are vital to the #COP21 climate change conference in Paris this December.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2015 08:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Carbon Clock is ticking!]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[It has become the accepted wisdom that meeting the global climate challenge will require zero net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the end of this century. Read the full op-ed by Gabriela Ramos, OECD Special Advisor to the OECD Secretary-General.]]></description>
<link>http://europesworld.org/2015/10/14/carbon-clock-ticking/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2015 16:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate financing momentum builds]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Public and private finance mobilised by developed countries for climate action in developing countries reached USD 62 billion in 2014, up from USD 52 billion in 2013 and making an average of USD 57 billion annually over the 2013-14 period, according to a new OECD study in collaboration with Climate Policy Initiative (CPI).]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/climate-financing-momentum-builds.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2015 16:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Webinar: COP21 and beyond: Aligning Policies for a Low-carbon Economy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Addressing climate change requires urgent policy action to drive a global infrastructure and technological transformation. The latest report 'Aligning Policies for a Low-carbon Economy' presents the first diagnosis of the alignments of policy and regulatory frameworks with climate policy goals. Join the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) for a webinar exploring these issues on 5 October 2015, 15:00-16:30 (Paris time). ]]></description>
<link>http://www.greengrowthknowledge.org/learning/cop21-and-beyond-aligning-policies-low-carbon-economy</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2015 12:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Air pollution and diesel: from theory to practice, Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The current Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal highlights the difficult reality of making the transition to a low-carbon economy. It also highlights the growing need for governments to make smart policies, based on actual costs.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2015 09:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Lake Taupo Nitrogen Market in New Zealand - Environment Policy Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Nitrogen run-off from farming and other land uses was threatening to undermine the pristine waters of Lake Taupo – New Zealand’s largest and most iconic lake – and to damage a range of economic and cultural activities. In 2011, the regional government introduced a water quality policy package. This bold policy experiment is unique: it is the only trading programme or market where diffuse sources of pollution operate under a cap.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jrtg1l3p9mr-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2015 09:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Monetary Carbon Values in Policy Appraisal: An Overview of Current Practice and Key Issues - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Cost-benefit analyses and other quantitative appraisals are used in many countries to support decision-making in public policy, including investment projects in sectors such as transport and energy. This paper discusses the range of approaches which can be employed to value changes in carbon emissions in policy appraisalsand presents some case studies and a survey of current practice in OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jrs8st3ngvh-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2015 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Support to fossil fuels remains high and the time is ripe for change]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Government support to fossil fuel consumption and production in OECD countries and key emerging economies remains high, at USD 160-200 billion annually, according to a new OECD report. This support is hampering global efforts to curb emissions and combat climate change.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/support-to-fossil-fuels-remains-high-and-the-time-is-ripe-for-change.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2015 09:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Critical Minerals Today and in 2030: An Analysis for OECD Countries - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Raw materials are essential for the global economy and future development depends on their continued supply. Like fossil fuels, minerals are non-renewable. In general, their deposits in the Earth’s crust are also geographically clustered, making security of supply a potential risk. The purpose of this report is to perform for the first time an analysis of critical minerals for the OECD countries as a whole.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jrtknwm5hr5-en</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2015 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Agriculture and agricultural soils facing climate change and food security challenges: Public policies and practices]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This joint OECD/France conference to be held in Paris on 16 September 2015 will aim to lay the foundation for the international effort which is needed on public policy options and economic incentives to support food security, the fight against climate change and adaptation to climate change while integrating soil issues in that effort.]]></description>
<link>http://www.ag4climate.org/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 16:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Multi-level governance and robust water allocation regimes needed to secure Brazil’s future water needs]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The recent droughts in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo states have exposed the need to shift from crisis management to effective risk governance of the country’s water resources, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/multi-level-governance-and-robust-water-allocation-regimes-needed-to-secure-brazil-s-future-water-needs.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2015 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Public Goods and Externalities: Agri-environmental policy measures in selected OECD countries]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Agriculture is a provider of commodities such as food, feed, fibre and fuel, and it can bring both positive and negative impacts on the environment. Yet most policy measures target farm systems, inputs and practices and agricultural infrastructure (driving forces) rather than the provision of agri-environmental public goods (environmental outcomes).]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/agriculture/public-goods-and-externalities-9789264239821-en.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2015 16:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green and Growing, or ripe and rotting? Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In a recent lecture on climate change, the Secretary-General stated that “Tomorrow’s societies engineered around yesterday’s solutions won’t get us there.” The OECD’s work on green growth is just one example of where the organisation is working towards the development of solutions for today.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2015 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate Change Risks and Adaptation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Building on the experience of OECD countries, this report sets out how the latest economic evidence and tools can enable better policy making for climate change adaptation.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/env/cc/climate-change-risks-and-adaptation-9789264234611-en.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2015 09:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Much better use can and must be made of taxes to help reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, concluded the participants of the 6th Global International Tax Dialogue conference]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Taxes are potentially among the most effective ways of cutting pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, but they are currently – with very few exceptions – underused; and even where used, they are frequently designed in a sub-optimal way.  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/much-better-use-can-and-must-be-made-of-taxes-to-help-reduce-pollution-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2015 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Aligning Policies for a Low-carbon Economy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This major report produced in co-operation with the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Transport Forum (ITF) and the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) identifies the misalignments between climate change objectives and policy and regulatory frameworks across a range of policy domains (investment, taxation, innovation and skills, trade, and adaptation) and activities at the heart of climate policy.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/aligning-policies-for-a-low-carbon-economy-9789264233294-en.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2015 10:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World must weigh the true cost of coal to be serious about climate - OECD’s Gurría]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governments should rethink the role of coal in energy supply as the scale of new investments being made in unabated coal-fired electricity generation poses the most urgent threat to our climate, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said today.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/world-must-weigh-the-true-cost-of-coal-to-be-serious-about-climate-oecd-gurria.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2015 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Impacts of Carbon Prices on Indicators of Competitiveness]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Concerns around potential losses of competitiveness as a result of unilateral action on carbon pricing are often central for policy makers contemplating the introduction of such instruments. This paper is a review of literature on ex post empirical evaluations of the impacts of carbon prices on indicators of competitiveness as employed in the literature, including employment, output or exports, at different levels of aggregation.]]></description>
<link>http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/environment/impacts-of-carbon-prices-on-indicators-of-competitiveness_5js37p21grzq-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2015 17:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Competitiveness Impacts of the German Electricity Tax]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Proposals to increase environmentally related taxes are often challenged on competitiveness grounds. The concern is that value creation in certain sectors might decline domestically if a country introduces environmentally related taxes unilaterally. This paper provides evidence on the short-term competitiveness impacts of the German electricity tax introduced unilaterally in 1999.]]></description>
<link>http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/environment/competitiveness-impacts-of-the-german-electricity-tax_5js0752mkzmv-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2015 12:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[6th ITD Global Conference]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The International Tax Dialogue (ITD) is organising its 6th global conference at the OECD. This year’s conference will focus on Tax and the Environment, an issue of growing importance and of direct relevance in the lead up to the COP21 meeting taking place later in the year. The ITD is a joint initiative of the EC, IDB, IMF, OECD, World Bank and CIAT.]]></description>
<link>http://www.itdweb.org/2015conference/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2015 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Measuring environmental innovation using patent data - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper refines indicators to measure innovation in environment-related technologies, drawing on recent methodological advances that allow a more accurate assessment of environment-related innovation in a broader range of countries. Three indicators are discussed: an indicator of technology development; an indicator of international collaboration in technology development and an indicator of technology diffusion. ]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5js009kf48xw-en</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2015 10:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Energy taxes misaligned with environmental impacts of energy use]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governments are under-utilising taxation as a tool to curb the environmental consequences of energy use, foregoing revenue and weakening their attack on the principal source of greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change and air pollution, according to new OECD analysis.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/energy-taxes-misaligned-with-environmental-impacts-of-energy-use.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2015 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Competitiveness Impacts of the German Electricity Tax - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Proposals to increase environmentally related taxes are often challenged on competitiveness grounds. The concern is that value creation in certain sectors might decline domestically if a country introduces environmentally related taxes unilaterally. This paper provides evidence on the short-term competitiveness impacts of the German electricity tax introduced unilaterally in 1999.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5js0752mkzmv-en</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2015 16:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Greening Economies in the Eastern Neighbourhood (EaP GREEN): Fourth Steering Committee Meeting]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The meeting was held on 18 June 2015 in Chisinau, Moldova. The key objective was to discuss the progress made on the programme implementation and to agree the work plan for 2015-16.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/outreach/eapgreen-sc-meeting-moldova-2015.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2015 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Investment in clean energy: A worthwhile goal - Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Most of us would agree that clean energy is a worthwhile goal, and the world has invested more than $2 trillion on renewable-energy plants in the past decade. But are we doing enough?]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2015/06/09/overcoming-barriers-to-international-investment-in-clean-energy/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2015 08:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Carbon Pricing: Does the OECD practice what it preaches? Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Today, more than 22% of global emissions are covered by a carbon price. Almost 40 countries and over 20 cities, states and provinces use carbon pricing mechanisms or are planning to implement them. The OECD recommends that countries make carbon pricing the cornerstone of climate policy. Price signals sent to consumers, producers and investors alike need to be consistent and facilitate the gradual phase-out of fossil fuel emissions.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2015/06/05/carbon-pricing-does-the-oecd-practice-what-it-preaches/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2015 09:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Saving every drop: How the OECD reduces its environmental footprint - Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[We could spend World Environment Day warning of the doom and gloom of future Earth, but considering how much we have done that already, that’s not going to get us very far as we approach this year’s COP21 in Paris. Instead, we are going to give you a taste on what we do here at the OECD headquarters to help save the environment, taking our own medicine on what we prescribe to governments.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2015/06/05/saving-every-drop-how-the-oecd-reduces-its-environmental-footprint/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2015 09:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Ministers reinforce importance of investment for strong, green and inclusive growth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD’s Annual Meeting at Ministerial Level reinforced member governments’ support across a broad range of key OECD work. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/oecd-ministers-reinforce-importance-of-investment-for-strong-green-and-inclusive-growth.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2015 13:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ministers back OECD Principles on Water Governance]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Ministers from OECD’s 34 member countries today welcomed the new OECD Principles on Water Governance, which set standards for more effective, efficient and inclusive design and implementation of water policies, and encouraged governments to put them into action.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/ministers-back-oecd-principles-on-water-governance.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2015 12:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate, Carbon, COP21 and Beyond - Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA["We absolutely should and must demand a strong deal in Paris". Read the full blog by Chris Barrett, Executive Director, Finance and Economics, European Climate Foundation, and former Australian Ambassador to the OECD.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2015/05/30/climate-carbon-cop21-and-beyond/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2015 13:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Making the most of natural resources in Indonesia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In Indonesia, the pressure on the environment that natural resource exploitation is creating should be addressed by increasing the share of gas and renewables in the energy mix, properly defining property rights and regulations regarding forest land, and implementing a positive implicit carbon price. More resources should be devoted to combating widespread illegal mining and deforestation.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5js0cqqk42ls-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2015 10:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Making Colombia’s tax policy more efficient, fair and green]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Colombia needs a comprehensive tax reform that boosts revenues and shifts the tax burden to support more inclusive and green growth. Tax loopholes and exemptions that reduce the tax base and favour mainly the rich should be reduced significantly.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5js0cqs9605g-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2015 10:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Webinar - Decarbonizing Development: Three Steps to a Zero-Carbon Future]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[On 28 May 2015, the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) webinar will examine how proper planning can help lay the foundation for both a stable climate and good development path; explore how countries can create the right enabling environment so that the needed technology, infrastructure and financing are available; and discuss how countries can carefully manage the transition, given vital political economy considerations.]]></description>
<link>http://www.greengrowthknowledge.org/learning/decarbonizing-development-three-steps-zero-carbon-future</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2015 18:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Transport, trade and tournism - Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[To mark the opening of the International Transport Forum’s Annual Summit, today’s post addresses three broad issues of the complex and multidimensional triangular relationship between transport, trade and tourism.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2015/05/27/transport-trade-and-tourism/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2015 17:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[From frenetic expansion to steady states]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Challenging free trade orthodoxy is a heavy lift in our political culture; anything that has been in place for that long takes on an air of inevitability. But, critical as these shifts are, they are not enough to lower emissions in time. To do that, we will need to confront a logic even more entrenched than free trade–the logic of indiscriminate economic growth. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/from-frenetic-expansion-to-steady-states.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2015 16:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How partnerships can spur our transition to a low-carbon economy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[For the past decade or so, there has been a lot of debate in policy circles on how to get governments and the private sector to work together more collaboratively in order to catalyse the transition to green growth. The good news is that in that time many factors have come together to make this more of a reality. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/partnerships-transition-low-carbon-economy.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2015 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic growth can complement environmental conservation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[For many years one of the predominant conventional wisdoms in both business and policymaking circles was that cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions necessitates a sacrifice in economic growth. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/economic-growth-can-complement-environmental-conservation.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2015 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The way forward on climate]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Over the coming months, the world will be preparing for what is heralded as an historic meeting for climate change negotiations. If the right decisions are taken–with the aim of making a sustainable energy future a reality–we will be able to reap enormous, multiple benefits deriving not only from decarbonisation, but also from reduced air pollution, better energy access, energy security and economic prosperity.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/way-forward-on-climate.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2015 14:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Improving water safety and global prosperity: Preparedness, participation and return]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In January of this year I visited the Mexican state of Tabasco– a state crossed by rivers and facing the Gulf of Mexico. The state’s population has doubled over the past 30 years and its economy relies heavily on oil and natural gas resources. It has its challenges as well: unemployment, poverty and a lack of resources. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/improving-water-safety-global-prosperity.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2015 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What impedes household investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper reviews different explanations for apparent underinvestment in energy efficiency that have been put forward in the literature. It also provides new evidence regarding barriers to investment in energy efficiency based on the OECD Survey on Household Environmental Behaviour and Attitudes.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5js1j15g2f8n-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2015 18:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Transport Annual Summit: Transport, Trade and Tourism]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Annual Summit of the International Transport Forum is the unique platform for a global conversation on strategies for transport in the 21st century. It took place in Leipzig, Germany from 27-29 May 2015, under the Presidency of New Zealand under the theme "Transport, Trade and Tourism".]]></description>
<link>http://2015.internationaltransportforum.org/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2015 10:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Let’s talk money: What will it take to save our planet? Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD can work its hardest to raise awareness on the truths of climate change, but the world won’t see developments in green technology and infrastructure unless we have eager investors backing up investment and research and development in low-carbon technologies.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2015/05/22/lets-talk-money-what-will-it-take-to-save-our-planet/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2015 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Green Investment Bank Workshop]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD hosted a workshop on green investment banks on 20 May 2015. It built upon discussions of green banks at the OECD Green Investment Financing Fora (May 2015 and June 2014) and continued international dialogue on the experiences of green banks. The workshop welcomed 9 different green banks, public financial institutions, NGOs, the private sector and over 20 countries interested in the green bank model.  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cc/2015-oecd-green-investment-bank-workshop.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2015 17:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Business Climate Has Changed: Imagining New Approaches for Our Climate]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In his remarks to the Business & Climate Summit, the Secretary-General said that business lies at the heart of what we need to achieve on climate action. If Governments produce clear, credible and coherent national policies and clear messages and signals, the full transformative power of business, markets and human ingenuity will be unleashed.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/the-business-climate-has-changed-imagining-new-approaches-for-our-climate.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2015 15:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A Magna Carta for the earth?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The international discussions under way in the course of this vital year–including July’s Finance for Development Meeting in Addis Ababa, the agreement of a new set of universal Sustainable Development Goals at the UN in September and the climate change summit in Paris at the end of 2015–represent a remarkable and unprecedented opportunity to establish what might be called a “Magna Carta for the earth” for our times.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/towards-a-new-charter-for-our-earth.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2015 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How shared self-driving cars could change city traffic]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In 2011, TIME Magazine named collaborative consumption (or the sharing economy as it is often called) as one of the top 10 ideas that will change the world. Four years on, this prediction seems to be holding true. The number of companies operating in the sharing economy is rising rapidly in the transport sector alone.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2015/05/13/the-sharing-economy-how-shared-self-driving-cars-could-change-city-traffic/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2015 09:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Life on a planet of 9 billion]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Is it possible for 9 billion people to live on this planet and enjoy a good standard of living? And on such a planet, is it possible for economies to grow, businesses to profit, and communities to prosper without undermining the natural systems that support all life? And without destroying some of the planet’s last great wildernesses? ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/life-planet-nine-billion.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2015 12:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[National Climate Change Adaptation: Emerging Practices in Monitoring and Evaluation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Developing countries are increasingly moving towards more strategic national policies and plans, the effectiveness of which will depend upon proper assessment of a given country’s vulnerability to climate change. This report draws upon emerging monitoring and evaluation practices across developed and developing countries to identify four tools that countries can draw upon in their own assessment frameworks.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/env/cc/publications-adaptation-climate-change.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2015 17:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Save our soil!]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The year 2015 is the International Year of Soils. It is also the year the UN Millennium Development Goals launched in 2000 expire, and are to be replaced by Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 17 goals and their 169 targets cover a vast range of issues, but care for the soil is the foundation of sustainability and is central to practically every SDG. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/save-our-soil.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges OECD countries to engage on development goals]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on OECD governments to ensure that a series of major summits this year result in a new era of sustainable development.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/un-secretary-general-ban-ki-moon-urges-oecd-countries-to-engage-on-development-goals.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2015 16:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Time is of the essence: can Indonesia phase out energy subsidies without hurting the poor? - Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A new OECD publication highlights notable economic and environmental benefits of phasing out fossil-fuel subsidies in Indonesia. Interestingly, the study is based on the context that pertained until mid-2014, when international oil prices where high and before the recent phase-out of subsidies by the government.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2015/04/28/time-is-of-the-essence-can-indonesia-phase-out-energy-subsidies-without-hurting-the-poor/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2015 09:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[It is time to reverse an unfolding injustice]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[According to shocking new research by Oxfam, the world’s richest 1% would, on current trends, own more than half the world’s wealth by 2016.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/time-to-reverse-an-unfolding-justice.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2015 18:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[We must change faster than the climate]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A transition to a low carbon economy is achievable, but will require a concerted, more consistent effort across a range of policy areas, from tradeable permits to stringent norms. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/change-faster-than-the-climate.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2015 09:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Urban Mobility System Upgrade: How shared self-driving cars could change city traffic?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report explores this question on the basis of detailed mobility data including origin, destination and timing of all trips for a mid-sized European city. ITF developed a model to test various alternative transport system configurations that would provide the same level of mobility (locations and timing) as today. ]]></description>
<link>http://internationaltransportforum.org/cpb/projects/urban-mobility.html</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2015 09:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Poland needs a strategy for moving to a lower-emission economy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Poland has combined robust economic growth with reducing some of the pressures on its environment since it joined the EU in 2004. It has also brought environmental laws closer to European norms. Poland now needs to lessen its economy’s reliance on fossil fuels and make growth greener, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/poland-needs-a-strategy-for-moving-to-a-lower-carbon-economy.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Earth Statement: for an ambitious, science-based, equitable outcome to COP21 in Paris - Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[2015 is a critical year for humanity. Our civilisation has never faced such existential risks as those associated with global warming, biodiversity erosion and resource depletion. Our societies have never had such an opportunity to advance prosperity and eradicate poverty. We have the choice to either finally embark on the journey towards sustainability or to stick to our current destructive “business-as-usual” pathway.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2015/04/22/the-earth-statement-for-an-ambitious-science-based-equitable-outcome-to-cop21-in-paris/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2015 09:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Environment working papers on behavioural economics]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This series is designed to make available to a wider readership selected studies on environmental issues prepared for use within the OECD. Two recent working papers: sustainable Consumption Dilemmas and Tender Instruments: Programme Participation and Impact in Australian Conservation Tenders, Grants and Volunteer Organisations.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/workingpapers-behavioural-economics.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2015 12:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD at the 7th World Water Forum in Daegu & Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD Secretary-General, Mr. Angel Gurría, chaired several high-level panels; the OECD actively participated through a series of events, the launch of four new reports and by taking part in a number of workshops and seminars throughout the forum. ‌]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/7th-world-water-forum.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2015 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The opportunities and challenges of greener growth: Getting the whole policy package right]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Climate change and, more generally, environmental damage have quantifiable economic and health costs, which weigh on long-term growth and well-being. If left unchecked, climate change is projected to decrease global GDP by 0.7 to 2.5 % by 2060. At the same time, the costs to society of air pollution already appear substantial–equivalent to some 4% of GDP across OECD countries and even higher in some rapidly developing economies.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/opportunities-challenges-greener-growth.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2015 18:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Working Papers on greening household behaviour]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Latest Environment Working Papers on greening household behaviour: overview of results from econometric analysis and policy implications; energy; food; transport; waste; and water.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/working-papers-on-greening-household-behaviour.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sustainable Consumption Dilemmas - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Consumers only occasionally choose to buy sustainable products. At the same time these consumers say in surveys that sustainability is important to them, and that the government should promote sustainable consumption. This study takes a closer look at public support for sustainable consumption and the associated dilemmas, with the help of a behavioural economics experiment of group decisions. ]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5js4k112t738-en </link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2015 10:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Impacts of Carbon Prices on Indicators of Competitiveness: A Review of Empirical findings - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Concerns around potential losses of competitiveness as a result of unilateral action on carbon pricing are often central for policy makers contemplating the introduction of such instruments. This paper is a review of literature on ex post empirical evaluations of the impacts of carbon prices on indicators of competitiveness as employed in the literature, including employment, output or exports, at different levels of aggregation.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5js37p21grzq-en </link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2015 10:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Water Resources Allocation: Estonia Country Profile]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Water resources allocation determines who is able to use water resources, how, when and where. Capturing information from 27 OECD countries and key partner economies, the report presents key findings from the OECD Survey of Water Resources Allocation and case studies of successful allocation reform.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/resources/Water-Resources-Allocation-Estonia.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2015 12:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cities need new finance options and better governance to tackle future water risks]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Rapid population growth, ageing infrastructure and new weather risks are straining the ability of cities in OECD countries to provide clean water and to protect against floods and droughts, according to a new OECD report. Cities will need large-scale investment and more effective tariffs and taxes to pay for upgrades to water systems.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/citiesneednewfinanceoptionsandbettergovernancetotacklefuturewaterrisks.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Water can be the source of a brighter future]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[From oceans and vast rivers to the spring in the garden, we must safeguard our water as a source of well-being, prosperity and progress.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecdobserver.org/news/fullstory.php/aid/4826/Water_can_be_the_source_of_a_brighter_future.html</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2015 11:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Diving into empty pools - OECD Insights blog for 7th World Water Forum]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[When we think about water scarcity, we tend to focus on drinking water. But in terms of global usage, drinking water accounts for only 8% of water use, with 22% used by industry and 70% for farming and irrigation. Effective water governance must mediate across a broad set of actors and needs that cut across all economic sectors.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecdinsights.org/2015/04/09/diving-into-empty-pools/
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2015 10:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Israel: Innovations overcoming water scarcity]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Business brief. Overcoming the challenges of an arid climate and scarce natural water reserves has always been a vital necessity for the growth of Israel’s population and economy since the founding of the state. This has led to continuous improvements in Israel’s water sector, through innovations in technologies, practices and long-term plans.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecdobserver.org/news/fullstory.php/aid/4819/Israel:_Innovations_overcoming_water_scarcity.html</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2015 17:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A win for the planet is a win for people]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The fates of humanity and of the environment are two sides of the same coin. That is why we must focus increasingly on not just development but sustainable development. To do that, we need to form global coalitions to work for progress on a range of challenges. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/win-for-the-planet-win-for-people.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2015 17:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Modelling of distribution impacts of energy subsidy reforms: An illustration with Indonesia - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report develops an analytical framework that assesses the macroeconomic, environmental and distributional consequences of energy subsidy reforms. The framework is applied to the case of Indonesia to study the consequences in this country of a gradual phase out of all energy consumption subsidies between 2012 and 2020.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5js4k0scrqq5-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 11:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Circular logic: why we don’t have to destroy to develop - Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[When considering a by-product, can this material or waste be used in another industry or in another manufacturing process instead of putting it into the environment, moving “from waste to resources” as the OECD says?]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2015/03/25/circular-logic-why-we-dont-have-to-destroy-to-develop/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[City slickers and water security: governments getting their hands dirty]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[If you’ve just visited the room with no windows and enjoyed the effortless push of the “deposit disposal button” followed by a stream of fresh, clean tap water to wash your hands, you could well be in an OECD city]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2015/03/24/city-slickers-and-water-security-governments-getting-their-hands-dirty/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2015 09:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate change: Price carbon now before low cost oil says "ciao" - Insights Blog ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[It’s time for governments to ramp up the development of alternative energies and to nail a price onto every tonne of CO2 emitted. With COP21 taking place in Paris in November, sending the right message on climate change means gradually increasing the cost of CO2 emissions, and creating a strong economic incentive to reduce the carbon entanglement and to move towards a zero-carbon world.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2015/03/12/climate-change-price-carbon-now-before-low-cost-oil-says-ciao/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2015 11:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Spain needs to further factor the environment into its recovery agenda, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD’s latest Environmental Performance Review of Spain finds the country has decreased the energy and carbon intensity of its economy, reduced industrial pollution and cut per-capita waste generation since 2000. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/spain-needs-to-further-factor-the-environment-into-its-recovery-agenda.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 10:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Band-aids won’t save the polar bears: smarter climate adaptation needed - Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The polar bear, floating mournfully away on an ice floe as his habitat melts around him, is perhaps one of the most well-travelled symbols of the impacts of climate change.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2015/02/25/band-aids-wont-save-the-polar-bears-smarter-climate-adaptation-needed/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2015 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Seeing paradigm change - Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Our world and its problems should have been watched for long enough. Inequality, debt, financial instability, corruption, conflict, ecosystem damage, waste and poverty have been seen through history.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2015/02/23/seeing-paradigm-change/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2015 16:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Land Transport and How to Unlock Investment in Support of "Green Growth" - Green Growth Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA["Green growth" and transport combines several different concepts that are central to sustainable mobility, including sustainable economic activity, reduced environmental impact and sustained growth in high quality jobs.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5js65xnk52kc-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2015 10:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Natural resources are fundamental to the economy and human well-being]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Natural resources provide essential raw materials and other commodities, and are an important source of income and jobs. They also support the provision of ecosystem services necessary to develop human and social capital.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/material-resources-productivity-and-the-environment-9789264190504-en.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2015 09:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Public Interventions and Private Climate Finance Flows: Empirical Evidence from Renewable Energy Financing - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This study uses a unique dataset of investment flows to analyse the role of two categories of public interventions (finance and policies) in mobilising flows of private climate finance worldwide and in the more specific context of flows to and in developing countries. The objectives are threefold. Find out more.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5js6b1r9lfd4-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2015 08:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[If the tortoise can do it, anyone can: greening household behaviour - Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Please join me in an ode to the giant tortoise, recently confirmed to be back from near extinction on the Galapagos Espanola Island after conservation work that began forty years ago. Whoever thought this waddly wild wonk would be a model for humans to improve environment through adept household behaviour?]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2015/02/10/if-the-tortoise-can-do-it-anyone-can-greening-household-behaviour/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2015 10:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What are the channels for investment in sustainable energy?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report develops a framework that classifies investments according to different types of financing instruments and investment funds, and highlights the risk mitigants and transaction enablers that intermediaries can use to mobilise institutionally held capital. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/mapping-channels-to-mobilise-institutional-investment-in-sustainable-energy-9789264224582-en.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2015 11:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is there a Need for Cooperation on National Climate Change Policies?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Climate policy and competitiveness issues have created a new need for international co-ordination, beyond the scope of our current frameworks. There is no need to trade economic growth for environmental stringency. Environmentally stringent policies are an incentive for greater efficiencies which leading edge companies can easily achieve.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/is-there-a-need-for-cooperation-on-national-climate-change-policies.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2015 09:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Global trade: International freight transport to quadruple by 2050]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In the face of shifting global trade patterns, international freight transport volumes will grow more than fourfold (factor 4.3) by 2050. Average transport distance across all modes will increase 12%, according to the latest ITF Transport Outlook. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/home.html</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Biosafety and the Environmental Uses of Micro-Organisms
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<description><![CDATA[Micro-organisms play a fundamental role in the environment. Yet their role is the result of complex biogeochemical processes by consortia of micro-organisms and the function of individual species is not clear in many cases. This publication provides an overview of the current situation and relevant developments in environmental microbiology.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/chemicalsafety/biosafety-and-the-environmental-uses-of-micro-organisms-9789264213562-en.htm   </link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2015 10:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Can you have your green cake and eat it too? Environmental policies as an ingredient for economic growth - Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In today’s hard times, policy-makers can find it difficult to sell their environmental policies. To many, these policies represent a burden on the economy.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2014/12/18/can-you-have-your-green-cake-and-eat-it-too-environmental-policies-as-an-ingredient-for-economic-growth/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2014 11:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Blog: A clearer picture of climate-related development finance]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The world will need more and better targeted financing to meet the challenges of global development post-2015. This means taking important decisions not only on what qualifies as official development assistance (ODA), but also on how those flows can be most strategically used.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2014/12/15/a-clearer-picture-of-climate-related-development-finance/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2014 15:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Policy Brief: Green growth - Environmental policies and productivity can work together]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[As environmental pressures continue to rise, governments throughout the OECD area have not been sitting back. If anything, the stringency of their policy measures has been increasing on the whole, not least to combat pollution and climate change. And as the evidence shows, stringent environmental policies can be introduced without hurting overall productivity.
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<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/PB Green Growth_Dec14_v5.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD at UN Climate Change Conference in Lima (COP 20)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Find out how the OECD participated in the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 20) which took place from 1-12 December in Lima, Peru.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cop20.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2014 17:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Sweden 2014]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report is the third OECD review of Sweden’s environmental performance. It evaluates progress towards sustainable development and green growth, with a focus on Sweden's longstanding commitment to mitigating emissions of greenhouse gases and its management of marine ecosystem services and water.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/country-reviews/oecd-environmental-performance-reviews-sweden-2014-9789264213715-en.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2014 12:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Global Forum on Environment: New Perspectives on the Water-Energy-Food-Nexus
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<description><![CDATA[Held on 27-28 November 2014, the forum focused on four areas that can contribute to more integrated policy making. Topics for discussion included the need to understand long-term impacts of the nexus on growth; ways to improve coherence between national, regional and local planning and priorities; the importance of promoting private sector investment in the nexus; and.... ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/nexus.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2014 17:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Financing Infrastructure for a Water Secure World]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Water security is one of the greatest challenges we face today, yet the situation has never looked more perilous. By 2050 the OECD Environmental Outlook projects that nearly 4 billion people will live in river basins under severe water stress, and global nitrogen effluents from wastewater are projected to grow by 180%. Whilst, over the same period, global demand for water is expected to grow by 55%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/financing-infrastructure-for-a-water-secure-world.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2014 16:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2014 Annual meeting of the Environmental Action Programme (EAP) Task Force ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This meeting addressed green growth policies for small and medium-sized enterprises, water governance in line with green economy requirements, and reporting on the Task Force programme implementation and plans for 2015.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/outreach/eap-tf-2014.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Ripple Effect: Water-Energy-Food Nexus - Insights blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The world is facing unprecedented stresses, and we are going to need an unprecedented response. We’re doing our best to help create that response at the OECD.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2014/11/21/the-ripple-effect-water-energy-food-nexus/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2014 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Angel Gurría congratulates new Indonesian President for cutting fuel subsidies]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD congratulated the newly elected President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, for taking a bold first step in his economic reform agenda by substantially cutting fuel subsidies.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/angel-gurria-congratulates-new-indonesian-president-for-cutting-fuel-subsidies.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Strengthening Global Growth: The G20 Brisbane Summit’s Challenges and Contributions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The G20 needs to go structural, social, and green! With fiscal and monetary policy room nearly exhausted, structural reforms are the best choices, sometimes the only choice. The OECD battle cry in this regard has been unchanged since 2008: “go structural!”. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/strengthening-global-growth-the-g20-brisbane-summit-challenges-and-contributions.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2014 09:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Southeast Asia should switch to a greener growth model, OECD says
 
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<description><![CDATA[Southeast Asia’s over-reliance on natural resources like oil, gas, minerals and wood for economic growth is unsustainable over the long term and is causing environmental damage that will hurt future prosperity if left unchecked, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/southeast-asia-should-switch-to-a-greener-growth-model-oecd-says.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2014 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Public Financial Institutions and the Low-carbon Transition: Five Case Studies on Low-Carbon Infrastructure and Project Investment - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Public financial institutions (PFIs) are well-positioned to act as a key leverage point for governments’ efforts to mobilise private investment in low-carbon projects and infrastructure. This study identifies the tools, instruments and approaches used by five PFIs to directly support and scale-up domestic private sector investment in sustainable transport, energy-efficiency and renewable energy in OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jxt3rhpgn9t-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2014 10:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Making obsolescence obsolete: design to reduce waste - Insights blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Let’s be honest, waste reduction doesn’t have much of a ring to it. To many, it’s a complex policy issue without much hope if consumers keep throwing their cans away in the street.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2014/10/29/making-obsolescence-obsolete-design-to-reduce-waste/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2014 12:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Partnerships for water security by Simon Upton]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[What’s water security worth, and how much are we willing to pay for it given competing demands and constrained public budgets? asks Simon Upton, Environment Director at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).]]></description>
<link>http://www.economistinsights.com/opinion/partnerships-water-security</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2014 10:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Inducing Private Finance for Renewable Energy Projects: Evidence from Micro-Data - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper analyses the effects of government policies on flows of private finance for investment in renewable energy. It also examines whether direct provision of public finance for a project increases the volume of private finance raised. The analysis covers 87 countries, six renewable energy sectors (wind, solar, biomass, small hydropower, marine and geothermal).]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jxvg0k6thr1-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Behold the power of fungus... and biodiversity offsets - Insights blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[When you think of biodiversity conservation, you probably think of the classic images: the polar bear, the lion, the elephant, the giraffe. The ecological community likes to call them charismatic megafauna, with only a hint of satire.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2014/10/16/behold-the-power-of-fungus-and-biodiversity-offsets/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Role of National Ecosystem Assessments in Influencing Policy Making]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An ecosystem assessment is a social process through which the findings of science concerning the causes of ecosystem change, their consequences for human well-bring, and the management and policy options are evaluated. The main objective of the paper is to draw insights from experience in the UK, Japan, Spain and Portugal of the
added value to policy making of undertaking national level ecosystem assessments.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jxvl3zsbhkk-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2014 11:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Greening Economies in the Eastern Neighbourhood (EaP GREEN): Third Steering Committee Meeting ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The meeting was held on 8 October 2014 in Minsk, Belarus. The key objective was to discuss the progress made on the programme's implementation and to agree on priorities for 2015.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/outreach/eapgreen-steering-committee-oct-2014.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2014 10:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tax Preferences for Environmental Goals: Use, Limitations and Preferred Practices]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper reviews the use of tax preferences to achieve environmental policy objectives. Tax preferences involve using the tax system to adjust relative prices with a view to influencing producer or consumer behaviour in favour of goods or services that are considered to be environmentally beneficial. ]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jxwrr4hkd6l-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2014 08:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Under-taxing drivers is bad for environment and health, OECD says]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Advanced economies are pushing up carbon emissions, traffic congestion and air pollution by under-taxing company cars and diesel fuel, according to new OECD research.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/under-taxing-drivers-is-bad-for-environment-and-health.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Joint OECD-NBER Conference on Productivity Growth and Innovation in the Long Run
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<description><![CDATA[Despite large and growing investments in knowledge and innovation, productivity growth in many countries has slowed in recent years. At the same time, the urgent need for more rapid innovation (including its uptake and diffusion) in several key areas, such as in environment. This joint OECD-NBER workshop on 25-26 September 2014 will bring together academic experts to consider these challenges.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/productivity-growth-and-innovation-in-the-long-run.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2014 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The post-2015 agenda must steer a transformational shift towards sustainable development]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[As the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) approach their expiry date, we must focus our efforts on ensuring a brighter, more inclusive and sustainable future for all. We face a plethora of common issues: growing inequalities; changing consumption patterns and population dynamics; increasing natural resource scarcity; and ongoing illicit financial flows.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/the-post-2015-agenda-must-steer-a-transformational-shift-towards-sustainable-development.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2014 18:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD participation in the UN Climate Summit]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The UN Climate Summit took place on 23 September 2014 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The OECD's Secretary-General, Angel Gurría, chaired the session on "The Economic Case for Climate Action," where global leaders discussed The New Climate Economy Report: Better Growth, Better Climate, by the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/un-climate-summit.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2014 12:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The climate is changing, so should we - Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD Environment Directorate has produced two videos to explain key climate issues as the UN Climate Summit opens today at UN headquarters in New York.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2014/09/23/the-climate-is-changing-so-should-we/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2014 10:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[There’s no bailout option for climate - Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Saving the Earth’s climate is sometimes compared to saving the world’s financial system following the crisis in 2007. But it’s not. The taxpayer saved the financial system by bailing it out a cost of trillions of dollars over a very short period, but there is no bailout option for the climate.]]></description>
<link>http://insightsblog.oecdcode.org/?p=7037</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría and UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Cities & Climate Change Michael R. Bloomberg push for cities to take lead on climate change]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Angel Gurría and Michael R. Bloomberg reaffirmed today their commitment to support international cities’ efforts to lead in the global fight against climate change — and called for national support to make this happen.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/angel-gurria-and-michael-bloomberg-push-for-cities-to-take-lead-on-climate-change.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate Change Expert Group (CCXG) Global Forum - Sept 2014]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This event held on 16-17 September 2014 at the IEA is part of a series of seminars, organised by the OECD and the IEA, which aims to promote dialogue and enhance understanding between a wide range of experts on technical issues in the international climate change negotiations. The agenda, presentations and list of participants are now available.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cc/ccxg-globalforum-sept-2014.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2014 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The time for tough decisions on climate change is now]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Reversing the damage is within our grasp, but it will hinge on a strong international climate agreement and policies that make polluters pay. Op Ed by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General and Nick Stern, Chair of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics, The Guardian. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/16/climate-change-carbon-tax-low-carbon-infrastructure</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2014 11:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Iceland must balance growth in power and tourism industries with nature conservation, OECD says]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Iceland must balance growth in power and tourism industries with nature conservation, OECD says Iceland has one of the world’s most pristine natural environments and its glaciers, volcanoes and hot underground springs bring major economic benefits via renewable energy and tourism.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/iceland-must-balance-growth-in-power-and-tourism-industries-with-nature-conservation.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2014 11:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Think Green: education and environmental awareness]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Education plays a crucial role in raising awareness of environmental challenges and shaping the attitudes and behaviours that can make a difference. A recently released Trends Shaping Education Spotlight looks at the role of education in both preparing and providing our citizens with the skills needed for a sustainable and productive future. ]]></description>
<link>http://oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr/2014/07/think-green-education-and-environmental_53.html</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2014 14:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Productivity measurement with natural capital and bad outputs]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper presents a productivity growth measure that explicitly accounts for natural capital as an input factor and for undesirable goods, or “bads”, as an output of the production process.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jz0wh5t0ztd-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2014 17:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Personal tax treatment of company cars and commuting expenses: Estimating the fiscal and environmental costs]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Company cars form a large proportion of the car fleet in many OECD countries and are also influential in determining the composition of the wider vehicle fleet. When employees provided with a company car use that car for personal purposes, personal income tax rules value the benefit in a number of different ways.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jz14cg1s7vl-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2014 07:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Exploring Potential Data Sources for Estimating Private Climate Finance - Environment Working Paper]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The paper reviews a number of commercial and public data sources to examine their potential for increasing coverage and understanding of the volume and characteristics of private climate finance beyond renewable energy projects. Such information is needed to assess progress towards the global transition to low-carbon, climate-resilient economies.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jz15qwz4hs1-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2014 09:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Research Co-operation between Developed and Developing Countries in the Area of Climate Change Adaptation and Biodiversity
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<description><![CDATA[Climate change and biodiversity loss have increasingly become the subject of international policy deliberations. It is widely recognised that strong and effective international co-operation is required to address these issues. Co-operation in science and technology between developed and developing countries is considered to be of particular importance. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/Research_Cooperation.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2014 16:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Consequences of climate change damages for economic growth – a dynamic quantitative assessment]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report focuses on the effects of climate change impacts on economic growth. The analysis finds that the effect of climate change impacts on annual global GDP is projected to increase over time, leading to a global GDP loss of 0.7% to 2.5% by 2060 for the most likely equilibrium climate sensitivity range.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jz2bxb8kmf3-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2014 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Moving beyond rhetoric: Responsibility in practice]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This Global Forum plays an important role as the tool for on-going dialogue on responsible business conduct. I am pleased to announce that today, Ministers from over 20 countries are coming together to discuss how to integrate responsibility considerations throughout government policies. Their work will contribute to protect internationally recognised fundamental rights and to ensure good governance, fair regulations, and transparency.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/moving-beyond-rhetoric-responsibility-in-practice.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2014 11:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rain doesn’t follow the plow: climate change, agriculture and water]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In many areas today, there is no such thing as a “natural” landscape. Thousands of years of farming have selected and encouraged some species, marginalised or eliminated others. The land itself has been altered by ploughing, enclosure, herding and other human interventions. We may feel that we have tamed Nature. Reports like this new one from the OECD remind us of our ignorance and warn us about our arrogance.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2014/06/19/rain-doesnt-follow-the-plow-climate-change-agriculture-and-water/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2014 09:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Expert Workshop on Adaptation Financing and Implementation, June 2014]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This workshop focused on putting priorities into practice in OECD countries. Country-specific prioritisation, sectoral approaches, mainstreaming tools including questions on public sector finance and research needs were all topics covered during the two days of the workshop.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cc/workshop-adaptation-financing-and-implementation-june-2014.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Global Forum on Environment: Promoting Sustainable Materials Management through Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is increasingly recognised worldwide as an efficient waste management policy to help improve recycling and reduce landfilling of products and materials. This Forum took place on 17-19 June 2014, in Tokyo, Japan, to identify key challenges and opportunities for further developing EPR policies.
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<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/gfenv-extendedproducerresponsibility-june2014.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2014 19:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Message in a bottle: Producers not taxpayers should pay for the waste they generate - Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered who was paying to recycle that plastic bottle you just threw away?]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2014/06/14/message-in-a-bottle-producers-not-taxpayers-should-pay-for-the-waste-they-generate/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2014 09:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Integrated Assessment of Climate Change Impacts: Conceptual Frameworks, Modelling Approaches and Research Needs - Environment Working Paper No. 66]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper presents a framework to include feedbacks from climate impacts on the economy in integrated assessment models. The proposed framework uses a production function approach, which links climate impacts to key variables and parameters used in the specification of economic activity. The paper pays particular attention to the challenges of distinguishing between damages and the costs of adapting to climate change.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jz2qcjsrvzx-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[An Overview of the OECD ENV-Linkages Model - Environment Working Paper No. 65]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This document provides a detailed technical description of the ENV-Linkages model. The OECD ENV-Linkages Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model is an economic model that describes how economic activities are inter-linked across several macroeconomic sectors and regions. It links economic activity to environmental pressure, specifically to emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs).]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jz2qck2b2vd-en </link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economic Implications of the IEA Efficient World Scenario - Environment Working Paper No. 64]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In its 2012 edition of the World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency (IEA) produced an Efficient World Scenario to assess how implementing only economically viable energy efficiency measures would affect energy markets, investment and greenhouse emissions (GHG). Using the OECD ENV-Linkages macro-economic model, this report simulates the economic and environmental impacts which the IEA Efficient World Scenario implies.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jz2qcn29lbw-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2014 13:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sweden must keep innovating to maintain strong environmental record, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sweden has shown a longstanding commitment to the environment, significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution and nitrogen leaching. Renewables supply more than a third of its energy needs. Sweden has set itself tough targets for the future, however, and must continue to innovate if it is to meet them, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/sweden-must-keep-innovating-to-maintain-strong-environmental-record-says-oecd.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2014 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Air pollution, the invisible killer - Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Today’s post, marking World Environment Day, is from OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría. Air pollution has become the biggest environmental cause of premature death, overtaking poor sanitation and a lack of clean drinking water. ]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2014/06/05/air-pollution-the-invisible-killer/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2014 11:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Managing our natural resources: can we build more with less? - Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[For World Environment Day on 5 June 2014, the OECD Environment Directorate looks at how we use and manage natural resources.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2014/06/04/managing-our-natural-resources-can-we-build-more-with-less/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2014 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rising air pollution-related deaths taking heavy toll on society, OECD says]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Air pollution is costing advanced economies plus China and India an estimated USD 3.5 trillion a year in premature deaths and ill health and the costs will rise without government action to limit vehicle emissions, a new OECD report says.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/rising-air-pollution-related-deaths-taking-heavy-toll-on-society.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2014 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[International Transport Forum: Transport for a changing world]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The ITF is an intergovernmental organisation within the OECD to tackle mobility issues for the 21st century. The Forum acts as a platform to advance transport policy and practice, with a view to ensuring transport's contribution to economic growth, environmental protection, social inclusion and the preservation of human life and well-being. The ITF 2014 annual Summit is being held in Leipzig, Germany on 21-23 may 2014.]]></description>
<link>http://2014.internationaltransportforum.org/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2014 11:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Roundtable: Climate is Everyone’s Business]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Twenty years ago climate change was viewed as just an environmental issue. Today it is squarely an economic issue. Climate change poses significant risks to our economic systems that could result in very large damages. To mitigate these risks we need to radically transform our economies and societies to stop global warming.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/roundtable-climate-is-everyones-business.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2014 15:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD countries commit to work towards a climate deal for 2015]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD’s 34 member countries today affirmed their common resolve to work towards a deal on combating climate change at the COP21 talks in Paris in 2015. OECD accession countries Colombia and Latvia joined the statement issued at the Organisation’s annual Ministerial Council Meeting, attended by finance, economy, trade and other ministers.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/oecd-countries-commit-to-work-towards-a-climate-deal-for-2015.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2014 15:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Insight Blog - Wake up and save the coffee: Making development climate-resilient]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A new OECD report describes what Ethiopia and Columbia are doing to sustain development in a changing climate.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Colombia must do more on environment for sustainable economic growth, says OECD
	

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<description><![CDATA[Colombia’s rich natural heritage as one of the world’s most bio-diverse countries is coming under increasing pressure from extractive industries, livestock grazing, urbanisation and car use, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/colombia-must-do-more-on-environment-for-sustainable-economic-growth-says-oecd.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2014 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Environmental Policies and Risk Finance in the Green Sector: Cross-country Evidence]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Risk finance is essential for new ventures to commercialise new ideas and grow, especially in emerging sectors. Yet very little is known about the drivers and characteristics of risk finance in the green sector. This paper aims to fill this gap by providing a detailed description of risk finance in the green sector across 29 countries and identifying the role that policies might have in shaping high-growth investments. ]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jz6wn918j37-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2014 18:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Insights Blog: IPCC and climate change risks - What would you do? ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The latest Climate Change Report from the IPCC argues that human interference with the climate system is occurring, and climate change poses risks for human and natural systems. The report identifies eight major risks with high confidence, and says that each of these risks contributes to one of more of the five “reasons for concern”.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2014/03/31/ipcc-and-climate-change-risks-what-would-you-do/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate Change Expert Group (CCXG) Global Forum - March 2014]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This event held on 18-19 March 2014 at the OECD is part of a series of seminars, organised by the OECD and the IEA, which aims to promote dialogue and enhance understanding between a wide range of experts on technical issues in the international climate change negotiations. The agenda, presentations and list of participants are now available.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cc/ccxg-globalforum-march-2014.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Blog: Fighting the tide - Preparing for the water-related impacts of climate change]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[With headlines of record‑breaking water-related disasters around the world, this blog, written by Kathleen Dominique, OECD Environment Economist, discusses the water impacts of climate change. This post is part of Wikiprogress' series on "water" and the "environment". ]]></description>
<link>http://theblogprogress.blogspot.fr/2014/03/fighting-tide.html</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2014 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dutch water governance faces challenges from demographics and climate]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Netherlands is a global pioneer in water management with a long history of containing flood risks and reclaiming land from the sea. Yet it will need to adapt its water governance policies to meet the looming challenges of shifting demographics, regional development and climate change, according to an OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/dutch-water-governance-faces-challenges-from-demographics-and-climate.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2014 11:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Video: How should governments prepare for floods?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In light of the UK floods, this 3-minute Q&A with OECD Environmental Economist Kathleen Dominique discusses how governments should be preparing for climate change-related weather events.]]></description>
<link>http://youtu.be/LTOJ5hfAOMs</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 12:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A call for zero emissions from the World Economic Forum in Davos]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD Secretary-General, Mr. Angel Gurría, gives his views in this blog from the World Economic Forum in Davos on the huge risk that carbon dioxide emissions pose to the economy and the environment.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2014/01/24/a-call-for-zero-emissions/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2014 14:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Swedish Tax on Nitrogen Oxide Emissions: Lessons in Environmental Policy Reform - Environment Policy Paper No. 2]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This case study describes the approach taken to reduce NOx emissions from combustion plants, the challenges encountered and the social, environmental and economic impacts. It concludes by discussing the wider lessons that are raised for other governments seeking to develop similar policy responses.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k3tpspfqgzt-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2013 12:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Political Economy of Fuel Subsidies in Colombia - Environment Working Paper No. 61]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Colombia has made progress towards eliminating fuel and diesel subsidies and reducing discretionary spaces allowing for artificially low fuel prices, but challenges remain. This paper discusses the political economy of fuel subsidies in the country to understand why reform has been so slow.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k3twr8v5428-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2013 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum 2013: How to unlock investment in support of green growth?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The 2013 Forum was held on 5-6 December and discussed how governments can improve their investment policy framework to reduce the risk and attract long-term private finance in support of green growth.
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<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/gg-sd-2013.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2013 10:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[South Africa shows good progress on environment, must keep up pace]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In the two decades since apartheid ended, South Africa has made impressive strides to catch up with – and in some cases surpass -- the developed world’s environmental standards. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/south-africa-shows-good-progress-on-environment-must-keep-up-pace.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Environmental policies and productivity growth - a critical review of empirical findings]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper reviews the empirical evidence on the link between environmental policy stringency and productivity growth, and the various channels through which such effects can take place.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/environmental-policies-and-productivity-growth_5k3w725lhgf6-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2013 10:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Insights Blog: OECD celebrates World Toilet Day]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Issues related to water and sanitation are a priority for the OECD. A number of people working at the OECD are also involved through our War on Hunger Group. For example, last year the Group funded a project in Mozambique to reduce diarrhoea by at least 25% in children under the age of five by training in hygiene and changing current practices.  ]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2013/11/18/oecd-celebrates-world-toilet-day/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD celebrates World Toilet Day]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This year the United Nations has officially declared 19 November World Toilet Day to raise awareness of the sanitation crisis faced by millions every day. Similarly, the OECD places great importance on the issue of water and sanitation. It has undertaken significant work on the issue to help promote global awareness, encourage action and propose viable solutions.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/oecd-celebrates-world-toilet-day.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green growth challenges and the need for an energy reform in Mexico]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[As Mexico seeks to boost economic growth, pressures on its natural resources and environmental outcomes 
may intensify, jeopardizing the sustainability of that growth and the well-being of the population.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k3wd34pl338-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2013 10:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD at UN Climate Change Conference in Warsaw (COP 19)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD organised a number of events focused on key aspects of the negotiations: side events on tracking private climate finance, establishing and understanding post-2020 mitigation commitments, and credible policies to achieve climate targets and mobilise private finance. The OECD also convened a High Level Breakfast addressing the issues around long-term investment and green infrastructure.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cop19.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2013 11:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Austria’s green economy flourishing but could do even better, OECD says]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Environmental goods and services are now a bigger driver of Austria’s economy and job market than traditionally strong sectors like tourism and construction, thanks to the government’s policy of subsidising green investments, a new OECD report shows.
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<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/austria-green-economy-flourishing-but-could-do-even-better-oecd-says.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Carbon taxes and emissions trading are cheapest ways of reducing CO2, OECD says]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Carbon taxes and emission trading systems are the most cost-effective means of reducing CO2 emissions, and should be at the centre of government efforts to tackle climate change,according to a new OECD study.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/carbon-taxes-and-emissions-trading-are-cheapest-ways-of-reducing-co2.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Institutional investors and green infrastructure investments]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper examines how institutional investors can access green infrastructure, the extent to which this is currently happening, and the barriers to scaling up these investment flows. Based on four case studies, broader lessons are drawn for governments on the policy settings which may support investment in green infrastructure by institutional investors.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k3xr8k6jb0n-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2013 17:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[International Conference on Joining Forces to Develop Smart, Cost-Effective Urban Water Utilities, Tel Aviv]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Government of Israel and the OECD co-organised an international conference on "Joining Forces to Develop Smart, Cost-Effective Urban Water Utilities: Policy, Economics, Environment, Regulation and Technologies" on 23 October 2013, in Tel Aviv.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/2013-international-water-conference-telaviv.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2013 17:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD’s chemical hazard assessment programme to shift focus ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD is to review its chemical hazard assessment programme with the aim of providing a more specialised service for member countries from 2015.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/oecds-chemical-hazard-assessment-programme-to-shift-focus.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2013 11:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The climate challenge: Achieving zero emissions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governments need to put together the optimal policy mix to eliminate emissions from fossil fuels in the second half of the century. Cherry-picking a few easy measures will not do the trick. There has to be progress on every front, notably with respect to carbon pricing, and that is what peer review and learning from best practice should help achieve, said OECD Secretary-General.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/the-climate-challenge-achieving-zero-emissions.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2013 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reducing fossil fuel emissions isn’t enough, OECD Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[We must aim for their complete elimination by the second half of the century and need to come to grips with the risk of climate change. While many countries have announced ambitious targets to reduce fossil fuel emissions by 2020, and even mid-century, further efforts are needed.]]></description>
<link>http://insightsblog.oecdcode.org/?p=6089</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2013 12:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Countries should make carbon pricing the cornerstone of climate policy, says OECD ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Credible and consistent carbon pricing must be the cornerstone of government actions to tackle climate change, according to a new OECD report. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/countries-should-make-carbon-pricing-the-cornerstone-of-climate-policy-says-oecd.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2013 11:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Political Economy of British Columbia's Carbon Tax - Environment Working Paper No. 63]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper reviews the political economy of the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) tax in three periods: its origins, its survival in the face of political backlash, and its longer-term prospects. The BC launched North America’s first revenue-neutral carbon tax reform. The tax, applied to all combustion sources of fossil fuels, was introduced at a rate of CAD 10 per tonne of CO<sub>2</sub>.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k3z04gkkhkg-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2013 11:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ireland's Carbon Tax and the Fiscal Crisis - Environment Working Paper No. 59]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper describes the features of the tax, recounts the story of its interplay between fiscal adjustment and helping meet the obligations to raise taxes, and implications for competitiveness and carbon leakage, environmental effectiveness and equity issues, and draws conclusions regarding why it happened, and provides tentative insights for other countries in a similar situation.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k3z11j3w0bw-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2013 14:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate Change Lecture by OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría in London on Wednesday 9 October]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría will present a major address on the Organisation’s latest analysis of climate change, investment and energy policies in London on Wednesday 9 October, at 10:30am.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/climate-change-lecture-by-oecd-secretary-general-angel-gurria.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate Change Expert Group (CCXG) Global Forum - September 2013]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This event held on 18-19 September 2013 at the OECD is part of a series of seminars, organised by the OECD and the IEA, which aims to promote dialogue and enhance understanding between a wide range of experts on technical issues in the international climate change negotiations. The agenda, presentations and list of participants are now available.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/ccxg-globalforum-september-2013.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Environment Action Programme Task Force: 2013 annual meeting]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The meeting took place on 17-18 September 2013 in Tbilisi, Georgia and marked the 20th anniversary of the OECD environment-related co-operation with countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/eap-task-force-2013-annual-meeting.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2013 09:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Addressing Competitiveness and Carbon Leakage Impacts Arising from Multiple Carbon Markets: A modelling Assessment - Environment Working Paper No. 58]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Competitiveness and carbon leakage issues have been some of the main concerns in the implementation and discussions of climate policies. This paper examines the macroeconomic and sectoral competitiveness and carbon leakage impacts associated with a range of stylised mitigation policy scenarios.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k40ggjj7z8v-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2013 12:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Water: governments must deal with rising risks 
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<description><![CDATA[Water shortages and floods illustrate the risks posed by too little, or too much, water. By 2050 more than 40% of the world’s population will live under severe water stress and nearly 20% could be exposed to floods. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/water-governments-must-deal-with-rising-risks.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2013 17:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD participation in the 2013 World Water Week]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD participated in this annual event held in Stockholm (1-5 September 2013) where two major reports "Water Security for Better Lives" and "Water and Climate Change Adaptation: Policies to Navigate Uncharted Waters" were launched by the OECD's Secretary-General, Angel Gurría.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/2013-world-water-week.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2013 12:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Got water?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Climate change and rising demand are making it harder to meet the world’s water needs. At World Water Week 2013, the OECD will explore how to better manage this vital resource. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/oecd-world-water-week-2013.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2013 17:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Future Flood Losses in Major Coastal Cities]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Climate change combined with rapid population increases, economic growth and land subsidence could lead to a more than 9-fold increase in the global risk of floods in large port cities between now and 2050.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/future-flood-losses-in-major-coastal-cities.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Measuring Environmental Regulatory Stringency]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper proposes a new measure of stringency to measure the consequences of environmental regulations on investment, labour demand, and patterns of international trade that would be based on emissions data and which could be constructed separately for different pollutants.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/trade/measuring-environmental-regulatory-stringency_5k41t69f6f6d-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2013 11:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Responding to key well-being challenges in Austria]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Important challenges for the future of Austrian well-being arise from demographic and environmental trends. The ageing of the population calls for a fair balance between life-time pension contributions and entitlements, drawing on the recent pension reform.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k42210gg9g5-en</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2013 12:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Better Plays for Better Lives: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, OECD Insights Blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD Environmental Outlook to 2050: Consequences of Inaction warns that by 2050, under a worst-case scenario, we could see a 10% biodiversity loss; 2.3 billion more people living in water-stressed areas; and a 50% increase in GHG emissions, primarily caused by a 70% growth in CO2 emissions from energy use.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2013/07/25/better-plays-for-better-lives-a-midsummer-nights-dream/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 11:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Developments in Regional Trade Agreements and the Environment: 2012 Update]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper provides an update on recent developments in the field of Regional Trade Agreements and the environment. Issues arising in the implementation of RTAs with environmental considerations are examined as well as experience in assessing their environmental impacts.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/trade/developments-in-regional-trade-agreements-and-the-environment_5k43m4nxwm25-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2013 13:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How can governments help people reduce their environmental footprint?  ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governments around the world are encouraging people to factor the environment into their everyday lives and purchases. Is it leading to more sustainable consumption? Are households ‘going green’? ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/how-can-governments-help-people-reduce-their-environmental-footprint.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Measures Supporting Minerals and Primary Metals Extraction and Processing: Case Study: Australia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Efforts to document government support benefiting specific sectors or industries have paid scant attention to support given to the non-energy minerals sector. The issue of support for this sector is explored by way of a case study of Australia, a leading producer and exporter of minerals.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/trade/measures-supporting-minerals-and-primary-metals-extraction-and-processing_5k43n12wlnr0-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2013 13:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Restructuring the electricity sector and promoting green growth in Japan]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The 2011 disaster and nuclear problems opened the door to a new energy policy, as they raised
fundamental questions about the electricity system’s ability to prevent and respond to accidents.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k43nxrhfjtd-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2013 17:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Greening growth in Luxembourg]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[With strong economic growth overall and an increasingly important role as a regional economic centre, Luxembourg is experiencing mounting environmental pressures. This is mainly a result of a growing population and a rapid increase in transport, which is dominated by the car, as the number of workers commuting within Luxembourg and from across the border has risen rapidly.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k44t7j62qg1-en</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Domestic Incentive Measures for Renewable Energy With Possible Trade Implications]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The rise in international investment and trade in goods and services related to renewable energy has been rapid but not always smooth.  This paper surveys, through the lenses of market-pull and technology-push policies, the numerous domestic incentives used by governments to promote renewable energy, focusing on those that might have implications for trade.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/trade/domestic-incentive-measures-for-renewable-energy-with-possible-trade-implications_5k44srlksr6f-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2013 12:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Compendium of Agri-environmental Indicators]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Evidence for the agricultural sectors of OECD countries from 1990 to 2010 shows improvements have been made in nutrient, pesticide, energy and water management, using less of these inputs per unit volume of output, according to this report. Environmentally beneficial practices by farmers, such as conservation tillage, improved manure storage, soil nutrient testing and drip irrigation, have also contributed to improvements.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/agriculture-and-food/oecd-compendium-of-agri-environmental-indicators_9789264186217-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2013 10:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Renewable Energy: Why the Definition Needs to be Revised (ProgBlog)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Climate change mitigation and sustainability are the key rationales for increasing the share of renewable energy.  Yet definitions of renewable energy used by policy-makers are so broad that subsidy regimes and other policies to promote renewable energy are able to result in highly negative climate, environmental and human impacts.]]></description>
<link>http://theblogprogress.blogspot.fr/2013/06/renewable-energy-why-definition-needs.html</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2013 15:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Avoiding death by diesel, blog post by Simon Upton]]></title>
<description><![CDATA["It is estimated that air pollution from diesel-fuelled road transport kills 10 times more people each year in France than those who die in road accidents": OECD Insights Blog's post by Simon Upton, head of the OECD Environment Directorate, founder and Chair of the Round Table on Sustainable Development, and former New Zealand environment minister.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2013/06/19/avoiding-death-by-diesel/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate Change eXplorer: a new way of visualising climate-related data.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This new data visualisation tool brings over 40 different climate-related data sets to life by using animated plots for the period 1990-2010. ]]></description>
<link>http://webnet.oecd.org/climatechange</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New OECD report offers tips on how households can green their behaviour]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[People care for the environment, and a large majority state that they are willing to make compromises to green their lifestyle according to a new OECD survey of 12,000 households. However, the economic crisis has taken its toll, and the survey shows that the environment is slipping down on the list of people’s priorities. 

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<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/new-oecd-report-offers-tips-on-how-households-can-green-their-behaviour.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World Environment Day: Greening household behaviour]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Saving the environment falls into that category for many people, but the good news for the planet is that the OECD has identified a group of people who “believe that sacrifices will be necessary to solve environmental problems”.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2013/06/05/world-environment-day-greening-household-behaviour/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Putting Green Growth at the Heart of Development ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This publication explains why green growth is vital to secure a more sustainable future for developing countries. Covering 74 policies and measures from 37 countries and 5 regional initiatives, this publication outlines an action-oriented twin-track agenda to guide national and international policies and practices to successfully tackle green growth.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/environment-development/putting-green-growth-at-the-heart-of-development.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cities: green policies can contribute to growth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Cities can generate growth and jobs while becoming greener – this is the message of the OECD’s new Green Growth in Cities report. Drawing on case studies of Paris, Chicago, Kitakyushu and Stockholm, the report identifies green policies that can respond to urban growth priorities and suggests how to implement and finance them.

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<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cities-green-policies-can-contribute-to-growth.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cash-strapped governments will need private sector investment to meet sustainable transport objectives, OECD says]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Boosting private sector investment in sustainable transport infrastructure will be essential as governments seek to meet long-term economic and environmental objectives at a time of constrained public finances, according to a new OECD report. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cash-strappedgovernmentswillneedprivatesectorinvestmenttomeetsustainabletransportobjectivesoecdsays.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Insights: Why biodiversity matters]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[As we celebrate International Biodiversity Day, the outlook is not very encouraging. Around 12% of birds, 25% of mammals, and at least 32% of amphibians are threatened with extinction over the next century. Humans may have increased the rate of global extinctions by up to 1000 times the “natural” rate typical of Earth’s long-term history.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2013/05/22/why-biodiversity-matters/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 10:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Time for an energy [r]evolution ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[We can’t use terms like “inclusive” and “green” as window dressing for the pursuit of economic growth as an end in itself. A real and profound change in how we think about growth is needed–one that doesn’t let special interests get in the way of creating a just, fair and sustainable economy with clean energy for all. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/time-for-an-energy-revolution.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 11:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA["Greening Economies in the Eastern Neighbourhood” (EaP GREEN): Steering committee meeting]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The first meeting of the EaP GREEN Steering Committee was held on 26 April 2013 in Berlin to discuss with representatives of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries the overall priorities of the programme, specific activities to be carried out in 2013, and the means of programme implementation. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/outreach/eapgreen-first-steering-committee-meeting-april-2013.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Программа «EaP GREEN»: Первое заседание Координационного комитета]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Первое заседание Координационного комитета программы «EaP GREEN» состоялось 26 апреля 2013 г. в Берлине. Заседание имело своей главной обсудить с представителями шести стран Восточного партнерства (Азербайджан, Армения, Беларусь, Грузия, Молдова и Украина) общие приоритеты программы, конкретные мероприятия, запланированные на 2013 г., и механизмы ее реализации. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/outreach/eapgreen-first-steering-committee-meeting-april-2013-russian.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reforms for a cleaner, healthier environment in China]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[China’s exceptional economic expansion has led to rising energy demand and pollution as well as other environmental pressures. Strong efforts by the government have moderated emissions of some types of air and water pollution from high levels but others, including greenhouse gas emissions, continue to rise. Poor air and water quality threaten human health, create other costs and reduce well-being.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k480c2dh6kf-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cross-Border Trade in Electricity and the Development of Renewables-Based Electric Power: Lessons from Europe]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[To benefit fully from cross-border trade in electricity, interconnected countries need to establish a non-discriminatory trading regime based on co-operation and co-ordination, says this study of trade in renewables-based electric power in Europe.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/trade/cross-border-trade-in-electricity-and-the-development-of-renewables-based-electric-power_5k4869cdwnzr-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Growth Knowledge Platform 2013 annual conference]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The GGKP’s second annual conference will be held at the OECD Headquarters in Paris on 4-5 April 2013. The discussion will be framed around two headline themes: Greening global value chains and Measurement and reporting for green growth.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/ggkp2013annualconference.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate change won't wait]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The European Union may be facing some difficult economic challenges, but that's no excuse for not acting now to create an economy based on resource efficiency and low-carbon development. The benefits are potentially enormous, including lower greenhouse gas emissions, more efficient use of energy and resources and rising growth and innovation.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/climate-change-wont-wait.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World Water Day: Big problems but there are solutions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This week, around 30,000 children under the age of five will die from water-related diseases, one every 20 seconds.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2013/03/22/world-water-day-big-problems-but-there-are-solutions/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate Change Expert Group (CCXG) Global Forum]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This event held on 19-20 March 2013 at the OECD is part of a series of seminars, organised by the OECD and the IEA, which aims to promote dialogue and enhance understanding between a wide range of experts on technical issues in the international climate change negotiations. The agenda, presentations and list of participants are now available.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cc/ccxgglobalforum-march2013.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Italy: environment improving but more effort needed]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Italy has taken a range of initiatives to improve the management of its natural resources and reduce energy intensity. Despite this progress, the OECD’s Environmental Performance Review of Italy says the country still faces numerous environmental challenges. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/italy-environment-improving-but-more-effort-needed.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A clean energy economy - Lessons from Iceland]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In his speech to OECD Ambassadors, the President of Iceland discussed how Iceland could offer lessons on the nature of a clean energy economy; and presented some insights from Iceland's recent challenges in dealing with the financial crisis.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/a-clean-energy-economy-lessons-from-iceland.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD calls for better alignment of energy policy, public finances and environmental goals]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Two new OECD reports provide wide-ranging evidence of how reforming subsidies and tax breaks for fossil fuels can help countries boost finances and meet green objectives.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/oecdcallsforbetteralignmentofenergypolicypublicfinancesandenvironmentalgoals.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mexico can do more to promote socially-inclusive green growth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mexico is faced with difficult trade-offs as it pursues its economic, social and environmental goals. Like other emerging economies Mexico is balancing the need to protect its natural resources with the need to address high levels of income inequality and poverty.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/mexicocandomoretopromotesocially-inclusivegreengrowth.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mexico must improve water governance, financing and regulation, says OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría

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<description><![CDATA[Mexico’s river basins are under severe water stress. The quality of rivers, lakes and aquifers is declining and floods, droughts, and hurricanes are more frequent. These are some of the alerts signaled in OECD’s Making Water Reform Happen in Mexico. 

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<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/mexicomustimprovewatergovernancefinancingandregulationsaysoecdsecretarygeneralangelgurria.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Environmental Innovation in Germany - Environment Working Paper No. 53]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper reviews the recent experience of Germany in encouraging innovation to reduce negative environmental impacts of economic activity. The essence of the German approach to policy-induced environmental innovation is discussed in the context of changing policy objectives, and illustrated with selected examples from waste management, renewable energy and transportation.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k8x9b2lljzv-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Regulatory Transparency in Multilateral Agreements Controlling Exports of Tropical Timber, E-Waste and Conflict Diamonds]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper examines how three multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) incorporate transparency into their regulatory regimes: CITES (endangered species, especially tropical timber), the Basel Convention (hazardous e-waste), and the Kimberley Process (conflict diamonds)]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/trade/regulatory-transparency-in-multilateral-agreements-controlling-exports-of-tropical-timber-e-waste-and-conflict-diamonds_5k8xbn83xtmr-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD at the UN Climate Change Conference in Doha (COP 18)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD involvement is focussing on climate finance and investment to support low-carbon and climate-resilient growth; design and governance of carbon market mechanisms and the role of institutional investors in mobilising long-term green infrastructure investment.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cop18dohaclimatechangeconference.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Launch of the 2012 Development Co-operation Report “Lessons in linking sustainability and development”]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Secretary-General Angel Gurría launched the 2012 Development Co-operation Report “Lessons in linking sustainability and development” at the 48th High Level Meeting of the Development Assistance Committee in London. 
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<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/launchofthe2012developmentco-operationreportlessonsinlinkingsustainabilityanddevelopment.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mobilising Investment in Low-Carbon, Climate Resilient Infrastructure - Environment Working Paper No. 46]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper addresses several broad issues for governments aiming to encourage private sector investment in low-carbon climate resilient (LCR) infrastructure, in both developed and developing world contexts.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k8zm3gxxmnq-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD helps countries track and secure climate finance and boost green infrastructure investment and low-carbon technologies
 
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<description><![CDATA[The OECD offers impartial data and evidence-based policy advice on scaling-up climate finance, and incentivising green infrastructure investment and low-carbon technologies.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/oecdhelpscountriestrackandsecureclimatefinanceandboostgreeninfrastructureinvestmentandlow-carbontechnologies.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate Mitigation and Adaptation in Africa: Evidence from Patent Data - Environment Working Paper No. 50]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper presents comparative data on innovation in selected climate change mitigation and adaptation technologies in the context of Africa. Such analysis informs policy aimed at encouraging international technology transfer and development of domestic innovation capacities.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k8zng5smxjg-en</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sustainable Materials Management: Making Better Use of Resources]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Worldwide, 62 billion tons of natural resources – minerals, wood, metals, fossil and biomass fuels, and construction material – are extracted. On average, that’s almost 10 tons for every person on the earth. Of that, about one fifth ends up as waste and must be reused, recycled or disposed of in a way that is safe for people and the environment.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/sustainablematerialsmanagementmakingbetteruseofresources.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Water in Latin America and the Caribbean: better governance can improve access

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<description><![CDATA[In Latin American and Caribbean countries the population is growing faster than the world average, intensifying land use and increasing urbanisation. The region is also prone to the negative impact of climate change and natural disasters, putting further pressure on natural resources.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/waterinlatinamericaandthecaribbeanbettergovernancecanimproveaccess.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Towards green investment policy framework: The Case of Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient Infrastructure - Environment Working Paper No. 48]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report advances a “green investment policy framework” taking infrastructure investment as a starting point and looking only at climate change mitigation and adaptation. It highlights the significant opportunities and many challenges that exist today in both developed and developing countries to transition to low-carbon, climate-resilient (LCR) development through investment in both renovated and in new infrastructure.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k8zth7s6s6d-en </link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Global Forum on Biotechnology: The Evolving Promise of the Life Sciences
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<description><![CDATA[The OECD and the ESRC Genomics Policy & Research Forum jointly organised a one-day Forum on 12 November 2012 in Paris. The event was both retrospective and forward-looking. The forum concluded that the promise of biotechnology is not set but evolves with fresh scientific knowledge, novel laws and regulations. The future of biotechnology needs to also integrate social and cultural dimensions. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/evolvingpromiseofthelifesciences.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is there life on Mars?
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<description><![CDATA[Is there life on Mars? -article by Julia Laplane, OECD

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<link>http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/2012/10/is-there-life-on-mars/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[COP11 of the Convention on Biological Diversity]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The eleventh meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity was held in Hyderabad, India (COP11, from 8 to 19 October 2012).]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cop11indiaoctober2012.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 14:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Illegal Trade in Environmentally Sensitive Goods]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Developing effective policies to reduce illegal trade in environmentally sensitive goods requires a clear understanding of what drives this trade and the circumstances under which it thrives, says this report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/illegaltradeinenvironmentallysensitivegoods.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate Change Expert Group (CCXG) Global Forum]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Organised jointly by the OECD and the IEA, this seminar held on 26-27 September 2012 aimed to promote dialogue and enhance understanding between a wide range of countries on technical issues in the international climate change negotiations. This seminar was an informal meeting outside of the UNFCCC negotiations and discussions are non-attributed.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cc/climatechangeexpertgroupglobalforumseptember2012.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green transformation of small businesses: Achieving and going beyond environmental requirements - Environment Working Paper No. 47]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report aims to help environmental and other competent authorities in OECD countries to promote green business practices among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It analyses different ways to establish environmental regulatory requirements for facilities with low environmental risk (most of which are SMEs).]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k92r8nmfgxp-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A Framework for Financing Water Resources Management]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report provides a framework for policy discussions around financing water resources management that are taking place at local, basin, national, or transboundary levels.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/aframeworkforfinancingwaterresourcesmanagement.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate change policies in Germany: make ambition pay]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Germany reduced greenhouse gas emissions substantially but remains an important emitter. Ambitious targets for climate change mitigation have been fixed and a broad range of environmental measures are being implemented.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/climate-change-policies-in-germany_5k92sn0f8dbt-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The determinants of invention in electricity generation technologies: A patent data analysis - Environment Working Paper No. 45]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper analyses the determinants of invention in efficiency-enhancing electricity generation technologies that have the potential to facilitate climate change mitigation efforts, including fossil fuel based technologies aimed at reducing carbon emissions, renewables and nuclear technologies.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k92v111shjc-en </link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Insights: Is this as good as it gets?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The latest OECD Environmental Outlook is equally alarmist about “the consequences of inaction”, to quote the book’s subtitle. Terrestrial biodiversity is projected to decrease by a further 10% by 2050.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2012/09/03/is-this-as-good-as-it-gets/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 17:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World water week 2012 - Insights Blog: Water stewardship: Does the OECD practice what it preaches?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[World water week provides a unique forum for the exchange of views, experiences and practices between the scientific, business, policy and civic communities.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2012/08/27/water-stewardship-does-the-oecd-practice-what-it-preaches/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Avoiding debt traps: financial backstops and structural reforms]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In this paper we develop a simple analytical framework to analyze “good” and “bad equilibria” in public-debt and growth dynamics.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k962hhtt5mr-en</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Towards green growth in Denmark: improving energy and climate change policies]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Denmark’s green growth strategy focuses on moving the energy system away from fossil fuels and investing in green technologies, while limiting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k962hjpwwvj-en</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Achieving the “low carbon, green growth” vision in Korea]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Korea, which has had the highest growth rate of greenhouse gas emissions in the OECD area since 1990, adopted an ambitious Green Growth Strategy in 2009.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/achieving-the-low-carbon-green-growth-vision-in-korea_5k97gkdc52jl-en</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Environment: Slovenia needs to green its economic recovery]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Slovenia's rich and diverse environment is under pressure from the country’s expanding economy. OECD’s first Environmental Performance Review of Slovenia says that greening growth, including though green tax reform, better use of public and private finance, could help Slovenia.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/environmentslovenianeedstogreenitseconomicrecovery.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mekorot, the National Water Company of Israel]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Today, management of water resources is one of the major challenges confronting Israel. Accelerated population growth - along with economic growth - has placed additional pressure on Israel's limited water resources but the country is at the forefront of green innovations for water management.&l]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/mekorotthenationalwatercompanyofisrael.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Jobs Potential of a Shift towards a low-carbon Economy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Jobs Potential of a Shift towards a low-carbon Economy” provides an in-depth analysis of how green growth will reshape labour markets. It also describes the role that labour market and skill policies can play in maximising the benefits of economic greening for workers]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/greeneco/thejobspotentialofashifttowardsalow-carboneconomy.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Environment: Germany, a laboratory for green growth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Germany is successfully limiting the amount of carbon, energy and resources required to grow its economy. Though the public is generally satisfied with the level of environmental quality, the OECD’s Environmental Performance Review of Germany warns that ch]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/environmentgermanyalaboratoryforgreengrowth.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Eco-innovation policies in South Africa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report is part of the OECD work programme on eco-innovation policies. The objective of this work is to complement the knowledge base on eco-innovation policies in OECD countries and to provide empirical material for additional research on policy issues related to eco-innovation.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/consumption-innovation/50452349.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mortality Risk Valuation in Environment, Health and Transport Policies]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This publication presents a major meta-analysis of 'value of a statistical life' (VSL) estimates derived from surveys where people around the world have been asked about their willingness to pay for small reduction in mortality risks.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/mortalityriskvaluationinenvironmenthealthandtransportpolicies.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD at the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban (COP17)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The UN Conference (28 November-9 December 2011) involved OECD experts to focus on green growth and climate change, adaptation and mitigation, carbon accounting, improving transparency (“MRV”), climate finance and technology.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/cc/durbanclimatechangeconference.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Environment: The Slovak Republic should integrate environment into its economic development]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[As the Slovak Republic strives to increase productivity and competitiveness in the recovery from the financial crisis, the OECD Environmental Performance Review of the Slovak Republic recommends that it strengthen environmental policies.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/environmenttheslovakrepublicshouldintegrateenvironmentintoitseconomicdevelopment.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Environment: OECD supports Israeli initiative to develop a green growth plan]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In recent years Israel has strengthened its environmental policies and now should develop a green growth plan that combines environmental, economic and social policies.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/environmentoecdsupportsisraeliinitiativetodevelopagreengrowthplan.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Invention and Transfer of Environmental Technologies]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Inducing environmental innovation is a significant challenge to policy-makers. Efforts to design public policies that address these issues are motivated by the fact that innovations can allow for improved environmental quality at lower cost.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/consumption-innovation/inventionandtransferofenvironmentaltechnologies.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Growth for an Inclusive World Economy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA["The success of green growth will depend on whether it is a shared global agenda. Many developing countries are not yet fully equipped to introduce new ‘greener’ policies and tap into the benefits of a green future", declared Mr Gurría at the Global Green Growth Summit. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/greengrowthforaninclusiveworldeconomy.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Towards a green economy: How Spain's energy sector can help combat climate change]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Our economies need a change of engine. The age of carbon is over. Renewable energies are the only future viable source if we want to protect life. Spain must be at the forefront of this transformation, turning the environment and green growth into its new engine of development.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/towardsagreeneconomyhowspainsenergysectorcanhelpcombatclimatechange.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Environment: a source of future economic growth in Portugal]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Despite Portugal’s economic and political challenges, it is still committed to improving the environment. The government sees green investment in its stimulus package and green tax reform as part of the solution to the national budget deficit. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/environment/environmentasourceoffutureeconomicgrowthinportugal.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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