Costs of Inaction on Key Environmental Challenges

Countries today face numerous environmental policy challenges, such as climate change, air and water pollution, natural-resource management, natural disasters and environment-related hazards. The costs of not responding to them can be considerable, in some cases representing a significant drag on OECD economies. This report provides introductory perspectives on the costs of inaction and discusses some of the future problems likely to be encountered in this very complex area

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Year of publication:	2008
Institutions:	OECD (contributor)
Publisher:	Paris : OECD Publishing
Subject:	Umweltpolitik \| Environmental policy \| Umweltbelastung \| Pollution \| Soziale Kosten \| Social costs \| Umweltschaden \| Kosten \| Klimaänderung \| Szenario
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [external.dandelon.com]

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (217 p.)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Foreword; Table of contents; List of Acronyms; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Costs of Inaction with Respect to Air and Water Pollution; Chapter 3. Costs of Inaction with Respect to Climate Change; Chapter 4. Costs of Inaction with Respect to Environment-related Industrial Accidents and Natural Disasters; Chapter 5. Costs of Inaction with Respect to Natural Resource Management; Chapter 6. Summary and Conclusions;
ISBN:	978-92-64-04577-4 ; 978-92-64-04582-8 ; 978-92-64-04582-8
Other identifiers:	10.1787/9789264045828-en [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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