Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 310
Cover Image
How can smart cities boost the net-zero transition? : Proceedings of the 3rd OECD Roundtable on Smart Cities and Inclusive Growth (3 July 2023)
OECD - 2023
Cities have a pivotal role to play in achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Smart city solutions can help enable and accelerate the net-zero transition by, among many others, curtailing energy use, accelerating the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy, improving resource efficiency,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014491370
Cover Image
Regulatory Transparency in Multilateral Agreements Controlling Exports of Tropical Timber, E-Waste and Conflict Diamonds
Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation de …; … - 2012
Export restrictions can be problematic if trading partners question either their conformity with international obligations or their possibly unintended negative impacts on others. Regulatory transparency can help. This paper examines how three multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011007559
Cover Image
Closing the loop in the Slovak Republic : A roadmap towards circularity for competitiveness, eco-innovation and sustainability
OECD - 2022
The use of materials globally has increased over the past century and it will continue to grow with sustained population and economic growth. Such growth also leads to increased environmental pressures, including climate change. While the Slovak Republic has made notable progress in decoupling...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013377666
Cover Image
Conséquences environnementales à long terme du COVID-19
OECD - 2021
La présente synthèse contient une analyse des effets à long terme de la pandémie de COVID-19 et des mesures publiques de relance économique adoptées pour y faire face sur l’environnement. Elle fait le lien entre des chocs sectoriels et régionaux sur l’économie jusqu’en 2040 et une...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012630047
Cover Image
The long-term environmental implications of COVID-19
OECD - 2021
This brief analyses the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated government responses on the environment. It links the impact of sectoral and regional shocks to the economy until 2040 to a range of environmental pressures, including greenhouse gas emissions, emissions of air...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012630075
Cover Image
Extended Producer Responsibility : Basic facts and key principles
OECD - 2024
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a policy approach that makes producers responsible for their products along the entire lifecycle, including at the post-consumer stage. This policy paper summarises the current consensus on the EPR policy approach. By taking stock of what's known and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014568508
Cover Image
Low-Carbon Technology for the Indian Cement Industry
2013
This roadmap outlines emissions reduction potential from all technologies that can be implemented in the Indian cement industry. Taking into account the specificities of the Indian context, markets and opportunities, this roadmap outlines a possible transition path for the Indian cement industry...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012450226
Cover Image
Groundwater allocation : managing growing pressures on quantity and quality
OECD - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011754433
Cover Image
Drying wells, rising stakes : towards sustainable agricultural groundwater use
2015
Groundwater has provided great benefits to agriculture irrigation in semi-arid OECD countries, but its intensive use … report provides a characterisation of the diversity of groundwater systems, reviews policies in OECD countries, and proposes … a package of recommendations to ensure that groundwater can sustain its services to agriculture and contribute to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014011793
Cover Image
Drying Wells, Rising Stakes : Towards Sustainable Agricultural Groundwater Use
2015
Groundwater has provided great benefits to agriculture irrigation in semi-arid OECD countries, but its intensive use … report provides a characterisation of the diversity of groundwater systems, reviews policies in OECD countries, and proposes … a package of recommendations to ensure that groundwater can sustain its services to agriculture and contribute to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012448854