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Norway - Sustainable Development: Climate Change and Fisheries Policies
O'Brien, Paul - 2010
Sustainable development is a key theme in policy making in Norway. Although it owes a considerable part of its wealth … itself as a pioneer in some areas. The sustainable development strategy, an integral part of the documentation for the 2008 … some potential conflicts between sustainable development objectives could be given fuller recognition, and that Norway can …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012445412
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Norway - Sustainable Development: Climate Change and Fisheries Policies
O'Brien, Paul - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010
Sustainable development is a key theme in policy making in Norway. Although it owes a considerable part of its wealth … itself as a pioneer in some areas. The sustainable development strategy, an integral part of the documentation for the 2008 … some potential conflicts between sustainable development objectives could be given fuller recognition, and that Norway can …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008672221
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Climate policies and Sweden’s green industrial revolution
Pareliussen, Jon - 2023
Sweden is among OECD best performers in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, much thanks to a comprehensive policy framework and relatively efficient policies. There is nonetheless room to further improve consistency of targets and policies, notably for transport, agriculture and carbon removals....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014491334
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Greener Growth in the Belgian Federation
Koźluk, Tomasz - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
The degradation of the environment due to climate change and pollution can harm living standards and damage growth prospects. In Belgium, one of the most densely populated OECD countries, pressure on the environment is particularly strong, and is reinforced by the high energy intensity of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321199
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Sustainable Economic Growth : Natural Resources and the Environment in Norway
van den Noord, Paul - 1999
generally the challenges of sustainable development, are primary concerns of the authorities in Norway, a country richly endowed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012446675
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Sustainable Economic Growth: Natural Resources and the Environment in Norway
Noord, Paul van den; Vourc'h, Ann - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 1999
generally the challenges of sustainable development, are primary concerns of the authorities in Norway, a country richly endowed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046188
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Policies to support sustainable long-term growth in New Zealand
Cheung, Calista - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
As its workforce ages and major economies shift towards producing higher value-added goods and services, New Zealand will face increasing challenges to remain globally competitive and maintain high living standards. Future growth will need to come increasingly from productivity gains, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276855
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Ensuring a Sustainable and Efficient Fishery in Iceland
Haraldsson, Gunnar; Carey, David - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
Iceland has managed its large fishing industry in a sustainable and profitable way. The foundations of this success are … setting Total Allowable Catches (TACs) based on scientific recommendations of what is biologically sustainable and the … current, biologically sustainable level to the level that maximizes rent. Provided that Iceland is able to negotiate to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009322441
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Greening Lithuania’s growth
Blöchliger, Hansjörg - 2021
This paper provides an overview on Lithuania’s environment and environmental policy. Environmental performance has improved since the mid-2000s. Greenhouse gas emissions declined and decoupled from growth over the past decade, yet per capita emissions increased. Transport and energy are the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012630043
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Korea's Green Growth Strategy : Mitigating Climate Change and Developing New Growth Engines
Jones, Randall - 2011
Korea’s greenhouse gas emissions almost doubled between 1990 and 2005, the highest growth rate in the OECD area. Korea recently set a target of reducing emissions by 30% by 2020 relative to a “business as usual” baseline, implying a 4% cut from the 2005 level. Achieving this objective in a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444179