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Mitigating climate change requires aligning real economy investments with climate objectives. This pilot study measures the climate consistency of investments in transport infrastructure and vehicles in Latvia between 2008 and 2018, estimated at EUR 1.5 billion per year on average. To do so,...
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This paper presents results from a first pilot study to measure the consistency of real economy investments with climate change mitigation objectives. The analysis focuses on investments in infrastructure and equipment in the manufacturing industries in Norway between 2010 and 2017, estimated at...
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the firm's decisions on the amount of polluting emissions that occur in industrial production. We employ an optimal … polluting emissions, the other one in the individual decision on the number of births. It turns out that whereas the … to internalize them. We discuss a Pigouvian tax on emissions as well as taxes on population: if an appropriate tax on the …
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rapidly. Ensuing environmental pressures are sizable, including through CO2 emissions, air pollution and land use changes … greenhouse gas emissions, which are higher in Luxembourg in per capita terms than almost anywhere else in the OECD. Sound housing …
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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 … consideration, especially if pilot carbon emissions trading schemes turn out to be difficult to implement. As well, stronger …
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Innovation has a role to play to mitigate water-related risks and to support the provision of water services on which our well-being and sustainable development depend. Water-related innovation originate in a wide range of countries, with different levels of ambition. They disseminate at...
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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. A theory of change is developed that emphasises the importance of...
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This report takes stock of agriculture and water policy changes from 2009 to 2019 and assesses the alignment of these changes with relevant sections of the OECD Council Recommendation on Water and the 2017 G20 Agriculture Ministerial Action Plan on water and food security. The analysis builds on...
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This report analyses trends in agriculture for the US Southwest region, one of the most water stressed and productive agricultural regions in the world expected to face further water shortages in the future due to climate change and continued growth. It examines projected water risks by...
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Agriculture’s water quality and quantity challenges continue to grow in many regions of the world. Policy solutions have been identified, but not always applied where needed nor implemented effectively. This report analyses eight past water and agriculture policy changes in OECD countries with...
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