7-December-2015
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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.
7-December-2015
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This report calculates effective carbon rates (ECR) on CO2-emissions from energy use for 41 countries which together use 80% of global emissions. For the first time ever, the ECR on energy use has been calculated for 6 economic sectors in 41 countries, i.e. the 34 OECD member countries and seven partner economies: Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa.
6-December-2015
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At the OECD we are doing everything in our power to help governments drive both growth and environmental sustainability.
4-December-2015
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Continuing down the carbon path will only lead us to a more vulnerable world; a world where rising risk from climate disaster and its financial liabilities are increasingly tied to out-of-date infrastructure, especially in those places least equipped to cope. I therefore applaud Globe’s emphasis on a coordinated approach to the 2015 agenda.
2-December-2015
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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.
1-December-2015
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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.
30-November-2015
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Today, world leaders have called on all countries and businesses to put a price on carbon. I salute that call. The OECD has long advocated for strong, credible, predictable prices on carbon as the cornerstone of cost-effective emissions reductions.
30-November-2015
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We need both development-smart climate change policies, and climate-smart development finance. The multilateral development banks undoubtedly have important lessons to share.
30-November-2015
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The OECD is committed to continue building the evidence base and showcasing best practices. We join the collective call for all countries, businesses and members of civil society to put a big, fat price on carbon!
30-November-2015
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Since 2010, ten countries asked for their Environmental Performance Review to focus on their climate change policies, sometimes associated to related subjects such as energy or air pollution.