30-November-2014
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Faced by a serious and persistent water crisis owing to a growing imbalance of supply and demand, as well as poor water resource management and climate change, India is projected to face severe water stress by 2050.
22-November-2011
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Technological change is undoubtedly one of the keys to ensuring that climate change can be addressed without compromising economic growth. This policy brief provides key messages promoting technological innovation to address climate change.
14-June-2011
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This policy brief presents a guide for policy makers to environmentally related taxation that is included in the OECD Publication "Taxation, Innovation and the Environement".
6-August-2008
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This Policy Brief looks at how eco-innovation can help meet environmental challenges such as climate change in the context of the globalised economy, building on OECD work on environmental policies and on science, technology and innovation policies.
25-February-2008
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Climate change is already with us. Scientific evidence shows that past emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) are already affecting the Earth’s climate. If current trends and policies continue, the result will be a rapidly warming world. Action is needed now to significantly reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the coming decades.If governments fail to act, or delay adopting the necessary policies, the likely consequences and
25-September-2007
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Чистые воздух и вода имеют для жизни людей первостепенное значение, и наши страны тратят огромные средства на сокращение загрязнения и сохранение окружающей среды, благоприятной для здоровья человека. Значительная часть этих средств поступает из частного сектора – предприятия платят за безопасную утилизацию вредных отходов или за снижение уровня загрязнения, возникающего вследствие используемых производственных процессов.Наряду с
25-September-2007
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Clean air and water are vital for human life, and our societies devote large amounts of money to helping to curb pollution and preserve a healthy environment. Much of that money comes from private sources – businesses pay to dispose safely of environmentally harmful waste, or to mitigate the polluting effects of production processes.But while technology standards, environmental permits, pollution charges and taxes all have a role to
9-August-2007
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Climate change is already being observed through rising temperatures, melting glaciers, shifting rain patterns, increased storm intensity and rising sea levels. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activities – mainly fossil fuel use, deforestation and agriculture – cause climate change. If GHG emissions are not reduced to significantly below current levels within the next few decades, there will be further warming and sea-level
6-March-2007
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Are policies to protect the environment giving value for money – and how can we know? Recognising that policy decisions should be based on a comparison of costs and benefits, a number of OECD governments have introduced legal provisions requiring a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of new environmental regulations or measures.Cost-benefit analysis involves comparing the costs and benefits of a given policy in a common unit of measurement –
13-February-2007
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Societies produce ever-growing quantities of solid waste, from packaging to abandoned televisions and cars. Disposing of this waste, often by burying it in landfills or burning it, produces significant soil contamination, as well as air and water pollution. It is particularly important to manage hazardous solid waste safely and efficiently.One way of limiting the scale of the problem is to recycle waste where it is economic to do so.