Publications & Documents

The Economics of Climate Change: The Fierce Urgency of Now

In his speech, Mr. Gurría presented the climate change policies that should be put into place to limit further deterioration. Answering the crucial question "who pays for it", he noted that the countries who provoked climate change have a greater capacity to pay than those who joined the group of large emitters more recently.

Structural Change in Fisheries: Dealing with the Human Dimension

These Conference proceedings analyses the social issues and policy challenges that arise from fisheries adjustment policies, and how OECD member countries are meeting those challenges.

Innovation, globalisation and the environment (OECD Observer, No. 261, May 2007)

Globalisation is exerting pressure on the environment, but it may also provide solutions. Could green be turned to gold? This article, written by Brendan Gillespie and Xavier LeFlaive of the OECD Environment Directorate, was featured in the OECD Observer, No. 261, May 2007.

Articles on environmental policy and firm level management - updated 14.06.07

Energy for Sustainable Development

The free brochure, "Energy for Sustainable Development", compiles policy recommendations from the OECD and its sister agencies, the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), as a contribution to UNCSD-15.

Greener Public Purchasing

Public procurement, or the purchase of goods and services using public funds, covers a range of sectors where environmental issues are important, from the construction of highways and buildings to the supply of power, water and sanitation services and the use of vehicles.

Sustainable Development at the OECD

Read all about the range of OECD sustainable development studies and activities in the "2006 Annual Report on Sustainable Development Work in the OECD".

Business and the Environment: Policy Incentives and Corporate Responses

This book reports on the results of a project examining links between public environmental policies and private environmental management, innovation and performance. It draws on data from over 4000 manufacturing facilities. It is the first project to examine these issuses across OECD countries.

Instrument mixes addressing emissions to air of mercury

This document presents case studies of instrument mixes used to address emissions to air of mercury in Norway, Sweden and the United States.

Valuation of Environment-Related Health Impacts with a particular focus on children (VERHI)

The valuation of environment-related health impacts for children (VERHI) project, funded under the FP6 Framework by the European Commission's Directorate General for Research, seeks to build unique empirical surveys and associated data in order to provide sound policy advice.