Publications & Documents

Remarks at Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition High-Level Assembly

The OECD has stood with you on the front lines of the global fight against climate change for decades. Indeed, you may recall that the "polluter pays" principle was spearheaded by the OECD back in 1972.

Green patents

Far-reaching innovation is needed to address climate change and other environmental challenges, and to accelerate the transition to green growth. To measure the output of environmental innovation, the OECD published a new set of green patent indicators.

Environmental Policy Design, Innovation And Efficiency Gains In Electricity Generation - Environment Working Paper

This paper explores the relationship between environmental regulation, innovation, and competitiveness, drawing upon a unique dataset on environmental regulations directed at combustion plants, a global dataset of power plants, and a global dataset of ‘environmental’ patents. The analysis is conducted in two stages.

Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals is an imperative

On 25 September 2015, the 193 countries of the United Nation’s General Assembly adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This comprehensive set of goals aims to “end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all” as part of a new development agenda.

Environmental Lending in EU Eastern Partnership Countries

The Implications of the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda for the OECD - Insights Blog

Read the latest blog by Patrick Paul Walsh, Professor of International Development Studies, University College Dublin, Ireland and Senior Advisor, UN SDSN, Earth Institute, on the Implications of the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda for the OECD.

Firm Surveys relating Environmental Policies, Environmental Performance and Innovation: Design Challenges and insights from Empirical Application - Environment Working Paper

This report provides a review of recent firm-level and plant-level surveys containing questions on environmental policies, innovation practices or performance which are relevant for environmental policy analysis and assessment. We specifically focus on the core element that relates environmental policies to environmental and economic performance, namely the adoption of innovative practices and environmental innovations by firms.

Agriculture and Climate Change Policy Note April 2016

Policy recommendations on agriculture and climate change mitigation and adaptation from OECD, last updated April 2016.

Tackling the challenges of agriculture groundwater use

Policy note summarising the findings of the report Drying wells, rising stakes.

Agriculture and Water Policy Note April 2016

Policy recommendations on agriculture and water from OECD, last updated April 2016.