Publications & Documents

Groundwater use United States

Policies to Manage Agricultural Groundwater Use - country profile United States

Groundwater use Denmark

Policies to Manage Agricultural Groundwater Use - country profile Denmark

Groundwater use Mexico

Policies to Manage Agricultural Groundwater Use - country profile Mexico

The FASTER Principles for Successful Carbon Pricing: An approach based on initial experience

This report outlines principles for successful carbon pricing, based on economic principles and experience of what is already working around the world. It is intended to provide a foundation for designing efficient, and cost-effective carbon pricing instruments—primarily explicit carbon taxes and emissions trading systems—at the national and sub-national level.

Do environmental policies matter for productivity growth?

This study presents new evidence on the role of environmental policies – stringency, as well as design and implementation features - for productivity growth.

What is green growth and how can it help deliver sustainable development?

In the run up to Rio+20, governments must seize new opportunities to ensure that green growth - strong economies and a clean environment - offer the potential to increase the well-being of all citizens in all countries.

OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: The Netherlands 2015

"Ecological Footprint" leaving a trail at OECD

This project is unique in that it explores how national-level policies impact household behaviour. Topics include energy use, food consumption, personal transport choices, waste generation and recycling, and water consumption. Yet the project does not specifically discuss the term “ecological footprint,” and it retains a macro-policy focus, targeting governments interested in learning which policies to implement.

COP21: Climate change in figures

Average global temperature could rise by 3-6 degrees Celsius by 2100 if we don’t act. To keep the rise to 2 degrees Celsius, we need to have net zero emissions by the end of the century. Emissions would need to peak by 2030 to give us a fighting chance of achieving this.

Sustainable energy infrastructure, finance and institutional investors - OECD Observer

Policy makers should do much more to encourage pension funds and other institutional investors to put their ample assets into sustainable energy infrastructure. The wins would be significant. The question is how?