Environment Focus
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Tag: climate action
Charting climate action through data insights
By Daniel Nachtigall, OECD Environment Directorate As we turn the page on the hottest year on record, communities across the globe are facing the accelerating impacts from climate change. 2023 witnessed unprecedented extreme weather events, from heatwaves, to wildfires, floods, and hurricanes. From Cyclone… Continue Reading “Charting climate action through data insights”
Will the first global stocktake be the spur for getting us on track to reach the Paris Agreement’s goals?
By Sirini Jeudy-Hugo, OECD Environment Directorate The next round of international climate negotiations at COP28 in Dubai mark a critical juncture. They should prepare the ground for countries to step up their climate ambition and action in response to the first global stocktake of… Continue Reading “Will the first global stocktake be the spur for getting us on track to reach the Paris Agreement’s goals?”
Germany’s climate action: “not enough, too slow, too late”: How could Germany accelerate its climate action?
by Julia Wanjiru Nikiema “Not enough, too slow, too late. Welcome to my world!” With these words, Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck reflected on Germany’s current climate policy at the launch of the 2023 OECD Environmental Performance Review of Germany and the OECD Economic Survey… Continue Reading “Germany’s climate action: “not enough, too slow, too late”: How could Germany accelerate its climate action?”
How have governments’ climate policies evolved in the last decade?
We have seen a growing number of countries strengthen their emission reduction pledges by updating their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) or by pledging carbon neutrality targets towards mid-century. But with the increasing urgency of the climate crisis, what are countries actually doing to implement these targets and how has the climate policy landscape evolved over the last decade or so?
TEG it easy : The landmark EU Sustainable Taxonomy takes shape
By Mireille Martini, Policy Analyst, Green Finance and Investment, OECD Environment Directorate On 12 March 2020, the European Commission released the final reports of the Technical Expert Group (TEG) on Sustainable Finance, including the final reports on the EU Sustainable Taxonomy. The OECD has… Continue Reading “TEG it easy : The landmark EU Sustainable Taxonomy takes shape”
Environmental education: Knowledge is power!
By Alexa Piccolo, Special Advisor, OECD Environment Directorate “Climate change is not a lie, we won’t let our planet die!” Building on the momentum of global school strikes organised in the spring of 2019, about four million students took to the streets around the… Continue Reading “Environmental education: Knowledge is power!”
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