OECD Companion to the Inventory of Support Measures for Fossil Fuels 2021

OECD Companion to the Inventory of Support Measures for Fossil Fuels 2021
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2021-03-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9264962395

This report draws on more than 1 300 government budgetary transfers and tax expenditures providing preferential treatment for the production and consumption of fossil fuels as documented in the 2020 OECD Inventory of Support Measures for Fossil Fuels to track progress in reform of support.

The Economisation of Climate Change

The Economisation of Climate Change
Author: Jakob Skovgaard
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-01-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1108605168

The effort to address climate change cuts across a wide range of non-environmental actors and policy areas, including international economic institutions such as the Group of Twenty (G20), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). These institutions do not tend to address climate change so much as an environmental issue, but as an economic one, a dynamic referred to as 'economisation'. Such economisation can have profound consequences for how environmental problems are addressed. This book explores how the G20, IMF, and OECD have addressed climate finance and fossil fuel subsidies, what factors have shaped their specific approaches, and the consequences of this economisation of climate change. Focusing on the international level, it is a valuable resource for graduate students, researchers, and policymakers in the fields of politics, political economy and environmental policy.

OECD Environmental Outlook

OECD Environmental Outlook
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2001-04-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9264188568

The OECD Environmental Outlook provides economy-based projections of environmental pressures and changes in the state of the environment to 2020.

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2021–2030

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2021–2030
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2021-07-05
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9251346089

The Agricultural Outlook 2021-2030 is a collaborative effort of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. It brings together the commodity, policy and country expertise of both organisations as well as input from collaborating member countries to provide an annual assessment of the prospects for the coming decade of national, regional and global agricultural commodity markets. The publication consists of 11 Chapters; Chapter 1 covers agricultural and food markets; Chapter 2 provides regional outlooks and the remaining chapters are dedicated to individual commodities.

OECD Economic Surveys: Spain 2021

OECD Economic Surveys: Spain 2021
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2021-05-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9264555803

The Spanish economy entered a deep recession in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A strong government response has protected jobs and firms. However, the crisis has exacerbated long-standing structural challenges, such as high unemployment, inequalities and regional disparities.

Fossil-Fuel Subsidies in the EU's Eastern Partner Countries

Fossil-Fuel Subsidies in the EU's Eastern Partner Countries
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2021
Genre:
ISBN: 9789264516083

Based on the OECD standard methodology, the study presents quantitative estimates of government support to consumers and producers of coal, oil and related petroleum products and natural gas, and electricity and heat generated from these fossil fuels. This report summarises the main findings of the analysis of fossil-fuel subsidy schemes in the six European Union's Eastern Partner (EaP) countries - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. The study updates the 2018 Inventory of Energy Subsidies in the EU's Eastern Partnership Countries by providing data and estimates for 2016-19. The analysis focuses on measuring two major types of fossil-fuel subsidies: direct transfers of funds to producers and consumers; and tax expenditure. This report also briefly discusses the taxation and energy pricing policies that have had direct or indirect impact on the evolution of fossil-fuel subsidies in the region. Detailed estimates of all individual support measures for each of the six countries are provided in Annexes to the report.

OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Belgium 2021

OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Belgium 2021
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2021-03-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9264400346

Belgium has made progress in decoupling several environmental pressures from economic growth, in improving wastewater treatment and in expanding protected areas. Regions have achieved high levels of recovery and recycling, and have pioneered circular economy policies. However, further efforts are needed to progress towards carbon neutrality, reduce air and water pollution, reverse biodiversity loss and consolidate results of circular economy initiatives.

Biodiversity: Finance and the Economic and Business Case for Action

Biodiversity: Finance and the Economic and Business Case for Action
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2019-12-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9264597042

This report sets the economic and business case for urgent and ambitious action on biodiversity. It presents a preliminary assessment of current biodiversity-related finance flows, and discusses the key data and indicator gaps that need to be addressed to underpin effective monitoring of both the pressures on biodiversity and the actions (i.e. responses) being implemented. The report concludes with ten priority areas where G7 and other countries can prioritise their efforts.