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No. 194 | 20 Apr 2022 |
Monitoring trade in plastic waste and scrap
Trade in plastic waste and scrap plays a potentially important role in helping to strengthen markets for recycled plastics as it can help to achieve economic efficiency through for instance economies of scale. But such trade has also been criticised... |
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No. 193 | 29 Apr 2022 |
Women’s leadership in environmental action
Women’s participation in environmental decision-making is important for advancing both gender equality and environmental action. The presence of women in political decision-making is linked to more ambitious climate goals and policies. Women on... |
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No. 192 | 28 Mar 2022 |
Digitalisation for the transition to a resource efficient and circular economy
Digital transformation is increasingly recognised as a means to help unlocking the benefits of more inclusive and sustainable growth and enhanced social well-being. In the environmental context, digitalisation can contribute to decoupling economic... |
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No. 191 | 10 Mar 2022 |
Carbon pricing and COVID-19
This paper assesses the role of carbon pricing in a sustainable recovery from COVID-19. It tracks the policy changes in carbon pricing within OECD and G20 countries between January 2020 and August 2021 of the COVID-19 pandemic. Carbon pricing as... |
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No. 190 | 04 Mar 2022 |
The cost of preventing ocean plastic pollution
This paper provides estimates of the cost of preventing land-based plastic leakage into the ocean, covering 38 OECD member countries and 10 selected major plastic waste emitters in Asia and Africa. The study estimates capital costs at EUR 54 billion... |
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No. 189 | 15 Feb 2022 |
The effect of climate policy on innovation and economic performance along the supply chain
The paper empirically assesses the effect of climate policy stringency on innovation and economic performance, both directly on regulated sectors and indirectly through supply chain relationships. The analysis is based on a combination of firm- and... |
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No. 188 | 15 Dec 2021 |
Managing the distributional effects of environmental and climate policies
This paper reviews the literature on the distributional effects of environmental and climate policies, focusing on ex-post empirical evidence. It decomposes the distributional effects into the main dimensions to understand which policy packages are... |
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No. 187 | 01 Dec 2021 |
Conducting economic valuation surveys during extreme events
There is no guidance on how to deal with the effects of catastrophic events, like the COVID-19 pandemic, on stated preference survey responses, despite the possible impact such events can have on stated values and survey responses. This paper... |
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No. 186 | 02 Dec 2021 |
Climate mitigation co-benefits from sustainable nutrient management in agriculture
Nitrogen management policies introduced in the past decades by some OECD countries have succeeded in reducing excess nitrogen use by farmers, but half of global mineral fertiliser use is still lost for crops. While about half of OECD countries have... |
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No. 185 | 30 Nov 2021 |
A global analysis of the cost-efficiency of forest carbon sequestration
This paper proposes a ranking of the countries where forest carbon sequestration is the most cost-efficient among 166 countries for which data are available. Taking into account the main cost factors leads to a more nuanced ranking of the countries... |
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No. 184 | 04 Nov 2021 |
Modulated fees for Extended Producer Responsibility schemes (EPR)
One of the key objectives of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is to instigate design for the environment. In collective EPR schemes, the fee schedule set by Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs) is typically quite simple and provides... |
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No. 183 | 04 Nov 2021 |
Labelling and Information Schemes for the Circular Economy
Circular Economy Labels and Information Schemes (CELIS) compose the group of labels, certifications, standards of information schemes that fully or partially address one or more resource efficiency or circular economy elements. CELIS can play an... |
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No. 182 | 20 Oct 2021 |
Preventing single-use plastic waste
Single-use plastics constitute approximately half of global plastic waste generation. Their use in consumer goods and packaging has been the focus of recent waste prevention policy due to the importance of the volumes of waste generated and the... |
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No. 181 | 29 Sept 2021 |
Assessment of a social discount rate and financial hurdle rates for energy system modelling in Viet Nam
Viet Nam’s sustained economic development is driving increasing demand for electricity with generation capacity predicted to nearly double over the next decade. With the majority of economic hydropower resources utilised, delays in coal power... |
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No. 180 | 14 Sept 2021 |
The role of intermediaries to facilitate water-related investment
A wide range of organisations operate at the interface between the demand for (e.g. water agencies or service providers) and the supply of finance (e.g. financing institutions and financiers at large) with the aim of bridging the substantial... |
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No. 179 | 05 Aug 2021 |
Transition finance: Investigating the state of play
With only a decade left to reduce emissions drastically, the scale, pace and extent of global transformation needed is truly demanding. Long-term emission goals and the nature of the low-emission transition in each country will be a function of its... |
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No. 178 | 18 Jun 2021 |
The Norwegian CO2-differentiated motor vehicle registration tax
In addition to a longstanding CO2 component in fuel taxes, Norway has used two main policy instruments to decarbonise its car fleet. A CO2-differentiated registration tax gives strong and continuous incentives to buy cars with lower registered CO2... |
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No. 177 | 02 Jun 2021 |
Developing a national water security indicators framework in Kazakhstan
Water security is a matter of great national importance for Kazakhstan, with its Security Council meeting on 26 June 2019 devoted to “Ensuring Water Security”. This paper presents recent progress in Kazakhstan with regard to identifying water... |
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No. 176 | 21 May 2021 |
The long-term implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery measures on environmental pressures
This paper analyses the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated government responses on the environment. It uses large-scale modelling to investigate the impact of sectoral and regional shocks to the economy until 2040. These... |
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No. 175 | 04 May 2021 |
Exploring the impact of shared mobility services on CO2
Policy action to avoid the impending societal costs of climate change is particularly warranted in transport sector, which is responsible for 30% of greenhouse gas emissions in OECD countries. To design appropriate interventions in this sector,... |
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Monitoring trade in plastic waste and scrap
Andrew Brown, Frithjof Laubinger and Peter Börkey
20 Apr 2022
Trade in plastic waste and scrap plays a potentially important role in helping to strengthen markets for recycled plastics as it can help to achieve economic efficiency through for instance economies of scale. But such trade has also been criticised...
Women’s leadership in environmental action
Sigita Strumskyte, Sara Ramos Magaña and Helene Bendig
29 Apr 2022
Women’s participation in environmental decision-making is important for advancing both gender equality and environmental action. The presence of women in political decision-making is linked to more ambitious climate goals and policies. Women on...
Digitalisation for the transition to a resource efficient and circular economy
Eva Barteková and Peter Börkey
28 Mar 2022
Digital transformation is increasingly recognised as a means to help unlocking the benefits of more inclusive and sustainable growth and enhanced social well-being. In the environmental context, digitalisation can contribute to decoupling economic...
Carbon pricing and COVID-19
Daniel Nachtigall, Jane Ellis and Sofie Errendal
10 Mar 2022
This paper assesses the role of carbon pricing in a sustainable recovery from COVID-19. It tracks the policy changes in carbon pricing within OECD and G20 countries between January 2020 and August 2021 of the COVID-19 pandemic. Carbon pricing as...
The cost of preventing ocean plastic pollution
Réka Soós, Andrew Whiteman and Gabriela Gavgas
04 Mar 2022
This paper provides estimates of the cost of preventing land-based plastic leakage into the ocean, covering 38 OECD member countries and 10 selected major plastic waste emitters in Asia and Africa. The study estimates capital costs at EUR 54 billion...
The effect of climate policy on innovation and economic performance along the supply chain
Antoine Dechezleprêtre and Tobias Kruse
15 Feb 2022
The paper empirically assesses the effect of climate policy stringency on innovation and economic performance, both directly on regulated sectors and indirectly through supply chain relationships. The analysis is based on a combination of firm- and...
Managing the distributional effects of environmental and climate policies
Francesco Vona
15 Dec 2021
This paper reviews the literature on the distributional effects of environmental and climate policies, focusing on ex-post empirical evidence. It decomposes the distributional effects into the main dimensions to understand which policy packages are...
Conducting economic valuation surveys during extreme events
Susana Mourato and Ganga Shreedhar
01 Dec 2021
There is no guidance on how to deal with the effects of catastrophic events, like the COVID-19 pandemic, on stated preference survey responses, despite the possible impact such events can have on stated values and survey responses. This paper...
Climate mitigation co-benefits from sustainable nutrient management in agriculture
Mikael Skou Andersen and Gérard Bonnis
02 Dec 2021
Nitrogen management policies introduced in the past decades by some OECD countries have succeeded in reducing excess nitrogen use by farmers, but half of global mineral fertiliser use is still lost for crops. While about half of OECD countries have...
A global analysis of the cost-efficiency of forest carbon sequestration
R. Quentin Grafton, Hoang Long Chu, Harry Nelson and Gérard Bonnis
30 Nov 2021
This paper proposes a ranking of the countries where forest carbon sequestration is the most cost-efficient among 166 countries for which data are available. Taking into account the main cost factors leads to a more nuanced ranking of the countries...
Modulated fees for Extended Producer Responsibility schemes (EPR)
Frithjof Laubinger, Andrew Brown, Maarten Dubois and Peter Börkey
04 Nov 2021
One of the key objectives of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is to instigate design for the environment. In collective EPR schemes, the fee schedule set by Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs) is typically quite simple and provides...
Labelling and Information Schemes for the Circular Economy
Frithjof Laubinger and Peter Börkey
04 Nov 2021
Circular Economy Labels and Information Schemes (CELIS) compose the group of labels, certifications, standards of information schemes that fully or partially address one or more resource efficiency or circular economy elements. CELIS can play an...
Preventing single-use plastic waste
Elisabetta Cornago, Peter Börkey and Andrew Brown
20 Oct 2021
Single-use plastics constitute approximately half of global plastic waste generation. Their use in consumer goods and packaging has been the focus of recent waste prevention policy due to the importance of the volumes of waste generated and the...
Assessment of a social discount rate and financial hurdle rates for energy system modelling in Viet Nam
Brendan Coleman
29 Sept 2021
Viet Nam’s sustained economic development is driving increasing demand for electricity with generation capacity predicted to nearly double over the next decade. With the majority of economic hydropower resources utilised, delays in coal power...
The role of intermediaries to facilitate water-related investment
Anne Lardoux de Pazzis and Amandine Muret
14 Sept 2021
A wide range of organisations operate at the interface between the demand for (e.g. water agencies or service providers) and the supply of finance (e.g. financing institutions and financiers at large) with the aim of bridging the substantial...
Transition finance: Investigating the state of play
Aayush Tandon
05 Aug 2021
With only a decade left to reduce emissions drastically, the scale, pace and extent of global transformation needed is truly demanding. Long-term emission goals and the nature of the low-emission transition in each country will be a function of its...
The Norwegian CO2-differentiated motor vehicle registration tax
Gunnar S. Eskeland and Shiyu Yan
18 Jun 2021
In addition to a longstanding CO2 component in fuel taxes, Norway has used two main policy instruments to decarbonise its car fleet. A CO2-differentiated registration tax gives strong and continuous incentives to buy cars with lower registered CO2...
Developing a national water security indicators framework in Kazakhstan
Dauren Oshakbaev, Zhanna Akisheva and Alexandre Martoussevitch
02 Jun 2021
Water security is a matter of great national importance for Kazakhstan, with its Security Council meeting on 26 June 2019 devoted to “Ensuring Water Security”. This paper presents recent progress in Kazakhstan with regard to identifying water...
The long-term implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery measures on environmental pressures
Rob Dellink, Christine Arriola, Ruben Bibas, Elisa Lanzi and Frank van Tongeren
21 May 2021
This paper analyses the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated government responses on the environment. It uses large-scale modelling to investigate the impact of sectoral and regional shocks to the economy until 2040. These...
Exploring the impact of shared mobility services on CO2
Ioannis Tikoudis, Luis Martinez, Katherine Farrow, Clara García Bouyssou, Olga Petrik and Walid Oueslati
04 May 2021
Policy action to avoid the impending societal costs of climate change is particularly warranted in transport sector, which is responsible for 30% of greenhouse gas emissions in OECD countries. To design appropriate interventions in this sector,...