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No. 241 | 29 May 2024 |
Assessing the enabling conditions for investment in Armenia's water security
This paper is part of a subset of working papers within the Environment Working Paper series, presenting research on the enabling environment for investment in water security. The subset includes country and regional projects aimed at pilot testing... |
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No. 240 | 24 May 2024 |
Cost recovery for water services under the Water Framework Directive
This paper examines the concept of cost recovery of water services under the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), including the different types of costs and cost-recovery mechanisms. It presents the state of play in the implementation of cost recovery... |
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No. 239 | 24 May 2024 |
The economics of water scarcity
This paper examines the current status of water availability, water demand, and influences from climate change in the European Union. It provides an overview of economic policy instruments to address water scarcity and manage water demand.... |
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No. 238 | 24 May 2024 |
The implementation of the Polluter Pays principle in the context of the Water Framework Directive
This paper examines the challenges and policy imperatives involved in implementing the Polluter Pays principle (PPP) in the context of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). It presents the state of play of the Polluter Pays principle in EU Member... |
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No. 237 | 24 May 2024 |
Water investment planning and financing
This paper examines three sets of issues related to strategic investment planning and financing for water: i) Investment planning in an uncertain context; ii) The benefits of supplementing project level planning with a consideration for pathways of... |
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No. 236 | 24 May 2024 |
Plastics recycled content requirements
Companies are announcing pledges to increase their use of recycled content in their plastics products or packaging. But companies have historically failed to meet the goals that they have announced. OECD governments are adopting policies that will... |
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No. 235 | 16 May 2024 |
Assessing the enabling conditions for investment in water security
This report outlines results from the initial pilot-testing of a Scorecard to assess the enabling environment for investment in water security, referred to as "the Scorecard”. Developed in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank and partners,... |
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No. 234 | 26 Apr 2024 |
Digital Technologies for Better Enforcement of Waste Regulation and Elimination of Waste Crime
Waste crimes create social and economic issues. Offenders commit crime due to either a lack of awareness of waste law or the belief that there is a low risk of being caught and punished. OECD countries are using digital tools to improve their use of... |
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No. 233 | 15 Apr 2024 |
Monitoring trade in plastic waste and scrap
Global trade in plastic waste and scrap declined further (2017-2022) in 2022. The combined trade surplus of OECD Member Countries (i.e. the difference between exports and imports) continued to decrease. Less plastic waste and scrap is being exported... |
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No. 232 | 18 Mar 2024 |
Environmental domain tagging in the OECD PINE database
This paper presents tagging methodologies for 22 environmental domains in the OECD Policy INstruments for the Environment (PINE) database, including seven domains on environmental protection (air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, solid... |
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No. 231 | 20 Dec 2023 |
Review of environmental taxation and environmental expenditure in Ukraine
The paper analyses the current system of environmental taxation and environmental expenditure in Ukraine, identifies issues in the way environmental tax policy is currently designed and implemented and highlights main areas where environmental... |
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No. 230 | 15 Mar 2024 |
GHG Emission Trends and Targets (GETT)
The Paris Agreement maps out a path for internationally coordinated efforts to curb global warming. At the centre of the Paris Agreement are Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) that establish countries’ plans to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG)... |
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No. 229 | 15 Dec 2023 |
Ukrainians and climate policies: What are Ukrainians’ preferences for using carbon revenues?
The paper presents the understanding of and attitudes towards climate change and climate policies in Ukraine, using a survey on a representative sample of more than 1 500 Ukrainians. The survey was carried out between October 2021 and February 2022... |
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No. 228 | 12 Dec 2023 |
Review of energy subsidies in the context of energy sector reforms in Ukraine
This study evaluates the progress of fossil-fuel subsidy reform in Ukraine since its launch in 2016 using the OECD “bottom-up”, inventory, approach. It also identifies major subsidy schemes that need significant reform. The report reflects the energy... |
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No. 227 | 29 Nov 2023 |
Financing cost impacts on cost competitiveness of green hydrogen in emerging and developing economies
Green hydrogen, produced from water and renewable power through the electrolysis process, can play a crucial role in the low-carbon transition to achieve the net-zero emission targets. Currently, the production cost of green hydrogen is not... |
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No. 226 | 29 Nov 2023 |
Financing solutions to foster industrial decarbonisation in emerging and developing economies
Industry decarbonisation is a cornerstone to reach net-zero emissions by this mid-century. The diversity of industrial activities, processes and products, the complexity of global industrial value chains, and the international competition make... |
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No. 225 | 09 Nov 2023 |
New Aspects of EPR: Extending producer responsibility to additional product groups and challenges throughout the product lifecycle
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a policy approach that makes producers responsible for their products at the post-consumer stage of the lifecycle. It has been widely adopted by governments and companies across the OECD membership and beyond... |
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No. 224 | 28 Sept 2023 |
Watered down? Investigating the financial materiality of water-related risks in the financial system
Water-related risks are intrinsically linked to both climate and nature challenges and can be closely tied to socio-economic challenges, such as poverty, food security, and domestic and international conflicts. There is increasing evidence that... |
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No. 223 | 28 Sept 2023 |
Climate change mitigation scenarios for financial sector target setting and alignment assessment
Climate change mitigation scenarios are a key forward-looking input for a range of financial sector analyses and assessments. The inaccurate use of mitigation scenarios can, however, contribute to unintended incentives, environmental integrity... |
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No. 222 | 28 Sept 2023 |
Paris-consistent climate change mitigation scenarios
Since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, governments and economic actors have increasingly been setting greenhouse gas emissions reduction or net zero targets. Amidst risks of delayed action and greenwashing, there is need to understand whether... |
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Assessing the enabling conditions for investment in Armenia's water security
Delia Sanchez Trancon and Guy Halpern
29 May 2024
This paper is part of a subset of working papers within the Environment Working Paper series, presenting research on the enabling environment for investment in water security. The subset includes country and regional projects aimed at pilot testing...
Cost recovery for water services under the Water Framework Directive
Aude Farnault and Xavier Leflaive
24 May 2024
This paper examines the concept of cost recovery of water services under the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), including the different types of costs and cost-recovery mechanisms. It presents the state of play in the implementation of cost recovery...
The economics of water scarcity
Xavier Leflaive
24 May 2024
This paper examines the current status of water availability, water demand, and influences from climate change in the European Union. It provides an overview of economic policy instruments to address water scarcity and manage water demand....
The implementation of the Polluter Pays principle in the context of the Water Framework Directive
Delia Sanchez Trancon and Xavier Leflaive
24 May 2024
This paper examines the challenges and policy imperatives involved in implementing the Polluter Pays principle (PPP) in the context of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). It presents the state of play of the Polluter Pays principle in EU Member...
Water investment planning and financing
Helen Laubenstein and Xavier Leflaive
24 May 2024
This paper examines three sets of issues related to strategic investment planning and financing for water: i) Investment planning in an uncertain context; ii) The benefits of supplementing project level planning with a consideration for pathways of...
Plastics recycled content requirements
Andrew Brown and Peter Börkey
24 May 2024
Companies are announcing pledges to increase their use of recycled content in their plastics products or packaging. But companies have historically failed to meet the goals that they have announced. OECD governments are adopting policies that will...
Assessing the enabling conditions for investment in water security
Delia Sanchez Trancon, Allison Woodruff, Xavier Leflaive, Lylah Davies and Sigurjon Agustsson
16 May 2024
This report outlines results from the initial pilot-testing of a Scorecard to assess the enabling environment for investment in water security, referred to as "the Scorecard”. Developed in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank and partners,...
Digital Technologies for Better Enforcement of Waste Regulation and Elimination of Waste Crime
Nancy Isarin, Eva Barteková, Andrew Brown and Peter Börkey
26 Apr 2024
Waste crimes create social and economic issues. Offenders commit crime due to either a lack of awareness of waste law or the belief that there is a low risk of being caught and punished. OECD countries are using digital tools to improve their use of...
Monitoring trade in plastic waste and scrap
Bum Cheul Park, Andrew Brown, Frithjof Laubinger and Peter Börkey
15 Apr 2024
Global trade in plastic waste and scrap declined further (2017-2022) in 2022. The combined trade surplus of OECD Member Countries (i.e. the difference between exports and imports) continued to decrease. Less plastic waste and scrap is being exported...
Environmental domain tagging in the OECD PINE database
Bopha Chhun, Deepika Sehdev, Amy Cano Prentice, Miguel Cárdenas Rodríguez and Ivan Haščič
18 Mar 2024
This paper presents tagging methodologies for 22 environmental domains in the OECD Policy INstruments for the Environment (PINE) database, including seven domains on environmental protection (air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, solid...
Review of environmental taxation and environmental expenditure in Ukraine
Isabella Neuweg, Nelly Petkova, Krzysztof Michalak and Yuliia Oharenko
20 Dec 2023
The paper analyses the current system of environmental taxation and environmental expenditure in Ukraine, identifies issues in the way environmental tax policy is currently designed and implemented and highlights main areas where environmental...
GHG Emission Trends and Targets (GETT)
Rodrigo Pizarro, Santaro Sakata, Miguel Cárdenas Rodríguez, Abenezer Zeleke Aklilu and Ekaterina Ghosh
15 Mar 2024
The Paris Agreement maps out a path for internationally coordinated efforts to curb global warming. At the centre of the Paris Agreement are Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) that establish countries’ plans to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG)...
Ukrainians and climate policies: What are Ukrainians’ preferences for using carbon revenues?
Isabella Neuweg
15 Dec 2023
The paper presents the understanding of and attitudes towards climate change and climate policies in Ukraine, using a survey on a representative sample of more than 1 500 Ukrainians. The survey was carried out between October 2021 and February 2022...
Review of energy subsidies in the context of energy sector reforms in Ukraine
Nelly Petkova, Krzysztof Michalak and Yuliia Oharenko
12 Dec 2023
This study evaluates the progress of fossil-fuel subsidy reform in Ukraine since its launch in 2016 using the OECD “bottom-up”, inventory, approach. It also identifies major subsidy schemes that need significant reform. The report reflects the energy...
Financing cost impacts on cost competitiveness of green hydrogen in emerging and developing economies
Moongyung Lee and Deger Saygin
29 Nov 2023
Green hydrogen, produced from water and renewable power through the electrolysis process, can play a crucial role in the low-carbon transition to achieve the net-zero emission targets. Currently, the production cost of green hydrogen is not...
Financing solutions to foster industrial decarbonisation in emerging and developing economies
Joseph Cordonnier and Deger Saygin
29 Nov 2023
Industry decarbonisation is a cornerstone to reach net-zero emissions by this mid-century. The diversity of industrial activities, processes and products, the complexity of global industrial value chains, and the international competition make...
New Aspects of EPR: Extending producer responsibility to additional product groups and challenges throughout the product lifecycle
Andrew Brown, Frithjof Laubinger and Peter Börkey
09 Nov 2023
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a policy approach that makes producers responsible for their products at the post-consumer stage of the lifecycle. It has been widely adopted by governments and companies across the OECD membership and beyond...
Watered down? Investigating the financial materiality of water-related risks in the financial system
Lylah Davies and Mireille Martini
28 Sept 2023
Water-related risks are intrinsically linked to both climate and nature challenges and can be closely tied to socio-economic challenges, such as poverty, food security, and domestic and international conflicts. There is increasing evidence that...
Climate change mitigation scenarios for financial sector target setting and alignment assessment
Jolien Noels, Coline Pouille, Raphaël Jachnik and Marcia Rocha
28 Sept 2023
Climate change mitigation scenarios are a key forward-looking input for a range of financial sector analyses and assessments. The inaccurate use of mitigation scenarios can, however, contribute to unintended incentives, environmental integrity...
Paris-consistent climate change mitigation scenarios
Coline Pouille, Marcia Rocha, Jolien Noels and Raphaël Jachnik
28 Sept 2023
Since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, governments and economic actors have increasingly been setting greenhouse gas emissions reduction or net zero targets. Amidst risks of delayed action and greenwashing, there is need to understand whether...