OECD Environment

The holidays can be a prime opportunity to clean out your closet - but have you considered the environmental impact of throwing away that sweater? Or the new one you’ve bought to replace it? 👕 The fashion industry contributes an estimated 4% to global greenhouse gas emissions 🏭 The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) approach makes producers responsible for a product at the end of its life. Our 🆕 working paper looks at how this approach could help mitigate the textile sector’s environmental impact. Some key findings: ➡️ Between 2010 and 2022, the reported export weight of used clothing by OECD - OCDE Member countries has increased by 59%. ➡️ Under current policies, plastic waste generated from synthetic textiles is projected to more than double by 2060. ➡️ EPR schemes can enable re-use and recycling by supporting separate waste collection, while transferring the costs from governments to producers.   ➡️ France is the first OECD Member country with a fully implemented national policy on clothing, but several more countries are beginning to design and implement new schemes. Explore all the paper’s insights 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eDBigidd Shardul Agrawala, Peter BORKEY, Andrew Brown, PREVENT Waste Alliance #OECD | #Textiles | #Waste

🌡️ As global temperatures continue to increase, climate adaptation has never been more urgent. Extreme weather events are intensifying, and governments must act swiftly to build resilience. A new OECD - OCDE policy paper outlines a four-step process for effective climate adaptation policymaking:    1️⃣ Assessing climate risks  2️⃣ Planning and designing policies  3️⃣ Implementing adaptation measures  4️⃣ Measuring and evaluating progress     Key insights include:    ✅ Setting measurable objectives and ensuring whole-of-government co-ordination.  🤝 Engaging stakeholders and securing sufficient funding.  📊 Overcoming data and methodological challenges to improve monitoring and evaluation.  🌾 Addressing resilience in food systems, which are particularly vulnerable to climate impacts.    By embedding these principles, governments can accelerate adaptation efforts and better prepare for a changing climate. Read the full paper 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eRHiyf-q #ClimateAdaptation | #Resilience | #NetZero  Kristina FEIKOVA, Enrico Botta

What are the key ingredients to achieve a successful green transition for all? Read a new article by Kumi Kitamori, Deputy Director of the OECD - OCDE Environment Directorate, published by the World Economic Forum. It explores how public perception, popular support and citizen engagement can drive sustainable change. From addressing concerns about fairness to fostering inclusivity, the article highlights four actionable insights for policymakers and leaders. Find out more ⤵️

🚨 Upcoming webinar! 🚨 The OECD is scaling up its support to countries in navigating the climate challenge. Our latest report explores how education and training policies can foster individual and collective agency, influence social change, and build skills that empower individuals to benefit from the green transition. Join us as we discuss with a panel of experts our new report: Empowered Citizens, Informed Consumers and Skilled Workers – Designing Education and Skills Policies for a Sustainable Future. Speakers include: ▶️ Radboud Dam, Program Director Lifelong Learning Catalyst, Ministery of Education, Culture and Science, Netherlands ▶️ Optimist Gaffney (aka Owen), Chief impact officer, Nobel Prize Outreach; Co-lead Earth4All ▶️ Éidín Gallagher, Senior Leader for ‘Climate Action and Sustainable Development’ with Oide, the Department of Education Support Service for Teachers in Ireland ▶️ Deborah Nusche, Senior Analyst, Education Policies for a Sustainable Future, OECD 📅 17 January 2025 ⏰ 13:00 CET Sign up here and get your questions answered live 👉https://lnkd.in/e36cj5V3 #GreenTransition #ClimateChange #GreenJobs #Skills #GreenSkills

🌱 Green industrial policies hold great potential—but only if designed effectively. As countries ramp up efforts to tackle climate change, energy security, and strategic autonomy, green subsidies have emerged as a key tool. But how can governments strike the right balance? A new OECD - OCDE paper in the Net Zero+ series delves into the potential and risks of green industrial policies, offering key considerations for designing effective support measures. Key takeaways include: ✅ Targeted and time-bound support is critical to ensuring impact and cost-effectiveness. 📊 Addressing data gaps on the scale, scope, and impact of policies will help optimise outcomes. 🤝 International co-operation on best practices can minimise risks and maximise benefits. By getting green industrial policy right, governments can drive the transition to net zero while safeguarding economic and environmental goals. Read the full paper 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gmqu8kyp #GreenIndustrialPolicy | #ClimateAction | #NetZero Ben Henderson, Enrico Botta, Kilian Raiser, Emilie Berger, Antoine Dechezleprêtre

2024 wrapped 🙌 As the year draws to a close, discover our top 3 Environment Focus blogs from this year. 🥇 Charting climate action through data insights This blog by Daniel Nachtigall examines what governments have actually done to fight climate change, building on findings from the OECD - OCDE International Programme for Action on Climate (IPAC). Read it here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gZtgvdqB 🥈 Why does the financial sector need to think about water risks?  In this blog, Lylah Davies and Sophie Trémolet discuss how our economies are contributing to increasing water risk and how these risks are destabilising our economies. Read it here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gZBm9mj6 🥉 Even with an Olympic event lined up, improving water quality is not that straightforward by  This blog by Marijn Korndewal and Sophie Trémolet, posted in the lead up to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, takes on the burning question of whether the Seine river would be clean enough for hosting the world’s Olympic athletes, and looks at approaches and efforts to address water pollution. Read it here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g9rU9krK Thank you to all our readers and contributors. Stay tuned for more Environment Focus blogs in 2025! 💚

Imagine half of your Christmas gifts were just empty packaging… …in voluntary carbon markets, at least half of carbon-credit generating activities may not be delivering the climate impacts that they claim. A recent OECD - OCDE paper explores the interplay between voluntary and compliance carbon markets, and provides guiding principles to help governments strategically engage with carbon markets to unlock mitigation opportunities and scale up climate action 🌍 Read it now to discover the key insights 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eMPdYa6w #CarbonMarkets | #OECD Klas Wetterberg, Elisa Lanzi

🎄 The holidays are a time for celebration—but also a time of increased waste. Better waste-related practices during the festive season can help curb the environmental impact and support a more circular economy. Recent OECD - OCDE works sheds light on the factors influencing household waste generation, prevention and recycling behaviours—insights that are especially relevant as we aim to reduce holiday food waste and packaging. Here are a few highlights: ♻️Availability matters. The availability of recycling collection services is associated with 15% lower mixed waste generation. 📦Interest in sustainable packaging is growing. 3/4 of households are willing to pay a premium for more sustainably packaged products and 57% prefer reusable products. 💸Charging schemes are associated with increased recycling volumes and greater engagement in waste prevention behaviours. During the holiday season, rediscover OECD work on waste 👉 https://lnkd.in/gUgKzScx #Recycling | #CircularEconomy | #FoodWaste Katherine Hassett, Olof Bystrom, Zachary S. Brown

In the mood for some light holiday reading? In our latest blog, our circular economy expert Andrew Brown explores how policymakers could leverage extended producer responsibility schemes to support the textile sector’s transition to a more circular economy.   It covers: 👖The environmental impact of clothing 🧩The potential value of extended producer responsibility schemes 🌍 Country experience with such approaches   🔗 https://lnkd.in/g5rf2yic #CircularEconomy | #OECD

How can we deliver the immediate and drastic emissions reductions needed this decade to keep the Paris Agreement’s temperature targets within reach? The OECD's Net Zero+ Policy Paper series explores critical pathways for achieving drastic emissions reductions this decade while building resilience to climate impacts and other disruptions. The series brings together OECD’s cross-cutting expertise to equip policymakers with actionable insights and policy options to meet global climate goals and navigate a rapidly changing world. The framing paper introduces the series, providing key context and background for the in-depth analyses that follow. Together, these papers highlight strategies to strengthen climate and economic resilience in pursuit of a sustainable, net-zero future. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g8tYVsxc #OECD | #NetZero | #ClimateAction Ben Henderson, Kilian Raiser, Cian Montague