OECD Environment

OECD launches the Global Call for Governing with #AI

Share your use cases, policy initiatives & practical tools to help governments adopt AI responsibly.

Open to governments at all levels, and any organisation supporting them.

Submit by 27 Feb: oecd.ai/wonk/call-ai...
#OECDAI

Effective policy responses must fundamentally address the interconnected nature of the triple planetary crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.

A recent OECD report proposes six key levers to help governments realise this goal 🔗 oe.cd/env-outlook

Joint implementation of clean air and climate policies can provide economic gains

What are the benefits of joint action on #air quality & #climate change?

Integrated policies in #Korea are projected to reduce costs by over 50% compared to policies targeting each issue individually.

🔗 www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

Can Colombia turn its green ambition into lasting impact?

Our 🆕 blog highlights key findings and recommendations from the latest @OECD Environmental Performance Review of Colombia outlining how the country can translate ambitious #climate and #biodiversity targets into lasting policy outcomes.

www.oecd.org/en/blogs/202...

Chart: It is less effective to focus on downstream approaches - Percent decrease in plastic pollution

A lifecycle approach to targeting #plastic pollution is more effective than focusing efforts primarily on waste management.

Ahead of #INC5.3, revisit OECD work to #BeatPlasticPollution

➡️ oe.cd/plastics

🏭 Investment levels in industry transformation must triple by the end of the century to align with a net-zero pathway.

Read our recent blog on the OECD's leading role in the global debate on industry transformation.

➡️ www.oecd.org/en/blogs/202...

We are pleased to welcome Jaime de Bourbon de Parme as the new Director of the OECD Environment Directorate.

He will lead our work in helping countries design #environment policies to achieve their domestic objectives and international commitments.

🔗 www.oecd.org/en/about/dir...

🌍 New indicators in #OECD #Environment Paper use climate scenarios to assess how future exposure to climate hazards could evolve to 2100, showing rising extreme heat, subnational differences for extreme rainfall & drought, & widening inequalities.

🔗 doi.org/10.1787/b9ba...

As we enter the new year, how can we better empower citizens to drive the low-carbon transition?

Our recent blog shows that meaningful participation, clear communication & climate education are key to helping people engage in the transition.

➡️ www.oecd.org/content/oecd...

Webinar: 15 Jan 2026 on "From production to end-of-life: understanding fluoropolymers across the life cycle"

Fluoropolymers are a subset of #PFAS, which have many industrial, commercial & consumer applications.

Join our webinar on 15 Jan to find out more about their chemical identity and life cycle from production to use, degradation and end-of-life treatment.

www.oecd.org/en/events/20...

Our 2025 Wrapped is in!

Discover what OECD Environment content resonated with you the most this year.

Find our top publications, blogs, Green Talks and topics - and tell us what your favourite output was in 2025 in the comments! 👇

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OECD experts joined the UK's Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, @royalsociety.org and an esteemed panel in London this week to discuss how to operationalise the findings of our 🆕 Environmental Outlook.

🔗 bit.ly/envoutlook

By 2050, climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution are projected to worsen, and their negative effects are expected to exacerbate each other.

What can policymakers do? 🔗 www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

A decade on from the #ParisAgreement, how has it shaped global climate action? Would progress have been the same without it?

A new OECD report shares insights from a survey of 250+ experts in more than 60 countries.

Read more: oecd.org/en/publicati... | #OECDatCOP30

How can countries harness blended finance to scale investments in emerging markets and developing economies?

A new OECD working paper shows the latest evidence on guarantees & risk mitigation in renewable energy & efficiency projects.

oe.cd/guaranteespa...

#OECDatCOP30

Why bringing people on board is crucial for effective climate action

@oecd-ocde.bsky.social Ten years since the #ParisAgreement, #climate action is moving from planning to doing.

But progress towards #NetZero will depend on more than technology & investment: it hinges on trust, fairness & public engagement.

Find out more in a new blog:
www.oecd.org/content/oecd...

Emerging Markets and Developing Economies produce over 75% of the world’s steel and more than 85% of its cement.

Explore the latest findings from the OECD and IEA on supporting the decarbonisation of heavy industry in these economies.

➡️ oecd.org/en/topics/su...

#OECDatCOP30

🔴 LIVE NOW: OECD COP30 Virtual Pavilion High-level opening session

Join our panel of experts for a discussion on "Bridging barriers, building partnerships: Strengthening global co-operation for climate action".

➡️ oecd-events.org/cop30/conten...

#OECDatCOP30

How can the EU’s Eastern Partner Countries strengthen investment in water security?

Our 🆕 paper highlights key challenges, progress to date & policy actions to attract sustainable water investments.

Find out more ➡ oecd.org/en/publicati...

#DYK that only an estimated 22% of e-waste generated worldwide was properly collected and recycled?

On #EWasteDay, explore the latest OECD data on waste:

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♻️#DYK that #ExtendedProducerResponsibility schemes can help ensure that e-waste is properly reused, recycled and disposed of?

On #EWasteDay, discover @oecd-ocde.bsky.social work on the Extended Producer Responsibility approach 🔗 oe.cd/5JC

Mounting pressures on freshwater are degrading quality & availability, posing serious risks to economic resilience.

Our 🆕 report provides practical guidance, tools & frameworks to effectively integrate water-related risks into financial supervision.

➡️ oe.cd/fin-water-ri...

📉 Energy intensity has declined across OECD countries since the mid-90s, but high prices and weaker economic conditions in energy-intensive sectors led to a temporary rise in 2024.

💡Find out more on #WorldEnergyEfficiencyDay ➡️ oecd.org/en/data/dash...

Mortality Risk Valuation in Policy Assessment: A Global Meta-Analysis of Value of Statistical Life Studies

What is the value of statistical life and how can it help policymakers develop better transport, air pollution and health #policies?

Find out in our 🆕 report 🔗 oe.cd/6bM

Food waste behaviour across household profiles

We sometimes purchase more #food than we will actually consume 🍽️

Unfortunately, food we don't eat ends up as #waste 🚮

This #FLWDay, explore how food waste correlates with household behaviour 🔗 www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

#StopFoodLossWaste

OECD Green Talks LIVE: Evaluating the economic benefits of environmental policies that save lives

How can policymakers better understand the costs and economic benefits of potential policies affecting human health? Join us for our next #GreenTalks LIVE as we delve into the Value of Statistical Life concept.

🗓️ 1 October
🕒 15:00–16:00 CEST
🔗 www.oecd.org/en/events/20...

#Biodiversity is essential for our well-being & economies, but is declining rapidly.

Drawing on global insights, our new report provides ten strategic recommendations to scale up economic incentives to halt & reverse #BiodiversityLoss.

📗Read more ➡️http://oe.cd/bio-incentives

📢The countdown is on for the OECD Forum on #GreenFinance and #Investment!

On 7-8 October, policy experts, government representatives, industry leaders & more will convene around “Investing in Sustainability, Investing in Economic Resilience.”

oe.cd/gfi2025

Spain could reach its #NetZero emission targets while maintaining average GDP growth of around 1️ % from 2023 to 2050.

🔗 www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

Climate change is the ‘new normal’ for infrastructure, increasing the urgency to build resilience across the sector.

In a new blog for ‪@ice-engineers.bsky.social‬, OECD's Kumi Kitamori & Michael Mullan share how governments can get resilience right at the outset.

🔗 ice.org.uk/news-views-i...