By Sirini Jeudy-Hugo, OECD Environment Directorate The next round of international climate negotiations at COP28 in Dubai mark a critical juncture. They should prepare the ground for countries to step up their climate ambition and action in response to the first global stocktake of...| Environment Focus
By Lylah Davies and Sophie Trémolet, OECD Environment Directorate Developed and developing economies alike are exposed to water risk. The numbers are staggering. 2.2 billion people, a quarter of th…| Environment Focus
By Marijn Korndewal and Sophie Trémolet, OECD Environment Directorate With the French President and the Mayor of Paris looking to take a dive in the river Seine soon, water quality is hot news in F…| Environment Focus
By Daniel Nachtigall, OECD Environment Directorate As we turn the page on the hottest year on record, communities across the globe are facing the accelerating impacts from climate change. 2023 witn…| Environment Focus
Find out what our readers enjoyed the most in 2023. Our top 5 blogs discuss a range of issues from financing water to the evolution of climate policies, the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme,…| Environment Focus
By Moongyung Lee and Joseph Cordonnier, OECD Environment Directorate In the 19th century, when William Nicholson and Sir Anthony Carlisle discovered the electrolysis process to split water into hyd…| Environment Focus
By Halvor Hvideberg, Ambassador of Norway to the OECD The maritime sector occupies a critical position in global efforts to transition to net-zero. It accounts for up to 3% of global CO2 emissions,…| Environment Focus
Nicolina Lamhauge, Katherine Hassett, Rose Mba Mébiame and Ioannis Tikoudis, OECD Environment Directorate Autumn in Paris brings back memories of a cold and uncomfortable winter last year. Not beca…| Environment Focus
by Julia Wanjiru Nikiema “Not enough, too slow, too late. Welcome to my world!” With these words, Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck reflected on Germany’s current climate policy at the launch of the 20…| Environment Focus
by Kern Fastrup, OECD Environment Directorate Record-breaking temperatures and frequent climate disasters have become a new unsettling reality, causing billion-dollar losses and reversing global de…| Environment Focus
By Elisa Lanzi (OECD Environment Directorate), Francesca Borgonovi (OECD Centre for Skills) and Helke Seitz (OECD Centre for Skills) Students around the world who have recently finished their secon…| Environment Focus
