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💧On World Water Day, dive into our special water edition of the OECD Environment newsletter! It features: 📃 Our latest report on "Adapting the Paris Metropolitan Area to a Water-Scarce Future" 🔴 The replay of the Green Talks LIVE launch webinar with a discussion on adapting to urban water scarcity 💬 Two new blogs by Sophie Lavaud on drought risk and by Naina Mangtani and Marijn Korndewal on water management in Asia 🔎 And more! 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴. 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘹. 📩 #WorldWaterDay | #GreenTalks | #Water | #WorldWaterDay2025

🧩📦 Crafting smarter climate policy: Why packaging and sequencing matter. How governments combine and sequence climate policies can significantly boost, or blunt, their effectiveness. A new OECD-OCDE Net Zero+ policy paper dives into how climate policy instruments interact and how thoughtful design can drive stronger emissions reductions. Key insights include:  📌 Packaging matters: Policies can be bundled together to address carbon emissions and create synergies across the full suite of climate policy instruments (economic, regulatory, government investment and consumption, information and voluntary instruments)  🛠️ Sequencing matters: Putting policies in the right order can make them more effective. For example, raising awareness, involving citizens, and making low-carbon technologies more available can help prepare the ground for pricing or regulatory instruments.  🔍 Some policies can interact negatively when targeting the same emissions base and market failure. But careful design and sequencing as well as reinforced context specific evidence can reduce negative impacts. Read the paper 🔗 https://lnkd.in/espeQ4-W Learn more about the Net Zero+ project 🔗 https://oe.cd/net-zero #ClimateAction | #NetZero | #ClimateResilience | #ClimatePolicy Kilian Raiser, Anaïs Rault  Enrico Botta, Kumi Kitamori  Dirk Röttgers, Anasuya Raj, Luisa Dressler, Britta Labuhn, Daniel Nachtigall, Elisa Lanzi, Jolien Noels, Klas Wetterberg, Rob Dellink, Olof Bystrom, Cian Montague, Filippo Maria D'Arcangelo, Tobias Kruse, Mauro Pisu, Robert Addison, Lisa Vanden Eynden, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Ada Ignaciuk, Hugo Valin, Amelia Smith 

Do you work in a financial institution or company active in the clean energy space? Do you have experience in or knowledge of guarantees and other risk mitigation instruments in the clean energy space? We want to hear from you! 🌍 The OECD - OCDE Energy Finance and Investment Mobilisation (CEFIM) Programme is conducting research on the use of guarantees and risk mitigation instruments for clean energy projects in emerging markets and developing economies. Your insights can help us identify opportunities, challenges, and limitations in de-risking renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. 📝 Share your perspectives by responding to our short survey. Your input will inform our upcoming analytical paper. The survey is open to financial institutions and non-financial corporates e.g. utilities and developers. Feel free to share it with colleagues! ▶️ Fill in the survey 🔗 https://lnkd.in/empEkSRk  📅 Deadline: Wednesday, 30 April 2025  🔒 Confidentiality: Results published at an aggregated level only. ⏱️ Survey duration: 6-8 minutes Thank you for your collaboration! #Survey | #OECD | #CleanEnergy Valentina Bellesi, Benjamin T. DENIS, Cornelia Schenk, Géraldine Ang

The energy transition and rise in trade restrictions driven by geo-fragmentation pose significant potential to disrupt critical mineral markets. A new paper by the OECD - OCDE and CETEx (Centre for Economic Transition Expertise) focuses on a subset of critical minerals to understand how the metal commodity markets may be impacted by shifting global economic dynamics. Following a three-fold analysis, key findings include: ➡️ Demand-related shocks are historically the biggest drivers of commodity prices. ➡️ More abrupt energy transitions, such as a delayed transition, will likely lead to sustained higher commodity prices. ➡️ Trade interventions materially impact expectational demand for metals in both the short- and medium-term, particularly metals crucial to the transition, such as lithium and nickel. Explore further insights from the paper 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e6hT8mcr  #Finance | #CriticalMinerals | #EnergySecurity Hugh Miller, Géraldine Ang, Yuval Laster, Juan Pablo Martínez,Simon Dikau, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment

📢 Join us at our upcoming 12th Roundtable on Financing Water on strengthening the sustainability of water investments, co-organised with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) on 16–17 April 2025 💧💰 Sessions will explore: ✅ Restructuring finance for water with emphasis on quality and better sharing of risks and rewards ✅ Revisiting Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in water and sanitation ✅ Unlocking capital markets for water: Leveraging bond finance to invest in water security ✅ Restructuring blended finance mechanisms for water ✅ Examining results-based financing and its potential for financing sustainable water investments ✅ Harnessing the untapped potential of Islamic finance for sustainable water investments. 📚 Don't miss the background papers on bond finance, PPPs, results-based finance and Islamic finance for water! 🔎 Visit the Roundtable webpage to learn more and register to join us online ➡ https:///oe.cd/12th-water-rt #Water | #SDGs | #Finance | #WaterInvestments | #Sustainability | #IslamicFinance

🤔🌱What role can demand-side policies play in climate action? Demand-side strategies, which shape demand for goods and services, could reduce GHG emissions by 40-70% globally by 2050, according to IPCC. Yet, despite their high potential, they remain underutilised in climate policymaking. A 🆕OECD-OCDE Net Zero+ policy paper explores how demand-side policies can drive low-carbon choices across four key sectors: energy use in buildings, transport, diets and waste. Key insights include: 📌 Affordability, availability and convenience are critical to shifting consumer behaviour towards sustainable choices. 🔍 Empowering consumers through clear, accurate carbon footprint data can help drive greener decisions. ♻️ Extending product lifecycles—through the right to repair, tackling planned obsolescence and improving recyclability—can cut emissions from material consumption. 🧠 Behavioural science tools such as green defaults and choice architecture have been proven effective in nudging sustainable habits. Here is a digest of some of the key policy insights: 🏠 Financial incentives, regulations and mandatory standards can drive energy efficiency in buildings. 🚆 Investing in public transit, reallocating road space and expanding EV infrastructure can reduce transport emissions. 🥦 Making plant-based proteins more affordable and highlighting health benefits can encourage dietary shifts. 🗑️ Policies such as waste charging schemes and expanded recycling services can reduce waste generation. Read the full paper 🔗https://lnkd.in/dBtGF-ib Learn more about the Net Zero+ project 🔗https://oe.cd/net-zero #ClimateAction | #NetZero | #ClimateResilience | #ClimatePolicy Cian Montague, Enrico Botta, Kumi Kitamori Kristina FEIKOVA, Katherine Hassett, Elisa Lanzi, Mariana Mirabile, Kilian Raiser, Anaïs Rault, Mia Drazilova, Francesca Papa, Pradnaya Pathak, Chiara Varazzani PhD, Brigitte Acoca, Nicholas McSpedden-Brown, Jan Tscheke, Celine Giner, Lee Ann Jackson, Leonie Staas

📣 Join us for an insightful peer-learning webinar with NetZeroCitiesEU on transformative climate action.   Mariana Mirabile from OECD - OCDE Environment will share why combining a systems and challenge-led approach can drive transformative climate action. Dr. Sabrina Dekker will describe the implementation of such approaches in the Dublin City Council, in the context of the city’s Climate Action Plan. 🗓️ Tuesday 15 April, 14:00 - 15:00 CEST More information and registration below ⤵️   #Climate | #WellBeing | #SystemsThinking | #Missions

♻️ "Early, stringent, and internationally coordinated policy action could cut plastic waste generation in 2040 by a quarter below baseline, and virtually eliminate mismanaged plastic waste by 2040." – Jo Tyndall, Director of OECD Environment, at the launch of Türkiye’s digital exhibition for International Zero Waste Day. We were pleased to join forces with the Permanent Delegation of Türkiye to the OECD - OCDE on the digital exhibition "Towards Zero Waste in Fashion and Textiles" to highlight the importance of responsible waste management and sustainable consumption. Ambassador Esen Altug and Jo Tyndall highlighted the importance of systemic change to reduce waste and promote a circular economy in the fashion and textiles sectors: 🔹 Global material use is skyrocketing – Without action, material use will more than double by 2060, driving severe environmental consequences. 🔹 A circular economy can help – Extending material lifespans and boosting resource efficiency can cut waste and emissions while securing sustainable supply chains. 🔹OECD analysis shows that policies such as Extended Producer Responsibility can improve circularity in the garment industry. Read more on OECD work on resource efficiency and circular economy 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eXZ--erf #BeatWastePollution | #ZeroWasteDay | #CircularEconomy | #Plastics Özge Tümöz Gündüz, Peter BORKEY

On 18-19 March, the OECD - OCDE-International Energy Agency (IEA) Climate Change Expert Group (CCXG) Global Forum on the Environment and Climate Change gathered over 400 participants, with almost 200 attending in person to discuss the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) indicators and insights from the first biennial transparency reports (BTRs) to inform the next nationally determined contributions (NDCs). What were some of the key takeaways from the discussions? 𝐎𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬:  🔹A set of global and context-specific indicators can assess global progress while reflecting national contexts, and galvanise adaptation action and support. 🔹An iterative GGA indicator framework – building on existing international frameworks, data partnerships and complemented by qualitative narratives - can improve efficiency, address capacity gaps, and support robust reporting.  🔹Harmonising reporting instruments under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement and better use of existing data could ease reporting burdens, enable national action and contribute to global assessments of progress.   🔹Strong institutions, coordinated action across levels of government, and capacity building are essential to effectively operationalise adaptation indicators, as part of a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) system.   𝐎𝐧 𝐁𝐓𝐑𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐃𝐂𝐬:  🔹The first BTRs (BTR1) provide valuable insights to inform the design and delivery of the next NDCs. Despite timing challenges, many Parties use indicators in their BTR1 that could help frame their response to calls in paragraph 28 of the first global stocktake (GST1) and inform their next NDCs. 🔹Capacity building support can improve future BTR submissions, while the facilitative multilateral consideration of progress (FMCP) can provide a space for countries to share experiences with implementing NDCs and encourage learning. 🔹Countries rely on a mix of financing sources to implement their NDCs and . increasingly look towards private capital mobilisation, blended finance and innovative financial instruments, including at the local level, to bridge financing gaps. Clear signposting in NDCs, cross-referencing in relevant policy documents and integrating NDCs in broader development plans could help to inform investment decisions by the private sector and unlock private finance to support NDC delivery. A big thank you to all our participants and speakers for sharing their invaluable insights including Laurence Tubiana, Julio Cordano, Laura Cozzi, Mathilde Mesnard, Elmaddin Mehdiyev (COP29 Azerbaijan Presidency) , Julia Gardiner and Tulio Andrade. 🔎 Check out the detailed key takeaways and presentations from the discussions to find out more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ejycxgyr #COP30 | #CCXG | #OECD

🏙️ 🌿Driving climate action from the ground up: opportunities & challenges for place-based policies   Action at all levels can get governments on track towards meeting global climate goals. Place-based approaches can help by adapting policies to local conditions, drawing on community knowledge, and strengthening the role of subnational governments. A 🆕 OECD - OCDE paper in the Net Zero+ policy paper series explores challenges and opportunities of place-based climate action across 4 key areas: supporting business and workforce transitions to net zero, investing in climate-resilient infrastructure, fostering climate innovation and improving access to finance. Key insights include: 📌 Place-based policies can drive effective climate action by tailoring solutions to local needs and maximising long-term co-benefits across policy domains.   🏛️ Subnational governments play a key role in implementing net-zero policies, but they often face barriers and important gaps in policy frameworks. 💡 Place-based climate action goes hand in hand with economic growth. It can unlock co-benefits such as localised job creation and green innovation, upgrades to infrastructure, and increased property values.  💰 National governments can help to create an enabling environment for subnational investment, including mechanisms to improve access to finance and strengthen coordination across levels of government. The policy paper identifies a three-pillar framework for place-based climate action: 1️⃣ Integrate a place-based perspective into climate policy. 2️⃣ “Climate-proof” regional development policy at all territorial levels. 3️⃣ Enable and scale up local climate action and resilience. Read the full paper 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d-MjKjCT  Learn more about the OECD’s Net Zero+ project 🔗 https://oe.cd/net-zero #ClimateAction | #NetZero | #ClimateResilience | #ClimatePolicy Anthony Cox, Andrew Paterson, Enrico Botta, Kristina FEIKOVA, Sophie Lavaud, Michael Mullan, Kilian Raiser, Nadim Ahmad, Alexandre Banquet, Isabelle Chatry (Chatrie), David Halabisky, Andrés Fuentes Hutfilter, Marija Kuzmanovic, Juliette Lassman, Connaught Lee, Karen E. Maguire, Marco Marchese, Tadashi Matsumoto, Takeshi MIYAMORI, Oriana Romano, Pablo Shah, Ji-Soo YOON, Andrea Garnero, Jehan Sauvage