PRESENTATION

Nathalie GirouardHead of the Environmental Performance and Information Division OECD

Towards Green Growth? Official Launch of the OECD's Tracking Progress Report

July 27, 2015

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GREEN GROWTHTIMELINE

July 2015

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GREEN GROWTH STRATEGY IN 2011

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TOP 8CHALLENGES

Shifting the tax burden in favour of environmentally related taxation

Implementing pricing instruments for transport, waste and water

Implementing an explicit price on carbon

Effectively managing subsidies to promote green technologies/ phasing-out environmentally perverse subsidies

Supporting green infrastructure development

Orientating innovation system for green growth

Eliminating environmentally-harmful discrepancies in tax systems.

Accelerating energy efficiency improvements

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TREATMENT OF GG POLICY ISSUES IN COUNTRY REVIEWS

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GREEN GROWTHINDICATORS

NUMBER OF REFERENCES TO INDICATORS

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GREEN GROWTHRECOMMENDATIONS

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THE GREEN GROWTH STRATEGY IN 2015

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NEXT STEPS:

Enhance understanding of complementarities andTrade-offs between economic and environmental goals,to better integrate environmental priorities into structuraleconomic reform priorities

Enhance public trust in green growth by effectivelyaddressing social impacts of reform, in OECD countries as wellas developing and emerging economies

Ensure that environmental policies are coherent and alignedwithin and across sectors

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NEXT STEPS:

Consider the ocean economy and miningin gearing sectoral policies for green growth

Factor in the particular set of challenges and opportunitiesgreen growth represents for developing and emergingeconomies

Use headline indicators to raise awareness, measure progressand identify opportunities and risks

60estimated number ofjurisdictions that have or areconsidering carbon pricing

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