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As part of the OECD's structural surveillance mandate, work has focussed on both environmental policies, especially evaluating responses to global warming and sustainable development policies. The latter is ongoing and is dealt with in a cross-country and a country-specific mode.
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10-Oct-2008
The Australian economy, which is in its 17th consecutive year of growth, has benefited from remarkable results. But difficult challenges lie ahead. How to balance inflation threats and risks of a strong downturn? How to strengthen labour supply? How to enhance education performance? What reforms are needed for labour and product markets? How to implement climate change policy and sustainable water management?
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19-Sep-2008
This paper reviews alternative (national and international) climate change mitigation policy instruments and interactions across them. Carbon taxes, cap-and-trade schemes, standards and technology-support policies (R&D and clean technology deployment) in particular are assessed according to three broad cost-effectiveness criteria.
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05-Aug-2008
The agricultural sector in Canada is relatively large, compared to those in most other G7 countries. In recent years, the federal and provincial governments have undertaken a number of sectoral reforms to meet the competitiveness and environmental challenges that it faces.
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30-Jun-2008
Energy represents a major sustainable development challenge for Canada. Efforts should be concentrated on designing and implementing an emissions trading scheme compatible with corresponding systems abroad. Effective and efficient systems of regulation and taxation are essential to facilitate the timely realisation of energy supply plans.
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