Global State of National Urban Policy 2024
<p>With global population increasingly concentrating in urban areas, cities are driving national economic growth, while also grappling with challenges such as inequalities, affordable housing shortages,
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OECD Factbook 2015-2016: economic, environmental and social statistics
OECD Factbook 2015-2016 is a comprehensive and dynamic statistical publication from the OECD. Close to 100 indicators cover a wide range of areas: economy, education, energy, transportation, environment,
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Cost benefit analysis and the environment: how to best cover impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services
There are now a large number of valuation studies on the benefits of biodiversity and on ecosystem services, the services provided by different ecosystems (ESS). Both ideas have been used to elicit values
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Social costs of morbidity impacts of air pollution
Outdoor air pollution is a major determinant of health worldwide. The greatest public health effects are from increased mortality in adults. However, both PM and O3 also cause a wide range of other, less
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Sector-level approach to estimating mobilised private climate finance: the case of renewable energy
In order to help address climate finance-related information needs under the UNFCCC, this paper explores the extent to which currently-available secondary data make it possible to estimate private finance
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Air pollution and urban structure linkages: evidence from European cities
This paper investigates the relationship between local air pollution and urban structure with an emphasis on urban fragmentation. Using a unique dataset of 249 Large Urban Zones (LUZ) across Europe, a
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Making climate finance work for women: overview of the integration of gender equality in aid to climate change
This brief provides an overview of how members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) are integrating gender equality into their bilateral aid to climate change, and calls on DAC members to
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Environment at a glance 2015
The OECD released the Environment at a Glance 2015. This report updates key environmental indicators and relevant socio-economic and sectoral indicators to track OECD country progress on major environmental
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How's Life? 2015: Measuring Well-being
How’s Life? describes the essential ingredients that shape people’s well-being in OECD and partner countries. It includes a wide variety of statistics, capturing both material well-being (such as income,
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Climate finance in 2013-14 and the USD 100 billion goal
Developed countries committed to mobilise jointly USD 100 billion a year in climate finance by 2020 for climate action in developing countries. Five years after the initial commitment was made at COP15
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Biodiversity policy response indicators
This paper reviews a number of OECD data sources to examine their potential for establishing indicators which can contribute to monitoring progress towards two of the 2011-2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets