The Government of Germany, together with the national development bank, promotes energy-efficient construction and refurbishment of Germany’s building stock through regulation, low-cost loans and public information campaigns.
California’s clean air program is ahead of national standards and regulation. To achieve its ambitious air quality goals, the state has worked extensively with stakeholders to understand the challenges and communicate the benefits of cleaner air and to drive technology innovation and adoption.
The United Kingdom has a sophisticated analytical framework for analysing green growth benefits. The green growth discussion centres on how to meet long-term greenhouse gas mitigation targets, adapt to the impacts of climate change and deal with other environmental issues while maintaining economic growth.
In 2006 the Government of South Africa undertook one of the earliest processes in the developing world to examine the opportunities and costs of carbon emission reductions. The Long Term Mitigation Scenarios process provided a rigorous underpinning for debate about South Africa’s future development. The process sought not only to...
A growing number of countries at all levels of development have legislation or regulations prescribing the application of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) - and many more are introducing it as part of their policy tools. This is creating unique opportunities for better policy making and planning by incorporating environmental considerations...
Consumers are key to driving sustainable production and play a central role in sustainable development. This report highlights OECD government initiatives to promote sustainable consumption, with an emphasis on individual policy tools and instruments and their effective combination. Here, the sustainability of consumption is considered in economic, environmental and social...
Korea’s bold initiative, the Green Growth Plan (GGP), spanning 2009 to 2013 with fiscal outlay of US$84 billion, posed a significant challenge to sustainable public finance management in Korea. This paper reviews how Korea accommodated the huge cross-cutting expenditure plan in its annual and medium term budgets. Notably Korea’s medium...