Resource efficiency is about using the Earth’s limited resources sustainably while minimizing impacts on the environment. A wide range of actions can be applied to help to achieve the goal of resource efficiency.
This handbook was developed to provide instruction on designing and implementing incentive schemes for resource-efficiency activities across various industries, technologies and life cycle stages. It also sets out the key considerations in designing and implementing an incentive for resource efficiency.
The guide can help practitioners be better informed on how to diagnose the resource-efficiency issues and potential for action in their countries, what the key considerations are in the selection and design of an incentive, and which institutional processes are required to support the implementation of an incentive.