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Impacts of environmental policy instruments on technological change

This report surveys the empirical (economic) literature, asking whether there indeed is any evidence of different effects on the rate and direction of technological change associated with different environmental policy instruments.

Renewable Energy and Environmental Taxes

The high price of some new non-polluting energy technologies makes it hard for them to compete with traditional energy sources. To curb industrial pollution, many OECD countries have intrduced poollution taxes.

Recommandation du Conseil sur les bonnes pratiques de gestion des dépenses publiques d'environnement [C(2006)84]

Recommande que les pays membres prennent des mesures efficaces pour que les programmes de dépenses publiques d’environnement soient écologiquement performants, économiquement efficients, et gérés selon des principes rationnels de gestion des dépenses publiques.

The valuation of environmental health risks to children: methodological and policy issues

The report proposes an in-depth analysis of the main methodological difficulties associated with estimating the social value of a reduction in risk to children. It also underlines key policy implications and inputs for further research.

EPR Policies and Product Design: Economic Theory and Selected Case Studies

This document discusses the Design for Environment impacts of Extended Producer Responsibility policies.

The Political Economy of the Norwegian Aviation Fuel Tax

This report was prepared by the Norwegian consultancy firm ECON Analyse as part of a broader work on "the political economy of environmentally related taxes".

The Competitiveness Impact of CO2 Emissions Reduction in the Cement Sector

This report was prepared by D. Demailly & P. Quirion of the research institute CIRED, France, and has benefited from a deep collaboration with the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies.

Children's Environmental Health Indicators: a survey

This report proposes an overview of the current programmes designed to elaborate children's environmental health indicators. It also examines their consistency with OECD guidelines on the development and measurement of indicators, in order to determine their usefulness to OECD member countries.

Природоохранные платежи за загрязнение и продукцию в Армении: Оценка хода реформ и направления дальнейшего усовершенствования, 2004