This OECD report on Green Growth Indicators updates previous editions. It integrates the results of recent developmental work on new indicator methodologies and wider country coverage. This applies notably to the indicators on environmentally adjusted multifactor productivity growth, population exposure to air pollution and the related economic costs, land cover change, and technological innovation. Other indicators have been refined, including demand-based CO2 productivity and environmentally harmful subsidies. Moreover, greater emphasis is placed on the role of policy action. To that end, the report includes enriched discussion in the chapters on environmentally related taxes and subsidies, technology and innovation, and international financial flows. This is supported by an enhanced visual presentation of the indicators.
This paper identifies opportunities to refine OECD’s indicators of land cover and land use and their regular production for all OECD and G20 countries.
The working paper is a response to the call for the UN system to support countries interested in pursuing green economy policies by providing methodologies for their evaluation.
Environment at a Glance 2015 updates key environmental indicators and relevant socio-economic and sectoral indicators to track OECD country progress on major environmental issues and inform policy development and evaluation.