The OECD has been working on climate change economics and policy since the late 1980s. We are using economic models and quantitative assessments to inform policy makers of the costs, benefits and potential tradeoffs of climate change mitigation scenarios. OECD’s modelling work supports governments in identifying least-cost policies or policy mixes to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and assesses the cost and impacts of possible post-2012 international frameworks. Bookmark this page: www.oecd.org/env/cc/econ
The report "Climate Change Mitigation: What to We Do?" [en français: "Atténuation du changement climatique : Que faire ?"] summarises some of the recent OECD analyses, including on the role of technological innovation and the impacts of policies to address carbon leakage. It provides arguments to help policy-makers explain why postponing decisions, using the current economic circumstances as an excuse, would be a short-sighted policy.
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