Free Delivery Over $100
|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewFrance's environmental policy is proactive and ambitious, as exemplified in 2015 by the passage of the Energy Transition for Green Growth Act and the adoption of the Paris Agreement by the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21). The OECD has worked tirelessly to support this agreement and will continue to back international efforts to fight climate change. Against a domestic backdrop of low economic growth over the last decade, France has made progress in decoupling by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) and the main atmospheric pollutants, curtailing freshwater abstraction and stabilising the generation of municipal waste. Nevertheless, intensive farming, urbanisation, land take and expanding transport infrastructure continue to have a negative impact on water and air pollution and on ecosystems. It is therefore vital to develop green activities to underpin growth while maintaining a focus on environmental protection and the sustainable management of natural resources. This third Environmental Performance Review of France examines the progress made in achieving the country's environmental objectives since the OECD's previous review, published in 2005. It presents 33 recommendations to make the economy greener and to improve environmental governance and management. Recent advances in French environmental policy include the incorporation of a carbon component into fossil fuel taxation. France also contributed to the launch of the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition at the COP21. However, there is still room for further green tax reform, which would help ease the tax burden on labour and businesses. A more modern approach to territorial organisation and simplified rules and regulations are other positive developments which should be pursued. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentPublisher: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Imprint: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Dimensions: Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.585kg ISBN: 9789264252691ISBN 10: 926425269 Pages: 253 Publication Date: 02 November 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
||||
