OECD environmental outlook to 2050 : the consequences of inaction.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Paris, France] : OECD Publishing, [2012]
Subjects:	Environmental policy > Economic aspects > Forecasting. Environmental protection > Economic aspects > Forecasting. Environmental policy > Social aspects > Forecasting. Environmental protection > International cooperation. Green technology > Forecasting. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; 1. Introduction; 2. What could the environment look like in 2050?; Table 0.1. Key environmental challenges: Trends and projections without new policies; Figure 0.1. GHG emissions by region: Baseline, 2010-2050; Figure 0.2. Effects of different pressures on terrestrial MSA: Baseline, 2010 to 2050; Figure 0.3. Global water demand: Baseline, 2000 and 2050; Figure 0.4. Global premature deaths from selected environmental risks: Baseline, 2010 to 2050.
Figure 0.5. 450 Core scenario: Global emissions and cost of mitigation3. What policies can change this outlook?; Make pollution an expensive business; Ensure prices better reflect the true value of natural assets and ecosystem services; Devise proactive and effective regulations and standards; Remove environmentally harmful subsidies; Encourage innovation; Get the policy mix right; 4. Making reform happen and mainstreaming green growth; Encourage policy coherence across sectors; Maximise policy synergies; Work in partnerships; Gear up international co-operation; Improve our knowledge.
5. ConclusionChapter 1. Introduction; 1. Introduction; Box 1.1. The OECD Environmental Outlook traffic lights; Box 1.2. Coherent policies for green growth; 2. The Outlook methodology; Linking economic and environmental modelling; Figure 1.1. The modelling principle for the OECD Environmental Outlook; One "Baseline"
many policy simulations; Table 1.1. Examples of existing policies and trends assumed under the Baseline scenario; Table 1.2. Policy simulations in the Environmental Outlook to 2050; Geographical and temporal scope.
Table 1.3. Regions and country groups used in the OECD Environmental Outlook to 2050Embracing uncertainties; Box 1.3. Important sources of model uncertainty; 3. How is the report structured?; Notes; References; Chapter 2. Socio-economic Developments; Key messages; Projections for real gross domestic product: Baseline, 2010-2050; 1. Introduction; Box 2.1. Projection, not prediction; Environmental pressure, the cost of inaction and green growth; 2. Key trends and projections; Demographic developments; Figure 2.1. World population by major regions, 1970-2050.
Figure 2.2. World population by age class, 1970-2050Figure 2.3. Urban population by region, 1970-2050; Figure 2.4. World urban population by city size, 1970-2025; Economic growth; Figure 2.5. Real gross domestic product in per capita and absolute terms, 1970-2008; Figure 2.6. Projections for real gross domestic product: Baseline, 2010-2050; Box 2.2. The complex link between economic shocks and environmental pressure; Table 2.1. Annual average real GDP growth rates: Baseline, 2010-2050; Table 2.2. Annual per capita GDP and household consumption: Baseline, 20102050.