Author : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Staff
Release : 2012
Genre : Environmental policy / Economic aspects / Forecasting
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 337/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis OECD Environmental Outlook to 2050 by : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Staff

Download or read book OECD Environmental Outlook to 2050 written by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Staff. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humanity has witnessed unprecedented growth and prosperity in the past decades, with the size of the world economy more than tripling and population increasing by over 3 billion people since 1970. This growth, however, has been accompanied by environmental pollution and natural resource depletion. The current growth model and the mismanagement of natural assets could ultimately undermine human development. The OECD Environmental Outlook to 2050 asks "What will the next four decades bring?" Based on joint modelling by the OECD and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, it looks forward to the year 2050 to find out what demographic and economic trends might mean for the environment if the world does not adopt more ambitious green policies. It also looks at what policies could change that picture for the better. This Outlook focuses on four areas: climate change, biodiversity, freshwater and health impacts of pollution. These four key environmental challenges were identified by the previous Environmental Outlook to 2030 (OECD, 2008) as "Red Light" issues requiring urgent attention.