How different climate policies can support or hinder the achievement of wider well-being goals in each of the sectors?
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How different climate policies can support or hinder the achievement of wider well-being goals in each of the sectors?
“Strong climate action is not a threat to, but the foundation of our future economic well-being”
Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General
Putting people at the centre of climate action
5 economic sectors responsible for 60% of global greenhouse gas emissions
Heavy industry needs to transition to net-zero,
circular and resource-efficient production.
Systems will need to be redesigned around accessibility, ensuring that people
can easily reach jobs, opportunities, services and amenities.
Looking beyond affordability and reliability, we can accelerate decarbonisation
by exploiting wider synergies across all levels of the power system.
We have to look at the whole food system, delivering
multiple benefits while reducing emissions throughout the economy as well
as removing CO2 from the atmosphere.
Moving to sustainable production by heavy industry
Building sustainable dwellings, neighbourhoods and communities
Reframing climate policies requires us to rethink our societal goals in terms of well-being, reframe our measures of progress and refocus policy-making accordingly. Such a fresh perspective is essential if we are to make our climate goals a reality.
Delivering accessible and sustainable mobility
Catalysing change through a sustainable electricity sector
Creating a sustainable food system
We need to look beyond buildings to ensure wider societal
benefits such as public health, safety, comfort and security.
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