Environmental policies and economic performance

Abstract

A dirty, rundown environment has quantifiable costs for the economy and the well-being of societies. For example, the welfare costs of air pollution from road transport alone are estimated to amount to around USD 1.7 trillion in OECD countries, USD 1.4 trillion in China and USD 0.5 trillion in India. Without adequate policy action, costs will continue to increase, and can have tangible effects on economic growth, for instance through reduced labour productivity. Similarly, the prospects for long-term growth are under stress – for example, climate change is projected to decrease global GDP by 1% to 3.3% by 2060.

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• http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264264687-13-en

• https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/debate-the-issues-new-approaches-to-economic-challenges_5jlv3wwrxf9w.pdf?itemId=%2Fcontent%2Fpublication%2F9789264264687-en&mimeType=pdf

• https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/debate-the-issues-new-approaches-to-economic-challenges/environmental-policies-and-economic-performance_9789264264687-13-en,

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