OECD 2008 ENVIRONMENTAL OUTLOOK SAYS GOING GREEN IS AFFORDABLE
March 1st, 2008
BY ALAN OSBORN
The world can (in italics) move towards a low carbon, greener and more sustainable future by the restructuring of economies and the costs "are affordable" says the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), representing the world's 30 leading industrialised countries, in its 2008 Environmental Outlook. The transition however will have to be "managed carefully to address social and competitiveness impacts, and to take advantage of new opportunities," said the OECD secretary general Angel Gurria at the launch ...
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