Despite considerable progress, we need bolder action and deeper global co-operation to achieve net-zero emissions and limit climate change, which interconnects with biodiversity loss and pollution to form a triple planetary crisis. Addressing policy gaps and taking a systems-wide approach can also help countries to seize the economic opportunities offered by the net-zero transition. The OECD works to support governments and international bodies, including by providing rigorous data, analysis and policy recommendations, to raise ambition and improve outcomes on climate mitigation, adaptation, resilience and financing.
Progress towards net-zero emissions must go hand in hand with efforts to build the resilience of people, economies and ecosystems to the mounting impacts of climate change.
With climate change impacts set to grow in the future, countries around the world are already experiencing the effects of extreme floods, storms and wildfires as well as of sea-level rise or droughts. Understanding the changing nature of these escalating events is critical to building the resilience of communities, ecosystems, and economies to future climate impacts. Drawing on the latest scientific evidence, OECD work examines the trends, drivers, and impacts of climate risks to better assess, adapt to, and recover from the impacts of climate change.
