Leadership

Chair

Hans-Jörn Weddige

Head of Climate Funds Strategy

thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG

Vice Chairs

Mr. Massimo Beccarello

Deputy Director for Industrial, Energy and Environmental Policies

Confindustria

Mr. William Garcia

Executive Director

CEFIC

Mr. Frits J. de Groot

Director Environment, Energy, Spatial Planning, Transport and Infrastructure

Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers VNO-NCW

Dr. Peter J. Glynn

Visiting Research Fellow

Bond University

Ms. Rebecca Knoth-Letsch

Scientific Associate

economiesuisse

Mr. Luca Matrone

Global Head of Energy, Global Corporate Department

Intesa Sanpaolo

Mr. Tom Smith

Director, Global Government Affairs

Walmart

Ms. Maria Sunér Fleming

CEO

Svemin

Mr. Hiroyuki Tezuka

Fellow & General Manager of Climate Change Policy Group Technology Planning Department

JFE Steel Corporation

Our Lead:

Dominik Kümmerle

If you would like to join our Environment and Energy Committee, please contact our Business at OECD lead.

Overview

The Business at OECD Environment and Energy Committee contributes private sector expertise to the OECD work on environmental policy design, including in the areas of climate change, circular economy, resource efficiency, and sustainable materials management. The Committee also liaises with other relevant international organizations, including with the International Energy Agency (IEA) established as an autonomous body within the OECD framework.

Business Engagement at OECD

As an economic organization that has committed itself to the horizontal integration of sustainable development considerations, the OECD makes an important contribution to global policy discussions on environment. By focusing on economic analysis, it helps to identify policies that are both economically efficient and environmentally effective. The OECD also plays a key role in monitoring and analyzing evolving trends, providing fact–based policy recommendations based on objective research, and fostering synergies for informed policy–making. It provides fact–based input to global climate discussions and the G20, and. discusses selected topics relevant to the UNFCCC negotiations.

The Environment and Energy Committee contributes to the work of the following OECD bodies:

OECD Environment Policy Committee
OECD Working Party on Biodiversity, Water and Ecosystems
OECD Working Party on Climate, Investment and Development
OECD Working Party on Integrating Environmental and Economic Policies
OECD Working Party on Resource Productivity and Waste
OECD Global Forum on Climate Change
OECD Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum

Key Areas and Issues

Climate change
Resource efficiency and circular economy
Integration of economic and environmental policies
Innovation to address environmental and energy challenges
Biodiversity

Documents & Releases

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March 2021

Key Messages on Designing and Implementing Sustainable and Inclusive Recovery Plans

[Key Messages] As part of a holistic ‘green recovery’ package, governments should enact necessary fiscal policies to stimulate demand accompanied by structural reforms. As carbon pricing as a tool towards climate change mitigation gains attention in this debate, quick shots are to be avoided.
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September 2020

Key Messages to the OECD Ministerial Council Roundtable on “Economic Recovery: Strong, Resilient, Green and Inclusive”

[Key Messages] Business encourages Environment Ministers to work with the OECD and like-minded member and partner countries to advance a clear and common vision of a sustainable green recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Necessary short-term fiscal policies to stimulate demand need to be accompanied by structural reforms that can yield “double dividends” towards the achievement of important environment policy objectives.
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March 2020

Key Messages on Preventing Single-Use Plastics Waste: Implications of Different Policy Approaches

[Key Messages] Business at OECD and its members share the objective of addressing environmental challenges, including ending plastic waste in the environment. This document highlights that market interventions without a complete and evidence-based understanding of the impact of alternatives, often have unintended adverse consequences.
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March 2020

Key Messages on Sustainable Finance Taxonomies

[Key Messages] Well-designed sustainable finance definitions and taxonomies may help foster transparency, long-terminism and strengthen sustainable growth. This document gives a private sector perspective on key issues to be considered and addressed when defining a legislative taxonomy initiative.
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February 2020

Key Messages on Trade and Circular Economy

[Key Messages] This document considers how to further enable the circular economy through global trade – including for second-hand goods, goods for repair, refurbishment and remanufacturing, waste and scrap, and secondary materials, as well trade in related services.
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September 2016

OECD Environmental Policy Committee at Ministerial Level - BIAC key messages
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September 2016

Business highlights opportunities to strengthen Paris Agreement
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June 2016

Green Finance - Key Business Considerations for Financing a Sustainable and Low-Carbon Economy
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May 2016

Post-COP21 Agenda: Key Actions for the OECD
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December 2015

High-level business statement on the occasion of COP 21
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October 2015

Getting ready for the Paris Agreement: Key Actions for the OECD
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July 2015

Environment and Energy Activity Update
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April 2015

Getting ready for the Paris Agreement: Key Actions for the OECD
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February 2015

Initial BIAC comments on key items on the agenda - Environmental Policy Committee (EPOC) Senior Level Meeting
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February 2015

BIAC Comments on Aligning policies for the transition to a low-carbon economy

Environment and Energy

Leadership

Chair

Vice Chairs

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Key Areas and Issues

Documents & Releases

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Business to promote active dialogue with future OECD leader

Member spotlight

Keidanren responses to COVID-19

Recent Publications

Our 10 business priorities for 2021