STI Review [electronic resource] : No. 25 Volume 1999 Issue 2
Publishing, OECD.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development StaffCorporate Author
Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
2000.
Private and public investments in the development and diffusion of clean technologies are key to achieving sustainable development goals. What is the role of government vs. that of industry? How can governments encourage enterprises to adopt environmental management strategies? Why is it important that the prices of goods and services fully reflect their environmental costs and benefits? Do government programmes for research, technology diffusion, technology verification, green procurement, pollutant reporting and increasing consumer awareness have an effect on the behaviour of firms with rega
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Foreword; Table of Contents; Overview; Technology and Sustainable Development; List of Boxes; Technology, Prices and Energy Efficiency; List of Figures; Stimulating Environmental Innovation; Biotechnology for Industrial Sustainability; Verifying New Environmental Technologies; Mapping the Environmental Goods and Services Industry; List of Tables; Government Purchasing of Climate-friendly Technologies; Technology Co-operation for Sustainable Development; Corporate Responsibility and Sustainable Development; Industrial Reporting of Environmental Pollutants
Consumer Policy and Sustainable Consumption
Private and public investments in the development and diffusion of clean technologies are key to achieving sustainable development goals. What is the role of government vs. that of industry? How can governments encourage enterprises to adopt environmental management strategies? Why is it important that the prices of goods and services fully reflect their environmental costs and benefits? Do government programmes for research, technology diffusion, technology verification, green procurement, pollutant reporting and increasing consumer awareness have an effect on the behaviour of firms with rega
Economic development -- Environmental aspects.
Environmental policy.
Sustainable development -- Government policy.
STI review