Policies to Encourage Innovation in Technology and Behaviour Governments can play a key role in encouraging technical and behavioural innovation. The IEA and the OECD are also providing support to countries participating in the Climate Technology Initiative to accelerate implementation of the best available, cost-effective technology to address climate change. However, technologies alone will not be sufficient to reverse the growth in emissions. OECD studies indicate that many benefits of greenhouse gas reduction, such as improved economic performance and air quality, lower noise and congestion levels, and reduced waste generation, are most evident at the local level. International Monitoring and Reporting Setting targets is not enough.
Progress requires transparency in national reporting and better international monitoring.
Under a joint programme with IPCC, OECD and IEA are developing technical international guidelines for preparing inventories and reporting on greenhouse gases. Annex I countries and recommended for other countries. The guidelines help all countries to achieve their commitments under the Convention. The inventories programme helps to improve the quality of inventory data, which assists in the monitoring and verification of progress under the Convention. The OECD and its affiliates also carry out performance reviews of industrialised country policies and make policy recommendations in the environmental, agricultural, transport and energy sectors.