OECD Messages on Green Growth Green Economy Summit: “Towards a resource efficient, low-carbon and pro-employment growth path” Johannesburg, May 2010 Simon Upton Director, Environment Directorate, OECD 1
Cumulative World GDP Growth % 69% Source: IMF, OECD ENV- LINKAGES
Carbon intensities: CO2 emissions from energy use per unit of GDP, 2007 Source: OECD-IEA Anthropogenic CO2 emissions; excludes international marine and aviation bunkers; sectoral approach. GDP at 2005 prices and purchasing power parities.
The OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030 Water Scarcity: People living in areas of water stress, 2005 and 2030 (millions of people) OECD Environmental Outlook modelling suite, final output from IMAGE cluster
Biodiversity: terrestrial biodiversity losses by the main global factors of stress OECD Environmental Outlook modelling suite, final output from IMAGE cluster
Innovation Trend in Climate Mitigation Technologies, Compared to All Sectors Source: OECD Based on data extracted from EPO/OECD Worldwide Patent Statistical Database (PATSTAT). See also ENV/EPOC/WPNEP(2009)1/FINAL (
Innovation in Climate Change Mitigation Technologies: Patent Counts for BRICS* * Data extracted from OECD.Stat. Patent Cooperation Treaty applications (3-year moving average) for renewable energy, building/lighting energy efficiency, electric/hybrid vehicles). (see