According to an OECD report unveiled at an informal Petersberg ministerial dialogue on the climate (see EUROPE 11793) that took place in Berlin on Tuesday 23 May, integrating the agendas for growth and the climate, rather than dealing with the climate separately, could add a percentage point of economic growth in G20 countries by 2021 and up to 2.8% by 2050.
Acting as a genuine plea for the integration of climate measures into economic policy, the report shows that if the economic benefits...