This report has been prepared by the OECD Environment Directorate. It was requested by France, in its role as G7 Presidency, for delivery at the G7 Environment Ministers’ Meeting on May 5-6, 2019. This report is released under the authority of the OECD Secretary General. The views expressed herein should in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of OECD countries.
The report was prepared by Katia Karousakis, Edward Perry, Geraldine Ang and William Symes. The authors would like to gratefully acknowledge the feedback and comments received by numerous colleagues at the OECD, namely Simon Buckle, Anthony Cox, Nicolina Lamhauge, Mireille Martini, Raphael Jachnik, Rob Youngman, Mariana Mirabile (OECD Environment Directorate), Tomas Hos, Piera Tortora (OECD Development Co-operation Directorate) Santiago Guerrero, Guillaume Gruère (OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate), as well as comments from France.
The OECD gratefully acknowledges the financial support from France to undertake this report.