Environmentally sustainable and climate-resilient infrastructure
The magnitude and urgency of the climate crisis calls for a new holistic public governance approach to infrastructure to make the green transition happen. This implies the mobilisation of all public policy and expenditure tools for an effective green transition, taking present and future environmental impacts of today’s policy decisions into account.
Note: The OECD average values do not include data for Belgium (Flanders) as it does not have complete data for all sub-pillars. Only the sub-pillars with complete data are shown.
Why is this important?
With infrastructure increasingly playing a major role in governments’ environmental agendas, governments will require the right set of tools to navigate difficult policy choices in the short- and medium-term. The green transition will depend to a large extent on governments’ ability to deliver environmentally sustainable infrastructure. Strengthening the quality of governments’ steering is thus key to deliver on greener and cleaner infrastructure targets nationally and internationally, and to engage with the private sector and the civil society to work collectively towards achieving these objectives.
Adoption of infrastructure guidelines for environmental sustainability and climate resilience in OECD countries, 2022
Integrating environmental and climate considerations into transport project selection and prioritisation in OECD countries, 2022
How to guide delivery of environmentally sustainable and climate-resilient infrastructure?
Country case studies
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Stakeholder participation in environmental reviews
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Compendium of federal nature-based resources
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Guidance on green considerations in appraisal
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Green Infrastructure Framework
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Real-time monitoring for better bridge maintenance
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Adaptive water management
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Methodology for green public procurement
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Biodiversity points
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Climate strategy for national and international investments
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Korean New Deal
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Bicocca-Catenanuova railway line
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Planning and management of the Ridracoli dam
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Sustainability criteria in the design of the Nodo Verde
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Milan's M4 metro line
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German National Emissions Trading System
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Tours-Bordeaux project
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France's Green OATs
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Green Budgeting Methodology
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Methodology for assessing impact on GHG emissions
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State-region planning contracts
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National Building Register
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Climate Lens
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Nature Value Explorer
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Planning and management of green-blue spaces
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Green-Blue Networks
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Southbank Education and Training Precinct
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2021 Australian Infrastructure Plan
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Independent assessment of infrastructure projects
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Victoria's Channel Deepening Project
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State project model and quality assurance scheme
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London’s congestion charge and low emission zones
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Engagement of indigenous communities in the Arctic
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Evolving incentives for zero-emission vehicles
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Zero-Growth Goal for major urban areas
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Law on Alternative Fuels
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Sustainable water management plans
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Sponge cities to tackle heat and flooding
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“KlimaTicket” to promote low-carbon mobility
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Innovative mobility services
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Green infra (Finnish Environment Institute, 2013)
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U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
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Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
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Commercial Law Development Program
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Multi-criteria analysis manual
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Waterford Greenway
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Milan's 2020 Adaptation Strategy
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National Development Plan 2021-2030
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Infrastructure Development Bank
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Investing in Canada Plan
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Canada Infrastructure Bank
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Consultation to balance priorities (UNEP, 2021)
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Fiscally sustainable wind farms (UNEP, 2021)
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Clean Energy Finance Corporation (GIH, 2019)
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John Hart Generating Station (GIH, 2019)
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Mersin Integrated Health Campus (GIH, 2019)
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PPP Prisons Program (GIH, 2019)
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Pan Am Games Athletes’ Village (GIH, 2019)
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Milton District Hospital Expansion (GIH, 2019)
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Samuel De Champlain Bridge (GIH, 2021)
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Infrastructure Economic Account (GIH, 2021)
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Incheon Bridge Project (GIH, 2021)