1. ENV DO HP team
WPCC September 2023
OECD Horizontal Project:
Building Climate and Economic Resilience
in the Transition to a Low-carbon Economy
Net Zero+ : Climate and economic
resilience in a changing world
Overview of plans for Phase II

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Phase 1 of Net Zero+ (2021-22)
A whole of OECD effort to address climate change
17 committees, 15 directorates

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Components of Net Zero+ Phase II (2023-24)
ENABLING
TRANSITIONS
• What can we do now to accelerate
a step-change in climate action?
• Breaking down barriers to action, in
particular where they span multiple
policy areas
• Making use of positive tipping
points in driving fair and equitable
change
RISKS AND
RESILIENCE
• Resilience of the transition and
resilience to climate impacts
• Implications of emissions pathways
on climate tipping points
• Foresight identify potential
disruptions
• Supply chain resilience
TRACKING PROGRESS
International Programme for Action on Climate, IPAC
Continuation and development of IPAC deliverables
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4. HP inputs by theme
(200+ outputs across the house)
Climate work across OECD & planned HP outputs
HP key outputs 2024
(~ 10 policy briefs, ~ 5 events)
Issues paper introducing purpose and themes (Q1 2024)
Policy notes 2-8 (Jan-Nov 2024)
Pillar I
• Positive tipping points
• Skills, jobs, and education
• Green incentives & industrial
approaches
• Trade-based measures
• Climate finance
• Measurement & accounting
• Demand-side measures
• Governance capacity / public
support
Pillar II
• Supply chain resilience
• Resilient infrastructure
• Climate change adaptation and
resilience
• Future proofing net zero /
foresight
• Economic & environmental
implications of net zero pathways
Synthetic summary for policy makers (Dec 2024)
4 workshops in support of selected Policy brief themes (Jan – Dec 2024)
COP 29 event (Nov/Dec 2024)

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Topics OECD-wide work by directorate this biennium

6. chiara.varazzani@oecd.org
www.oecd.org/climate-change/net-zero-resilience/