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Oecd Environmental Performance Reviews: Mexico 2013 Oecd Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

This Environmental Performance Review of Mexico provides an independent assessment of Mexico's progress in achieving its domestic and international environmental commitments, together with policy-relevant recommendations. It evaluates progress towards sustainable development and green growth, with a focus on policies that tackle climate change and address biodiversity and forest conservation objectives.

Table of Content :

General notes
Executive summary
PART I. PROGRESS TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 1. Key environmental trends
1. Introduction
2. Transition to a low-carbon, energy- and resource-efficient economy
3. Managing the natural asset base
4. Improving the environmental quality of life
Selected sources
Chapter 2.Policy-making environment.
Assessment and recommendations
1. Key environmental and sustainable development initiatives
2. Institutional framework for environmental and sustainable development policies
3. Regulatory framework and enforcement and compliance
4. Evaluation mechanisms
5. Stakeholder involvement.
Selected sources
Chapter 3. Towards green growth
Assessment and recommendations
1. Introduction
2. Greening the tax system
3. Extending the use of other market incentives for environmental policy
4. Removing environmentally harmful subsidies
5. Reconciling environmental and poverty alleviation objectives
6. Investing in the environment to promote economic growth
7. Eco-innovation
8. Environment, trade and development
Selected sources
PART II. PROGRESS TOWARDS SELECTED ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES
Chapter 4. Climate change
Assessment and recommendations
1. Introduction
2. Greenhouse gas emission profile
3. Policy and Institutional Framework
4. Climate change and energy policy
5. Reducing non-energy-related emissions
6. Adaptation
Selected sources
Chapter 5. Biodiversity and forests
Assessment and recommendations
1. Introduction
2. Institutional framework
3. Key trends in biodiversity and forests and other relevant information
4. Policy instruments for biodiversity and forestry conservation and sustainable use
5. Mainstreaming biodiversity and forestry in other sectors and policy areas
Selected sources
References
References I. A.Selected economic data
References I. B.Selected social data
References I. C. Selected environmental data
References II. Actions taken on the 2003 OECD Review recommendations
References III. Abbreviations