Environment and Green Growth

Environment and Energy Committee

Business at OECD’s Environment and Energy Committee provides cross-sector business priorities and positions to ensure the OECD’s recommendations on sustainability are both environmentally effective and economically efficient. Fostering policy continuity, coherence and collaboration, Business at OECD facilitates business exchanges with the OECD and governments, and informally liaise with the IEA, an autonomous body within the OECD framework. Business at OECD’s Energy and Environment Committee meets bi–annually in Paris, convenes additional thematic ad-hoc sessions, and organizes policy events in partnership with the OECD.

Committee Overview

Discover the functions of Business at OECD's Environment and Energy Committee.

Why the OECD’s Work on Environment and Energy Matters

The OECD’s work on environment helps governments design effective policies to address pressing sustainability challenges – including climate change, resource efficiency, and biodiversity loss. The OECD analyses evolving trends, provides evidence–based policy recommendations, fosters international government collaboration, and administers over 45 of the OECD’s environment standards. Collaborating closely with the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the International Transport Forum (ITF), the OECD makes contributes to policy debates at national, regional and international level – including to the G7, the G20 and the UNFCCC negotiations.

Our 2025 Priorities

Fostering business engagement in the design of climate frameworks

Supporting the revision of the OECD’s standards on sustainable transport and energy

Promoting public-private collaboration on skills for the green transition

Enabling circular economy trade facilitation through the relevant OECD Decision

Implementing the Revised Environment Chapter of the OECD’s MNE Guidelines

Our Engagement with the OECD’s Bodies

OECD’s Environment Policy Committee

OECD’s Working Party on Climate, Investment and Development

OECD’s Working Party on Resource Productivity and Waste

OECD’s Working Party on Integrating Environmental and Economic Policies

OECD’s Joint Working Party on Trade and Environment

OECD/IEA’s Climate Change Expert Group Global Forum

OECD’s Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum

Publications

9 April 2025

Forging Green Talents

Developing Workers' Skills for the Green Transitionthrough Vocational Training

This joint policy paper highlights the need to develop green skills for the low-carbon transition. It emphasises workforce readiness and public-private collaboration.

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29 February 2024

Briefing: Q&As on the Climate Club

This briefing provides business perspectives on the Climate Club initiative. It clarifies objectives, governance, and implications for industry.

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letter in support of japan revied version 2023

20 June 2023

Letter in Support of Japan's Revised Version of Its Alternative Proposal for New E-waste Entries

This letter endorses Japan’s revised e-waste proposal. It supports harmonised, practical approaches to international waste regulation.

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ensuring a resilient and healthy environment for all

30 March 2022

Ensuring a Resilient and Healthy Environment for All

Business at OECD (BIAC) Contribution to the Meeting of the OECD Environment Policy Committee at Ministerial Level

These recommendations provide concrete proposals for G7 labor ministers. They focus on workforce resilience, upskilling, and inclusive employment policies.

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building climate and economic resilience 2021

1 September 2021

Building Climate and Economic Resilience in the Transition to a Low-carbon Economy

This policy paper explores how to align climate action with economic resilience. It stresses innovation, competitiveness, and inclusive transition strategies.

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