OECD KEY ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS 2008
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................... 7
KEY INDICATORS .......................................................................................................................... 11
1. CLIMATE CHANGE – CO2 and greenhouse gas emission intensities ........................... 12
2. OZONE LAYER - ozone depleting substances ............................................................... 14
3. AIR QUALITY – SOx and NOx emission intensities......................................................... 16
4. WASTE GENERATION – municipal waste generation intensities ................................. 18
5. FRESHWATER QUALITY – waste water treatment connection rates ........................... 20
6. FRESHWATER RESOURCES – intensity of use of water resources ............................ 22
7. FOREST RESOURCES – intensity of use of forest resources ....................................... 24
8. FISH RESOURCES – intensity of use of fish resources ................................................. 26
9. ENERGY RESOURCES – intensity of energy use ......................................................... 28
10. BIODIVERSITY – threatened species ............................................................................. 30
ANNEX: OECD framework for environmental indicators ........................................................... 33
References and bibliography ........................................................................................................ 36