This report is the third OECD review of Sweden’s environmental performance. It evaluates progress towards sustainable development and green growth, with a focus on Sweden's longstanding commitment to mitigating emissions of greenhouse gases and its management of marine ecosystem services and water.

This third OECD Environmental Performance Review confirms that Sweden remains a front-runner in environmental policy and has developed approaches that will be of interest to other countries. However, the report highlights that Sweden will have to step up its efforts if it is to achieve its ambitious environmental targets, including the goalof zero net greenhouse gas emissions by the second half of the century. The burden of achieving these objectives will also have to be more equitably shared to maintain the necessary high level of public support. The Swedish people have long placed a high value on protecting the environment. Relatively high income and low inequality have underpinned the implementation of ambitious policies by successive Swedish governments. As a result, the population appears to be more satisfied with its country's environmental quality than people in other European countries. Air and water quality is generally good. Less than 1% of waste is disposed of in landfills, while the rates of recycling and recovery are high. Protected areas have expanded and now cover 14% of the country's surface and 6% of marine waters. A notable feature of Swedish environmental policy has been the successful use of environmentally related taxes. Sweden was among the first countries to introduce a carbon tax, and one of the few countries to have successfully implemented a green tax shift by reallocating the tax burden from labour to environmentally harmful activities.

This report provides a cross-country review of waste, materials management and circular economy policies in selected OECD countries, drawing on OECD’s Environmental Performance Reviews during the period 2010-17. It presents the main achievements in the countries reviewed, along with common ...

This report evaluates Spain's progress towards sustainable development and green growth, with a focus on biodiversity and the environmental performance of the private sector.

This report is the third Environmental Performance Review of France. It evaluates progress towards sustainable development and green growth, with a focus on energy transition and biodiversity.

Agricultural innovation in Sweden has sought to improve the competitiveness and sustainability of the agri-food sector by ensuring a high level of environmental and animal welfare standards, while raising the productivity and financial viability of farms.

This is the third Environmental Performance Review of Canada. It evaluates progress towards sustainable development and green growth, with special features on climate change mitigation and urban wastewater management.

This OECD Economic Survey of Sweden examines recent economic developments, policies and prospects. Special chapters cover growth and skills.

This report is the third OECD review of environmental performance in the Netherlands. It evaluates progress towards sustainable development and green growth, with a focus on sustainable mobility, and waste and materials management.

OECD Environmental Performance Reviews provide independent assessments of countries’ progress towards their environmental policy objectives. Reviews promote peer learning, enhance government accountability, and provide targeted recommendations aimed at improving environmental performance ...