Catherine Bremer
@CatherineBremer
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OECD media relations (See https://t.co/lPGbLxfMJz & https://t.co/R7I8qEjWQ0) & former Reuters chief correspondent in Paris & Mexico City. Avid cyclist.
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Joined June 2010
A boom in data centers and factories is straining electric grids and propping up fossil fuels. https://t.co/RNa05vTgcZ
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With ageing populations, the backlog of COVID-19, & short-term pressures, health systems are under financial stress. Urgent action is needed to finance resilient health systems while ensuring long-term sustainability. ➡️ https://t.co/LtkBW3b2Dj
#OECDHealth2024 #HealthResilience
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#Decarbonising homes requires large investment in energy retrofitting, given that so many homes were built many decades ago when energy-efficiency standards were lower. 👉 https://t.co/OcAxoHVSnQ
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With growing demand for plastic-packaged goods, more ambitious and coordinated policy action is needed along the entire plastics lifecycle to #BeatPlasticPollution 📉 Read more in the @nytopinion article below👇 #PlasticsTreaty #INC2
“Cleaning up ocean garbage patches is critical,” writes @BoyanSlat of @TheOceanCleanup. “But if we don’t also stop more plastic from flowing into the oceans, we will never be able to get the job done.”
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Foreign aid from official donors rose to an all-time high of $204 billion in 2022, up 13.6% in real terms from USD 186 billion in 2021 as developed countries increased their spending on humanitarian aid & on processing and hosting refugees. 🆕#ODA data👉 https://t.co/g1NHwva7uu
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🚨 OECD countries today adopted a landmark agreement on common approaches to safeguarding privacy, human rights and freedoms when accessing personal data for national security and law enforcement purposes. Press release: https://t.co/ycjMnlqD72
#OECDdigital | @OECDInnovation
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🔴 LIVE NOW: The launch of the @OECD #EconomicOutlook with @OECD SG @MathiasCormann and Acting Chief Economist @santospereira_a is broadcasting now on #TwitterLive! 🎥 Watch here⤵️ https://t.co/W1swKLQxYT
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G20 inflation has continued to rise - from 3.8% in 2021 to 8.2% in 2022. It is expected to fall back in 2023 but it will remain high (6.6%) and well above central bank targets across G20 economies. #EconomicOutlook #OECD Read more here➡ https://t.co/K6srSGX7tI
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How willing are people to adopt climate-friendly behaviour? The OECD & Harvard's Social Economics Lab have teamed up to understand what governments can do to build citizen support for climate action. https://t.co/gxglIQh44O
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Interested in learning more❓ Join our webinar "Fighting Climate Change: How to design publicly acceptable climate policies" on September 15 🌐👩💻 Register here 👉 https://t.co/vqitGIrWyS
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Nice explainer video by @guardian on climate change and floods:
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Join #OECD experts at 15h CET for a #GreenTalks discussion of what countries can do to combat the unrelenting rise in global #plastics pollution, based on findings (see: https://t.co/YX2KLTXFA4) in our #PlasticsOutlook, published in full today. ➡️ https://t.co/00gZyqil7l
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OECD Economic Outlook reveals heavy global price of Russia’s war against Ukraine - OECD https://t.co/3D7Dicyhda via @OECD
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🔴 WATCH LIVE the launch of the new #OECD #EconomicOutlook, with SG @MathiasCormann & Chief Economist @LauBooneEco 👇
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Global plastic waste set to almost triple by 2060, with around half ending up in landfill & less than a fifth recycled:
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The amount of plastic waste produced globally is on track to almost triple by 2060, with around half ending up in landfill and less than a fifth recycled, according to a new OECD report.
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Countries are increasing the stringency of their #environmental policies with different means & speed, but further efforts are needed to meet #COP26 targets. Check out our🆕@OECD paper with updates on the Environmental Policy Stringency index (1990-2020): https://t.co/AyWJeTFiof
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The EU needs to act quickly to reduce its dependence on Russian natural gas Our new 10-Point Plan shows how the EU can cut gas imports from Russia by over a third in a year while supporting the transition to clean energy in a secure & affordable way → https://t.co/2lWEpljGsc
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Following on from yesterday’s statement condemning Russia’s aggression against Ukraine in the strongest possible terms and as part of its urgent reconsideration of all cooperation with Russia, the @OECD Council took a number of initial decisions today. https://t.co/CZaSRnL74I
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Did you know❔💡 The world is producing twice as much #plastic waste as two decades ago. 📈 The bulk of it ends up in landfills, is incinerated or leaked into the #environment. 🪣 Only 9⃣% of this #PlasticWaste is successfully recycled. ♻️
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📢Don’t miss the launch of the @OECD Economic Outlook with Secretary-General @MathiasCormann and Chief Economist @LauBooneEco next week! 📅 Wednesday, 1 December ⏰ 11:00 CET ➡️ https://t.co/Rg1OIajX6O
#OECD #EconomicOutlook
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