Pursuant to Article 1 of the Convention signed in Paris on 14th December 1960, and which came into force on 30th September 1961, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) shall promote policies designed: • to achieve the highest sustainable economic growth and employment and a rising standard of living in Member countries, while maintaining financial stability, and thus t...

Issued by the European Commission's Intelligent Energy Executive Agency (IEEA), this report presents a series of international projects supported by the European Union's Intelligent Energy – Europe (IEE) programme. The information contained in it may be reproduced. The responsibility for the content of this publication lies with its authors. It does not necessarily represent the opinion of the ...

• SRA-Europe • SRA-Japan • American Chemistry Council • American Physical Society • German Commission on Harmonizing Risk Standards • German Foundation for Environment and Risk Management • International Association for Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management • Int’l Council on Systems Engineering • International Union of Toxicology • National Science Foundation • Society of Environmenta...

At the International Atomic Energy Agency Symposium on "National and International Standardization of Radiation Dosimetry" held in Atlanta during 5 -9 December 1977, it became quile evident that the institutions in the IAEA/WHO network of Secondary Standards Dosimetry Laboratories (SSDLs) have become recognized as having a necessary and well-defined objective. The link they have established wit...

The following texts are published in an unembellished form to pamit faster distribution at a lower cost. The views expressed are those of the authors. and do not necessarily reflect those of the Organisation or of its Member countries. Pursuant to Article 1 of the Convention signed in Paris on 14th December 1960, and which came into force on 30th September 1961, the Organisation for Economic Co...

This joint report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) is the seventh in the long established series of studies into electricity generating costs. It presents the main results of the work carried out in 2009 for calculating the costs of generating baseload electricity. The study is quite comprehensive in covering almost all financial aspects facing i...

Author affiliations: Author affiliations: Central Veterinary Institute of Wageningen University and Research Centre, Lelystad, the Netherlands (J. Kortekaas, R.J.M. Moormann); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (J. Zingeser); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy (J. Zingeser, P. de Leeuw, S. de La Rocque); Centre International de Re...

The International Energy Agency (IEA), an autonomous agency, was established in November 1974. Its mandate is twofold: to promote energy security amongst its member countries through collective response to physical disruptions in oil supply and to advise member countries on sound energy policy. The IEA carries out a comprehensive programme of energy cooperation among 28 advanced economies, each...

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to renewable energy. In accordance with its Statute, IRENA's objective is to "promote the widespread and increased adoption and the sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy". This concerns all forms of energy produced from renewable sources in a sustainable manner and includes bioenergy, geo...