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Sustainable development is a broad, complex field with many overlapping, interconnected issues. It can be hard to stay on top of where progress is being made, what new issues are emerging, and how current events are shifting us in new directions. IISD’s experts have the insight you need.
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IISD's Best of 2024: Articles
As 2024 draws to a close, we revisit our most read IISD articles of the year.
IISD's Best of 2024: Publications
As 2024 draws to a close, we revisit our most downloaded IISD publications of the year.
The Cost of Fossil Fuel Reliance
Government support for fossil fuels reached at least USD 1.5 trillion in 2023, new data shows.
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Who Will Pay for Alberta's Orphan Wells?
Alberta's orphan wells require proper decommissioning to prevent harm to the environment and surrounding communities. Who will pay for this?
How to Fight Disease Outbreaks With Data
We can analyze data across the world to identify and predict disease outbreaks. But synthesizing and standardizing it at a global level is a complicated task.
Good Morals, Good Marketing: The business case for taking climate action
The family-run Falcon Trails resort in Manitoba is taking its climate action to the next level.
Sustainable by 2045: Three ways the mining industry can make it happen
On February 29, more than 150 leaders from the minerals industry—from governments, civil society and the private sector—came together to find solutions for sustainable development at the Sustainability Forum.
The Climate-Conflict Connection: Why aren’t we acting on it?
The two agendas of climate change adaptation and peacebuilding are rarely coordinated—it's time for this to change.
Can Climate Talks Regain Momentum in 2020?
As 2020 begins, climate talks resume and the international community faces deadlines to replace old frameworks with new ones.
These Detector Dogs Are Sniffing out a Disease Threatening the World’s Citrus Trees
Scientists in the United States are training dogs to detect a disease that is destroying the world’s orange trees.
What the Mighty Mangrove Tells us About our Broken Relationship With Nature
Mangrove trees can sequester up to 10 times as much of our carbon pollution as rainforests and help defend against flooding. Their roots help anchor shorelines around the world, protecting coasts from the devastating impacts of storm waves.
Buildings and Construction: A sleeping giant for climate action
Today, the construction and operation of buildings is responsible for 40% of all energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. Energy demand from this sector is expected to grow by another 50% by 2050.
Webinar: Enhancing Biodiversity in a Changing Climate
This webinar, hosted by the Prairies Regional Adaptation Collaborative (PRAC), focused on how climate change could impact the biodiversity of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.