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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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#G20takeaction now: Civil society organizations call for G20 governments to end subsidies to fossil fuels
At the C20 Summit (on the G20 agenda), Vibhuti Garg presented on Addressing the Challenges for Global Energy Transition towards Climate Compatible Future.
Canada's Trade Troubles Make a Perfect Opportunity
NAFTA uncertainty, global shakeups prompt Canadian trade to do the unthinkable: evolve.
Tourist Trap: Is tourism's explosive growth hurting countries?
Countries are learning hard lessons as global tourism has almost doubled between 2000 and 2017. As the growth of global tourism continues to expand, international tourists arriving in developing countries are projected to grow at double the rate of advanced economies.
HLPF Recap: The world's report card on global goals
Couldn’t travel to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)—or even if you could, couldn’t be in every side event at once? IISD has you covered.
How NGOs Can Survive in the Age of Distrust
For the fourth year in a row, Transparify has given IISD its highest rating for financial disclosure of donors.
Voices and Choices: Laudato Si at three years
Voices from around the globe recently came together to celebrate and put into action Laudato Si, Pope Francis's call for dialogue on the radical changes needed to repair our earth.
ALivE: A new tool for Ecosystem-based Adaptation
There’s an urgent need to prepare ecosystems for climate change impacts. Healthy ecosystems are critical for sustaining livelihoods. They also increase our capacity to adapt to climate change.
Let's talk, not bicker, about Canada's energy future
A clean energy transition requires Canadians to find consensus and act.
China's War on Pollution—and What Comes Next
Insights on China's climate leadership following the 10th meeting of Eco Forum Global.
Why SDG 9 matters and how we can achieve it
With half the world now living in cities, and billions of dollars spent each year on growth and infrastructure, we need to finance and implement sustainable infrastructure practices that reduce our environmental footprint, employ clean technologies and are economically viable.