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Assessment of Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Canada

This report evaluates a potential fossil fuel subsidy provided to the Canadian oil industry through the Government of Canada's expansion and continued operation of the Trans Mountain Pipeline (TMP) using the government's new fossil fuel subsidies assessment framework as the basis for analysis.

Report September 17, 2024

Geneva Yang

Person September 12, 2024

Border Carbon Adjustment Mechanisms and Impacts on Vietnam

This report consolidates, analyzes, and presents views and perspectives of stakeholders from Vietnam on border carbon adjustment (BCA) schemes to contribute to the global debate on BCA good practices.

Report September 12, 2024

Understanding the United Nations’ New Principles for Resourcing the Energy Transition

Greg Radford explains new principles and recommendations developed by the UN Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals and designed to advance equity and justice.

Explainer September 11, 2024

The Urgency and Complexity of Moving Beyond GDP

Efforts to explore how the portfolio of capitals that make up Comprehensive Wealth—financial capital, produced capital, natural capital, human capital, and social capital—can give policymakers insights into how their policies build wealth for their countries in the long run.

Explainer September 9, 2024

Elena Cornaro

Person September 9, 2024

Gail Wozney

Person September 6, 2024

What Developing Countries Should Know About Negotiations for a New Global Agreement on E-Commerce

Rashmi Jose discusses the ongoing negotiations of a new global e-commerce agreement under the WTO, highlighting its potential impact on developing countries, the key provisions, and the flexibilities offered to assist them in implementation, while also addressing unresolved legal and participation challenges.

Explainer September 6, 2024

NAbSA Dialogues | Green Infrastructures for Urban Resilience

The fifth session of the NAbSA Dialogues series highlighted IISD’s SUNCASA (Scaling Urban Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa) Project. The discussion explored how nature-based solutions (NbS) and green infrastructure can help cities adapt to climate change, manage extreme weather, preserve biodiversity, and provide healthier living environments.

Webinar September 5, 2024

Cottagers fear time running out for containing zebra mussels in Clear Lake

Clear Lake cottage owners fear crucial time is being lost in efforts to contain invasive zebra mussels, after an underwater curtain was dislodged by the wind and waves two days after being installed. For Scott Higgins, a senior research scientist with IISD-ELA, the fact Parks Canada has not reported new discoveries of live adults or "veligers," free-floating microscopic young mussels, is good news. The bad news is that water samples contained environmental DNA, which suggests there could be some living mussels, although likely in small numbers.

IISD in the news September 4, 2024