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National Green Hydrogen Mission will establish India as global market leader: Experts

The high goals of the recently approved National Green Hydrogen Mission are necessary to project India as an export hub and attract global investors, said experts.

IISD in the news January 9, 2023

The UN Biodiversity Conference: What it means for Barbados

After significant negotiation over several years the countries of the world agreed on a Global Diversity Framework (GBF) to underpin global biodiversity conservation efforts to 2050. What does this mean for Barbados? "The world is losing biodiversity, the variety of all life on earth, at an alarming rate," says the International Institute for Sustainable Development in its report on the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) where the GBF was adopted on December 19th.

IISD in the news January 6, 2023

UNCTAD: Inflation Is Crimping Global Trade and Slowdown Will Worsen in 2023

UNCTAD predicts that global trade will face a negative downswing after a record year of inflation and the slowdown is expected to worsen in 2023.

News January 5, 2023

Addressing the Nature Financing Gap: The role of natural capital accounting and natural asset companies

Could the enthusiasm surrounding natural asset companies drive changes in accounting standards for natural capital?

Insight January 4, 2023

Scientists warn of extreme weather in 2023

This year, global warming and extreme weather events will hit millions and cost billions. If the world's nations want to prevent the situation from getting much worse in the future, scientists agree that rapid and drastic measures must be taken.

IISD in the news January 4, 2023

Water retention projects can pay off

An International Institute for Sustainable Development report says farms, particularly livestock operations, can see significant benefits from water retention projects installed on their land.

IISD in the news January 3, 2023

Fighting for a place to breathe

In the shadow of a retired coal-fired power plant in India's capital, Meena Devi tries to make her family home -- four brick walls with a tin roof -- a safe place to breathe.

IISD in the news January 1, 2023

[Podcast] GigaWhat: What (not) to do in an energy transition

India has been racing to meet its ambitious clean energy commitments, post the Paris Agreement in 2015. The ambitions have been backed by strong policy support which in turn has transformed the country’s energy market and pushed India among the top countries in terms of clean energy adoption.

IISD in the news December 28, 2022

Warmer earth means less oxygen, more greenhouse gases for lakes

As the earth has warmed, so have its lakes, researchers have found, and the consequences of this could be dire for wildlife in New York State and beyond.

IISD in the news December 27, 2022

Subsidies for renewable energy and EVs more than double: Study

Nagpur: India’s subsidies for renewable energy and electric vehicles more than doubled this fiscal, according to a new study by independent think-tank International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). However, it also found that it will be critical for the government to build this momentum over the coming years to reach the country's climate targets.

IISD in the news December 21, 2022