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Environment a hot topic for advocates during first half of 2023, according to lobbyists’ registry

Emissions-reduction plans, changes to fossil fuel subsidies, and the federal government's plan to transition to a net-zero carbon economy led the environment to become the most popular topic for advocates seeking to engage with officials in the first six months of the year, according to federal lobbying data.

IISD in the news July 28, 2023

Rethinking National Investment Laws: Lessons for policy-making

This webinar explored how national investment laws can be updated to reflect our urgent need for sustainable investment in communities and the planet.

Webinar July 27, 2023

Minister attacks South Africa's climate finance deal

South Africa's JETP deal, signed at Cop26, is supposed to provide a just transition to clean energy, but critics question whether the scheme will really benefit the country and its people.

IISD in the news July 27, 2023

Taking stock of the implementation gap in climate policy

A gap persists between the emissions reductions pledged by countries under the Paris Agreement and those resulting from their domestic policies. We argue that this gap in fact contains two parts: one in the policies that countries adopt, and the other in the outcomes that those policies achieve.

IISD in the news July 27, 2023

Germany plans to keep funding new gas projects overseas despite pledge

Germany plans to support new gas projects overseas until 2025 in a potential breach of its commitment to end international fossil fuel financing. The government's export credit agency has released its draft policy for the provision of guarantees in the energy sector in what it described as an attempt to tie them to climate protection targets. The guidelines were expected to belatedly align the German agency's operations with a pledge made at Cop26 in Glasgow to end funding for coal, oil and gas projects overseas by the end of last year.

IISD in the news July 27, 2023

How to build career expertise in gender equality and social inclusion

As the world continues to grapple with the far-reaching impacts of COVID-19, the urgency of achieving gender equality—Sustainable Development Goal No. 5—has never been more evident. Women, who have been nearly twice as likely to lose their jobs compared to men in the wake of the pandemic, face an alarming lack of policy measures addressing their economic insecurity.

IISD in the news July 26, 2023

High-Level Political Forum 2023 Debrief

A brief snapshot of the proceedings at the 2023 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and the challenges in the coming year.

Webinar July 25, 2023

Promoting Responsible Investment in Agriculture to Spur Food System Transformation

This side event at the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment explored how responsible investment in agriculture can help make food systems more sustainable.

Conference July 25, 2023

At long last, Canada restricts oil and gas subsidies (except for all the loopholes)

Environment and Climate Minister Steven Guilbeault has unveiled detailed plans to phase out "inefficient" oil and gas subsidies, based on guidelines released yesterday morning that take effect immediately and are meant to fulfill a 14-year-old pledge by G20 countries.

IISD in the news July 25, 2023

Heatwaves to hit China once every 5 years as global extreme weather events multiply, study finds

Record-breaking heatwaves that have scorched North America, Europe and China are set to worsen in future unless the world stops burning fossil fuels, according to a study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) academic initiative.

IISD in the news July 25, 2023