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HLPF Side Event: Leadership on fossil fuel subsidy reform for sustainable energy access and poverty reduction
This side event presents opportunities for financing and delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through fossil fuel subsidy reform, with a focus on sustainable energy access.
Media Availability: Canada's carbon crunch as the Premiers meet
As Canada’s premiers gather in New Brunswick (July 18-20, 2018), the country’s plan to combat climate change is under hot debate. Resistance from key leaders has delivered a body blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon price promises. Experts from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) are available to comment on the federal government’s backstop program, the latest statements from each Premier, relevant conditions in each province – and how we move forward as a divided nation.
Kerosene to Solar PV Subsidy Swap: The business case for redirecting subsidy expenditure from kerosene to off-grid solar
If kerosene subsidies are being gradually removed, can a share of the subsidy savings not be reinvested in helping the most vulnerable households access electric lighting through off-grid solar technologies? This paper explores the idea of a “kerosene to solar subsidy swap” or a “subsidy swap.”
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.
Getting on Target: Accelerating energy access through fossil fuel subsidy reform
How can reforming fossil fuel subsidies accelerate universal energy access (SDG 7)? This paper reviews the financial and practical implications of fossil fuel subsidies for SDG 7.
IGF Guidance for Governments: Local content policies
This new IGF guidance document aims to help resource-rich countries find more sustainable and inclusive economic solutions, fostering stronger linkages between mineral resources and the rest of the economy.
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.
Experts visit the DeTao Center in Guizhou to discuss and build ecological civilization big data
Big data has big applications for ecological civilization. Scholars from around the world met in Guizhou to discuss data sources, indicator systems, and measurement standards that support sustainable development.
Developing a Progressive Agenda for Reform of International Investment Law: Canadian perspectives
This report presents the ideas posited by various Canadian stakeholders in an IISD expert meeting on a progressive agenda on investment, held in Ottawa, Canada, June 13, 2018.