Vietnam Nets $15.5B for Just Transition Off Coal
Vietnam will receive US$15.5 billion to help it shift from coal to clean energy under a new Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) with the G7, Norway, and Denmark.
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COP 15 Side Event | The Role of Nature-Based Infrastructure in Sustainable Cities
This UN Biodiversity Conference COP 15 side event is organized by the Nature-based Infrastructure Global Resource Centre and will focus on the role of NBI in sustainable cities.
IISD Mourns the Loss of Jim Carr, Former Board Vice-Chair
The IISD community is saddened to learn of the loss of James "Jim" Carr, a long-time advocate for sustainability and international cooperation and a former IISD board member and vice-chair.
Why Canada Is Unlikely to Sell the Last Barrel of Oil
As new technologies and climate policies eat into global demand for oil, this investigation finds that Canadian producers face existential threats that will require bold government policy to diversify the country's economy.
Cop15 biodiversité : l'argent arrive, mais trop de milliards détruisent encore la nature (in French)
En dix ans, les pays riches ont doublé leurs aides à la protection de la nature. Une bonne nouvelle ? Oui, mais dans le même temps, des sommes colossales sont investis dans des activités destructrices pour la planète.
New "Fish Forward" Partnership Supports Sustainable, Eco-Certified Fishing in Manitoba
"Fish Forward" was launched at SMITH Restaurant by provincial, national and international organizations who are working together to ensure that Manitoba lakes are sustainably fished, Manitoba fisheries are safeguarded for future generations, and Manitoba businesses are serving local fish that comes from increasingly sustainable sources.
If Europe's carbon tariff works, consumers might not even notice it
Climate policy is redrawing the blueprint of global trade, putting up new walls between the markets for high-carbon and low-carbon manufactured goods.
Biodiversité: les subventions pour la destruction de la nature
Des centaines de millions de dollars de plus sont nécessaires chaque année pour renverser les pertes de biodiversité —restaurer les forêts et les terres humides, établir des zones protégées, mettre en place une agriculture plus durable. Mais ce n’est pas seulement une question d’investissements dans la protection de la biodiversité. Les gouvernements doivent aussi cesser de subventionner sa destruction.
India chases clean energy, but economic goals put coal first
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.
Although the smokestacks at the plant went dormant years ago under a court order, there is no shortage of hazards in her air, ranging from vehicular exhaust to construction dust to ash from crop stubble burning in adjacent states.