Oil and gas have shaped Canada’s past—but to ensure a prosperous future, the country must reduce its dependence on fossil fuel production. Find out why and how.
IISD developed a social taxonomy of business activities for a client country. It is based on the specific social and economic development vision and priorities of the country and aligned with international norms and best practices.
A visit to Canada by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz next week has stoked speculation about the possibility of LNG exports from the East Coast, despite a new report that suggests Canadian natural gas is not the answer to Europe’s current energy woes.
This investigation shows that Canadian LNG infrastructure would come too late to address Europe’s energy security needs and offer little benefit to Canada’s economy.
There is a dangerous narrative circulating that due to the current energy crisis, South Africa must take any and all electrons that are available. But some electrons come at too high a price, and South Africans would be left paying for these panic purchases for a long time.
German energy company Uniper has been forced by its government to drop a lawsuit against the Netherlands over the proposed closure of coal power plants, highlighting the tensions over a treaty protecting fossil fuel projects.
Le dernier rapport du Groupe d’experts intergouvernemental sur l’évolution du climat (GIEC) offre une foule de pistes et de principes pour réduire de manière draconienne les émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES). Ces dix idées concrètes, inspirées de ce rapport, sont des politiques, des règlements ou des lois qu’un gouvernement du Québec pourrait adopter afin de s’atteler sérieusement à freiner la crise climatique.
For decades, GDP has been a defining indicator of the strength of countries’ economies. However, GDP only reflects the size of an economy; it does not account for factors that are central to well-being.