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We need more natural infrastructure, and fast

While natural infrastructure alone could not have prevented the Red River spill, a well-funded hybrid system of grey and natural infrastructure will help mitigate the impacts of such disasters, and help prevent them happening again in the future, as well as support the Canadian environment, and the economy.
IISD in the news March 28, 2024

Canada is still backing the fossil fuel industry with billions, report finds

A new report says the federal government is providing billions of dollars in financial support for the fossil fuel industry, despite measures announced last year to limit certain types of subsidies for the oil and gas industry. The analysis, released by the advocacy group Environmental Defence, estimated that Ottawa offered up at least $18.6 billion in support of the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries in 2023.
IISD in the news March 27, 2024

Microplastics found in remote waters near Great Lakes in 'alarming' new study

By land, by sea, and now by air - microplastics are contaminating the world's most remote locations without the help of people. The fibers and fragments that shed from clothes and fall off car tires have been found in commercial seafood, drinking water, and in humans. As concerning as the findings are, a new study suggests another troubling conclusion: microscopic plastic particles are reaching corners of the world untouched by people.
IISD in the news March 27, 2024

The carbon tax truth is out there

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre is misleading Canadians about the carbon tax in his attempt to sink the governing Liberals, experts say.
IISD in the news March 26, 2024

Supply chain ESG laws face uphill battle

A last-minute compromise has saved a landmark EU reform to hold the bloc’s biggest companies accountable for environmental, social and governance (ESG) abuses in their supply chains. But the need to dilute the rules to win political buy-in, plus a US decision to scrap supply chain obligations from the country’s fresh climate-disclosure rules, reveals the difficulty of holding firms legally responsible for their business partners’ actions.
IISD in the news March 26, 2024