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Rethinking Investment Treaties Public Consultations
This summary report details the findings of IISD's 2025 Rethinking Investment Treaties public consultation.
Progressing the Transition Away From Fossil Fuels
This paper focuses on the practical question of how to design effective roadmaps for transitioning away from fossil fuels—at both global and national levels.
A Measure of Care
As countries consider how to move beyond GDP in better measuring prosperity, this report explores how to ensure the unpaid labour of women is counted.
Canadian Carbon Pricing Systems: 2025 Review
Southeast Asia is building momentum on carbon pricing. This report reviews Canada’s industrial systems and highlights lessons for policy design.
Bringing Wildlife Back
A bold plan is underway to translocate over 200 animals to Sioma Ngwezi National Park in southwestern Zambia.
February 2026 | Carbon Minefields Oil and Gas Exploration Monitor
61 new oil and gas exploration licences were granted in January 2026, containing an estimated 96.3 MtCO₂. Norway led the expansion, awarding licences containing roughly 40.3 million barrels of oil and 1,031.1 billion cubic feet of gas.
Tracking Progress on Sustainable Jobs in Canada
A practical guide to monitoring Canada's just transition, drawing on best practices to track progress toward sustainable jobs and equitable outcomes.
Engaging Communities in Climate Vulnerability Assessment
This report identifies six ways to make participatory climate vulnerability assessment processes more effective, timely, and respectful.
State of Global Environmental Governance 2025
Analysis of the wins and setbacks in international environmental negotiations in 2025 amid unprecedented challenges to multilateralism.
India's Clean Cooking Shift
Why India needs to gradually diversify clean cooking beyond liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)/piped natural gas (PNG)—urban electric cooking ("e-cooking") and rural biogas—to address affordability, access, and volatility challenges.