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IISD Reaction to Canadian Environment Commissioner’s 2019 Spring Reports
“Slow action on climate change that is disturbing.” That stark assessment wraps up Canada’s Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Julie Gelfand’s final report, released earlier today.
Investor–State Dispute Settlement Reform Talks Resume at UNCITRAL
The next meeting of a United Nations working group debating options for reforming investor–state dispute settlement takes place in New York April 1 to 5.
Sustainability Standards and Empowering Women’s Food Security
Food security is an intersectional issue and development organizations can use voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) to contribute to empowering women’s food security in agriculture.
How the U.S. EPA is Changing its Mercury Policy
We explain how President Trump wants the EPA to changes its policies on mercury, and how it could impact the United States and potentially Canada.
Canada could take inspiration from U.S. policy preventing algal blooms
Recent US legislation to combat algal blooms and protect fresh water shows bipartisan environmental action is still possible—and sets an example for other countries.
Is GST stalling India's clean energy transition?
Is a newly introduced Goods and Sales Tax stalling India's move away from fossil fuels toward renewable energy?
Better Targeted Subsidies Could Benefit Poor Women
Millions of dollars worth of fossil fuel subsidies could be better targeted by governments to benefit poor women.
Canadians Deserve Decision-Making Based on More than GDP
If Canadians (or citizens anywhere) want well-being to continue for their children and grandchildren, the country’s comprehensive wealth must be sustained.
As Members Debate WTO Reform, What Lies Ahead for 2019?
The international trade community is returning to action in what promises to be a jam-packed year that could set the stage for an overhaul of the World Trade Organization.
How Will Cannabis Legalization Affect our Fresh Water?
To understand how a human consumption issue can affect fresh water, we need to consider the connectivity of our planet’s water.