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The world’s greatest challenges don’t always have simple answers. Going beyond the surface is critical when it comes to solving global problems. Our experts know how important it is to look back at history and consider the big picture if we want to find solutions that work. 

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Drawing the Line and Holding It: What existing moratoria, bans, and restrictions reveal about transitioning away from fossil fuels

Drawing on a global database of fossil fuel production restrictions, this article explores what policies look like in practice, where they are emerging, and what their strengths and limitations tell us about the politics of managing decline.

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April 1, 2026

IISD Trade and Sustainability Review, March 2026

MC14 brings together critical debates on trade, development, and sustainability. This issue explores headline topics, including WTO reform, industrial policy, e-commerce, investment facilitation, fisheries subsidies, agriculture, and trade-related climate measures, highlighting both opportunities and challenges for inclusive, rules-based, and future-ready global trade.

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February 23, 2026

The Surprising Route to Energy Security: Scrap fossil fuel subsidies

Energy security cannot be bought with fossil fuel subsidies. Reforming them offers a solution—one that reduces risk rather than reinforcing it.

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February 17, 2026

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Preparing Financing Strategies for Adaptation: Emerging good practices

Amid a growing interest in the preparation of financing strategies for adaptation, new research aims to unpack what the scope of these strategies should entail, what constitutes good practices for their development, and whether these strategies are truly effective.
Deep Dive August 25, 2022

Pathways to Sustainable Cities

Urban planning needs to be inclusive and responsive to the needs of local communities and build on participatory approaches that foster the engagement of marginalized actors.
Deep Dive April 28, 2022

The Water and Sanitation Challenge

For universal access to water to become a reality, governments and private-sector service providers should adopt a human rights-based approach to ensure water and sanitation services are safe, available, accessible, affordable, and culturally acceptable.
Deep Dive March 22, 2022