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Spotlight: Resilience
Can You Build Peace and Adapt to Climate Change at the Same Time?
The scale of the humanitarian crisis in Somalia is immense. It has also been described as the most vulnerable country in the world to climate change. Adaptation planning must start now.
Resilience in Action: What we learned from our first 5 years supporting adaptation governance
Progress takes many forms. How can we transform adaptation planning and decision-making systems to reduce harm and loss in the face of climate change?
How Can Nature Play a Leading Role in Adapting to Climate Change?
Five key takeaways from Canada’s Action on Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation Roundtable Dialogue.
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Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform and Taxation: Tools for a green recovery
Joachim Roth suggests two key ways to fund energy transitions during the COVID-19 recovery: fossil fuel subsidy reform and green taxation.
Carbon and Controversy: Why we need global cooperation on BCAs
Ambitious climate action and concerns about economic competitiveness and fair burden sharing require a collaborative discussion, not trade wars.
The Disparity Between Climate Commitments and Spending
Are governments missing a historic opportunity to fund green transitions? How has the pandemic affected the energy system? Tom Moerenhout explains.
Five Key Principles for a Fossil-Free Recovery
Lourdes Sanchez, lead author of Achieving a Fossil-Free Recovery, explains how the COVID-19 pandemic has created a window of opportunity to fund a green recovery, along with five principles to do so.
National Oil Companies and Climate Change: Challenges and Solutions
Policymakers and climate activists alike often overlook NOCs’ role in global efforts to address climate change
UN Negotiations to Reform Investor–State Arbitration Reach Critical Juncture
Nearly four years in, UN talks to reform investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) are now reaching a critical juncture as negotiators prepare to reconvene in May 2021.
Canada Steps Up on Climate but Needs Private Sector and Provinces to Follow
The government's new 2030 target is ambitious; with a collective effort from provinces and Canadian businesses, it can go even further.
What Should Take Centre Stage at the Leaders Summit on Climate?
We asked our climate and energy experts what the key priorities should be during the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate. Here’s what they said.
Four Ways Sustainability Standards Can Build Farmers’ Resilience to COVID-19
We surveyed supply chain actors to ask how farmers are coping with the effects of the pandemic and whether certification has helped them adapt.
Can You Build Peace and Adapt to Climate Change at the Same Time?
The scale of the humanitarian crisis in Somalia is immense. It has also been described as the most vulnerable country in the world to climate change. Adaptation planning must start now.