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    Submission to Environment and Climate Change Canada's Consultation on Non-Tax Fossil Fuel Subsidies

    Submission to Environment and Climate Change Canada's Consultation on Non-Tax Fossil Fuel Subsidies

    As part the G20 peer review of fossil fuel subsidies, Environment and Climate Change Canada opened a consultation on their review of non-tax subsidies. IISD developed this written submission in response. Read More
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    Agricultural Bias in Focus

    Agricultural Bias in Focus

    This paper provides further details and explains how to measure and understand the source of agricultural bias in a country, including examples and country case studies. Read More
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    Mapping Policy for Solar Irrigation Across the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus in India

    Mapping Policy for Solar Irrigation Across the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus in India

    How are India's off-grid solar pump policies affecting the water–energy–food nexus? This paper maps out impacts and the key policies that are driving them. Read More
  • Briefing Note
    India's Energy Transition: The Cost of Meeting Air Pollution Standards in the Coal-fired Electricity Sector

    India's Energy Transition: The Cost of Meeting Air Pollution Standards in the Coal-fired Electricity Sector

    It will cost up to INR 86,135 crore (USD 12 billion) to comply with India's rules for air pollution control technology in the current fleet of coal power plants, increasing the average cost of electricity by 9–21 per cent per kWh. The Ministry of Power must take a strict position to ensure compliance. Read More
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    The (Public) Cost of Pollution: Ontario's fossil fuel subsidies

    The (Public) Cost of Pollution: Ontario's fossil fuel subsidies

    This report provides an inventory of fossil fuel subsidies in Ontario and provides recommendations for provincial subsidy reform. Read More
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    Casualty or Catalyst: Gender equality and the future of mining

    Casualty or Catalyst: Gender equality and the future of mining

    IISD hosted an event June 12, 2019, in Ottawa, Canada, focusing on gender equality and the future of mining. Read More
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    What's Next for the ECOWAS Gender Network: From dialogue to action

    What's Next for the ECOWAS Gender Network: From dialogue to action

    After a week full of dialogue and knowledge exchange, parliamentarians who are part of a new network on gender equality and agriculture now face the important task of turning lessons into long-term engagement. Read More
  • Briefing Note
    India's Energy Transition: Subsidies for gasoline, diesel and electric vehicles

    India's Energy Transition: Subsidies for gasoline, diesel and electric vehicles

    India’s subsidies to petrol and diesel between October 2018 and June 2019 amounted to almost three times the three-year government budget for electric vehicle (EV) support, according to our new study. Read More
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    Insights on Incentives: Tax competition in mining

    Insights on Incentives: Tax competition in mining

    This paper highlights key findings from an analysis of the IGF Mining Tax Incentives Database, a collection of files comparing the fiscal regimes of 104 mining projects across 21 countries. Read More
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    Sustainability and Voluntary Certification in the Kenyan Tea Sector

    Sustainability and Voluntary Certification in the Kenyan Tea Sector

    IISD convened key representatives from all segments of the Kenyan tea value chain for a multistakeholder meeting of the sector, held on March 6, 2019, in Nairobi, Kenya. Read More

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