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Canada Is Stepping Up its Climate Ambition, Now we all have to step up
A new climate plan includes clear commitments to reduce our carbon footprint, build resilience, and play a leading role on the world stage.
World Must Cut Fossil Fuel Production by 6% Per Year to Limit Warming
Special Production Gap Report finds COVID-19 recovery must avoid locking us into a high-carbon future.
David Runnalls Appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada
The honour is in recognition of his decades-long commitment to—and influence in—promoting environmentally sustainable development around the world.
Bill C-12 is an Essential Step Toward Net Zero
The Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act was tabled today. IISD commends the government for working to advance this legislation and continue tackling the climate crisis.
G20 Backtracks on Fossil Fuel Funding Phase-Out in COVID-19 Recovery
G20 governments’ marginal progress in decreasing support to fossil fuels will likely be undone this year by response to COVID-19, researchers say.
Young Manitobans Win $20,000 to Save Lake Winnipeg
Particuleye Technologies has won the Aquahacking Lake Winnipeg 2020 Challenge
South Africans Are Paying for Pollution at the Pump
South African government subsidies not only result in higher fuel costs for consumers—they also help to prop up one of the world’s biggest polluters, according to new research.
Donors must double spending to end hunger by 2030, research finds
Donors must spend an additional USD 14 bn a year between now and 2030, roughly double what they currently spend on aid for food security and nutrition.
Focus on Phosphorus at Winnipeg’s Sewage Plant
Continued urgency from the governments of Winnipeg and Manitoba is needed to ensure immediate phosphorus reduction to improve the health of Lake Winnipeg.
Better-off Households in Jharkhand, India Benefit Twice as Much from Electricity Subsidies—New Study
Better-off households in Jharkhand receive more than twice the share of government electricity subsidies collected by poor households, as revealed in a survey of over 900 households released today by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy (ISEP).