IISD Global Subsidies Initiative

The International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) is a program designed to put the spotlight on subsidies and the corrosive effects they can have on environmental quality, economic development and governance.

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Global surge in energy prices must hasten energy transition, says OECD and IEA

The ongoing energy price hike should be an indication that governments should accelerate investment in sustainable energy infrastructure, rather than encourage fossil fuel subsidies, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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Gasworld

November 2, 2021

Will Officials Resurrect Old Superfund Taxes To Support The Infrastructure Bill?

Every year, G20 governments spend $584 billion supporting the fossil fuels industry through "budgetary transfers and tax expenditure, price support, public finance, and SOE investment for the production and consumption of fossil fuels at home and abroad," according to a report published last year by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).

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OilPrice.com

November 1, 2021

There Can't Be Ambitious Climate Action Without Inclusive Data on Politics

Efforts to address climate change are at a critical stage. All governments are to submit upgraded national commitments to international negotiations in November, and the next five years of implementation will determine if it is even possible for warming to remain within safe levels.

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The Wire

October 28, 2021

All Hands on Deck: Mobilizing our climate community for COP 26 and beyond

The Glasgow talks can send an important signal of whether the Paris Agreement can serve as an effective catalyst for countries to keep a 1.5° Celsius pathway within reach.

Insight

October 25, 2021

Countdown to COP26: Phase Out Coal

Countdown to COP26: In just ten days, world leaders will meet in Glasgow for the crucial COP 26 climate summit, to accelerate action on the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius as set in the 2015 Paris Agreement.

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Metro TV News

October 22, 2021

Oil nations' fossil-fuel plans out of sync with Paris limits

For all their growing climate ambitions and net-zero commitments, key oil producing governments still plan to produce more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than what would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to the 2021 Production Gap Report, by leading research institutes and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

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Upstream

October 22, 2021

Three steps Canada can take to reduce health impacts of climate change

The health impacts of climate change are rising globally, according to a new study, but a Canada-specific policy brief lays out three key areas that could be game-changers when it comes to the way climate change affects human health in the country.

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The National Observer

October 22, 2021

Countries' fossil fuel production plans out of sync with Paris limits: UN report

Over the next two decades, governments are collectively projecting an increase in global oil and gas production and only a modest decrease in coal production.

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The Hindustan Times

October 20, 2021

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