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Mapping Indonesia’s Nickel and Cobalt Value Chain
This report explores how Indonesia can capture more value from nickel and cobalt while navigating environmental, social, and governance, technology, and geopolitical risks.
Lithium Mining in Australia
This case study describes Western Australia's environmental challenges and associated social issues related to lithium mining and examines policy measures for management.
Lithium Mining in Chile
This case study describes Chile’s environmental challenges and associated social issues relating to lithium extraction from brine and examines the country’s policy measures for managing them.
Guidance Handbook for the Revised Common Investment Area
A practical guide to help member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) translate the revised Common Investment Area (CCIA) Agreement into national legal and institutional action.
Spending Public Money Smarter for Energy Security
Four energy-importing countries show how public financial support for clean energy can reduce exposure to fossil fuel price shocks.
From Patchwork to Production
Canadian waters hold some of the world's most promising offshore wind resources, but incomplete and fragmented regulations threaten to leave that potential stranded. Getting the rules right is now a strategic imperative.
Insights on Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification in Carbon Pricing
How governments can design monitoring, reporting, and verification systems that make carbon pricing credible, workable, and inclusive.
Making Electric Vehicles Work for More People
At least seven of the 21 BRICS+ economies are directing subsidies toward electric vehicles (EVs) and transport services widely used by lower- and middle-income people—from two- and three-wheelers to buses and shared transport.
Sustainable and Resilient Value Chains: Gender Equality
How voluntary sustainability standards and private sector actors can advance gender equality and women's economic empowerment in agricultural value chains.
August 2026 | Carbon Minefields Oil and Gas Exploration Monitor
When IISD launched Carbon Minefields, we aimed to make the continued expansion of oil and gas production more visible and measurable.