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G20 subsidies to oil, gas and coal production: Mexico
This country study and data sheet compiles public information on fossil fuel production subsidies in Mexico in 2013 and 2014.
Trade and Sustainable Development: Options for follow-up and review of the trade-related elements of the Post-2015 Agenda and Financing for Development
Trade is reflected throughout the draft Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of June 2015 and the May 2015 draft outcome of the third international Financing for Development (FfD) conference. The first aim of this paper is to map where trade-related elements are found in the SDGs and FfD.
The End of Coal: Ontario’s coal phase-out
Ontario has successfully implemented its policy to put an end to coal use in 2014. This energy transition has become “the single largest GHG reduction measure in North America”: since 2007, when coal accounted for about 25 per cent of its electricity generation, Ontario has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 34 Mt or 17 per cent.
Investment Contracts for Agriculture: Maximizing gains and minimizing risks
This joint IISD, World Bank and UNCTAD discussion paper marries two substantial bodies of research to show how investment contracts can be set up to promote sustainable development. It presents the top five positive outcomes and the five downsides from private sector investments in large-scale agricultural projects.
Side-by-side Comparison of the Brazil-Mozambique and Brazil-Angola Cooperation and Investment Facilitation Agreements
Brazil has developed a new model investment agreement, the Cooperation and Investment Facilitation Agreement (CIFA). Unlike traditional bilateral investment treaties (BITs), which are geared towards investor protection, CIFAs focus less on investor protection and more on institutional arrangements and agendas for investment facilitation and cooperation.
G20 subsidies to oil, gas and coal production: Italy
This country study and data sheet compiles public information on fossil fuel production subsidies in Italy in 2013 and 2014.
G20 subsidies to oil, gas and coal production: Indonesia
This country study and data sheet compiles public information on fossil fuel production subsidies in Indonesia in 2013 and 2014.
G20 subsidies to oil, gas and coal production: France
This country study and data sheet compiles public information on fossil fuel production subsidies in France in 2013 and 2014.