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Gender in Mining Governance: Opportunities for policy-makers
Policy recommendations for governments to ensure mining frameworks promote gender equality and support the social and economic advancement of women.
Furthering Gender Equality Through Gender Bonds
The business case for investing in gender equality is clear. The gender bond market is still nascent, but offers public and private investors the opportunity to improve the lives of women while earning financial returns.
The Sustainable Agriculture Transition: How to make the most of transformative technology
This Emerging Issues policy brief focuses on the potential transformative nature of solar photovoltaics and batteries when applied as solar-powered irrigation and is intended to highlight the risks and opportunities associated with these technologies.
Indonesia's Energy Policy Briefing | February 2021
This policy brief presents a summary of the most recent energy policy developments in Indonesia.
Developing a Pathway for Universal Infrastructure Coverage
This discussion paper argues that, for developing countries in particular, structuring infrastructure as a business has many advantages over structuring infrastructure as a project.
Federal Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Canada: COVID-19 edition
Federal fossil fuel subsidies in Canada reached at least CAD 1.9 billion in 2020 in part due to responses to COVID-19.
Recovery Through Reform: Assessing the climate compatibility of Canada's COVID-19 response in 2020
This brief focuses on 2020 fiscal commitments by the Canadian federal government in key energy-related sectors in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing on data from the Energy Policy Tracker.
Recovery Through Reform: Advancing a hydrogen economy while minimizing fossil fuel subsidies
This brief explores recent momentum on hydrogen and evaluates potential implications for subsidies for fossil fuel-based hydrogen given the government's commitments on fossil fuel subsidies.
Recovery Through Reform: Export Development Canada's role in fossil fuel subsidy reform
This brief explores Export Development Canada's history in providing fossil fuel subsidies and support and proposes concrete actions to ensure future spending is aligned with climate action.
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Processes
Informed by a review of the literature on climate change, adaptation, and SRHR, this report explores the extent to which NAP processes recognize the linkages between climate change adaptation and the realization of SRHR, including maternal and newborn health, voluntary modern contraception, and gender-based violence.