IISD at Adaptation Futures 2023
IISD will take part in several events at the Adaptation Futures 2023 conference in Montreal, Canada.
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What the world would look like without fossil fuels
In any given year, the world produces staggering quantities of fossil fuels. Roughly 36.5 billion barrels of oil. Over 8 billion metric tons of coal. The United States alone extracts and processes over 100 billion cubic feet of natural gas. When those fossil fuels are burned, planet-warming gases are released. But what would happen if the world did suddenly stop extracting fossil fuels? And what does that mean for attempts to phase out something humanity has depended on for centuries?
Reporting on Progress in National Adaptation Plan Processes
Progress reporting is a critical element of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process that helps facilitate its regular tracking and continuous enhancement of adaptation planning and implementation.
From Promise to Practice: Unpacking Canada’s Sustainable Jobs Act and its impact on a just transition
In this webinar, labour, Indigenous, and environmental experts will share their analysis of the federal sustainable jobs legislation and key amendments, their assessments of the government’s progress to date, and their visions of the path forward.
SDG Summit Debrief
A brief snapshot of the proceedings at the SDG Summit and the challenges in the coming year.
WTO Agriculture Negotiations and Sustainable Development
These three webinars offered WTO delegates and capital-based officials the chance to discuss WTO Agriculture Negotiations and sustainable development with a focus on domestic support, public stockholding for food security purposes (PSH), and export restrictions.
South-South Trade and Voluntary Sustainability Standards: Challenges and opportunities
Webinar exploring new research on how sustainability standards can promote trade relationships that protect the environment and improve farmers’ livelihoods in developing countries.
Statement: The Energy Sector Strategy 2024–2028 Must Mark the End of the EBRD's Support to Fossil Fuels
130 civil society organizations have released a statement calling on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to end finance for fossil fuels.