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Deal for Modernized Energy Charter Treaty Insufficient for Ambitious Climate Action

The new "agreement in principle" for a modernized Energy Charter Treaty falls short of pledges to make the trade and investment deal better suited to achieving international climate goals, IISD experts say.

Statement June 27, 2022

Microplastics might be entering marine food webs from the bottom up

Microplastics — tiny pieces of plastic less than five millimetres in size — have been found in marine and freshwater animals ranging from tiny zooplankton to large whales.

IISD in the news June 27, 2022

Crean aplicación para apoyar las buenas prácticas en el sector minero. Así favorece a la minería artesanal (in Spanish)

Como finalistas del Gran Reto de la Minería Artesanal, MAPE Progress App ya recibió 750 mil dólares para acelerar el desarrollo de la iniciativa. En noviembre, si resultan ganadores, recibirían 1 millón de dólares más. La apliacación le abre oportunidades a los mineros artesanales y de pequela escala, y a los formalizados.

IISD in the news June 26, 2022

Microplastics might be entering marine food webs from the bottom up

Microplastics — tiny pieces of plastic less than five millimetres in size — have been found in marine and freshwater animals ranging from tiny zooplankton to large whales.

IISD in the news June 26, 2022

Notes From the Field: IISD-ELA celebrates its 2022 season

And as we celebrate our 2022 research season—the biggest one since the pandemic started—we want to share some notes from the field, from across the planet.

Webinar June 24, 2022

Launch of the Winnipeg River Adaptive Monitoring Project

Want to discover how Manitoba is leading the charge when it comes to remotely monitoring whole watersheds to protect our precious freshwater supplies?

Exhibition June 24, 2022

Study suggests phosphorous reduction alone could lead to more toxic algae

A new study completed by international researchers says current efforts to reduce harmful algae blooms by limiting phosphorous in Lake Erie could result in more toxic algae.

IISD in the news June 24, 2022

What's the Outlook on Tax Certainty for MNEs Subject to Amount A?

Readers who follow international tax developments will be familiar with the political dynamic that led to last year's unprecedented agreement among 137 countries on the so-called two-pillar solution regarding taxation of business profits of multinational enterprises (MNEs). Numerous countries' piecemeal adoption of digital services taxes and other unilateral tax measures aimed at nonresident MNEs provoked retaliatory action by the US in the form of tariffs, or the threat of tariffs, on a wide range of exports to the US from those countries.

IISD in the news June 24, 2022

Fossil Fuel Investment Protection and the Risks for Climate Action

This webinar analyzed the trends in investor–state disputes initiated by fossil fuel investors and discussed what they mean for climate action.

Webinar June 23, 2022

India must colour coal cash green for mining communities to survive

Every year in October, cash registers ring in shops dotting east India's mining hubs during the Hindu festival season of Dussehra, when the country's biggest coal company, Coal India Ltd, hands its workers a bonus. Researchers and unions are calling for this coal cash - which fuels spending in homes and local economies - and the revenue local governments earn from coal mining firms to be mapped as a first step towards planning for a post-coal economy.

IISD in the news June 23, 2022

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Deal for Modernized Energy Charter Treaty Insufficient for Ambitious Climate Action

Microplastics might be entering marine food webs from the bottom up

Crean aplicación para apoyar las buenas prácticas en el sector minero. Así favorece a la minería artesanal (in Spanish)

Microplastics might be entering marine food webs from the bottom up

Notes From the Field: IISD-ELA celebrates its 2022 season

Launch of the Winnipeg River Adaptive Monitoring Project

Study suggests phosphorous reduction alone could lead to more toxic algae

What's the Outlook on Tax Certainty for MNEs Subject to Amount A?

Fossil Fuel Investment Protection and the Risks for Climate Action

India must colour coal cash green for mining communities to survive