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A gas dilemma for South Africa in the face of runaway climate change

When the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) reports start talking about the increasing risk of "runaway climate change" if the global temperature passes 1.5°C above the pre-industrial norm, it feels like perhaps the minimum threshold of mitigation action the world should be considering has been raised significantly compared to a year ago.
IISD in the news April 5, 2022

Volta CEO Leaving For VP Role At Sustainability Think Tank

Volta CEO Martha Casey is leaving the innovation hub for a job with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). IISD is a Canadian think tank established in 1990 thanks in part to the efforts of former prime minister Brian Mulroney. The organization’s mission is to “accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resources, and fair economies.” It has about 150 staff and associates working in more than 30 countries.
IISD in the news April 5, 2022

Expertos y activistas reclaman acelerar la sustitución de la energía fósil por renovables (in Spanish)

El mundo tiene que abandonar los combustibles fósiles de manera urgente, en lugar de confiar en un clima estable recurriendo a soluciones tecnológicas no suficientemente probadas, como los sistemas para absorber y neutralizar el CO2 del aire. Así lo indican diversos expertos y activistas ante el nuevo informe del Panel Intergubernamental sobre el Cambio Climático (IPCC).
IISD in the news April 4, 2022

CEO Casey to Leave Volta

Volta CEO Martha Casey will step down this month after almost two years in the role, rejoining former collaborator Richard Florizone at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, or IISD, as Vice-President of Operations and Organizational Transformation.
IISD in the news April 4, 2022

Time for rethink on SA's natural gas dreams 'mistake' – global report

The International Institute for Sustainable Development cautioned in a new research report that developing just 3,000MW of gas-to-power capacity in South Africa from scratch by 2030 would cost at least R47-billion – money that could ultimately be wasted, as gas is squeezed out of the global market by cheaper, low-carbon alternatives.
IISD in the news April 3, 2022