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The post-covid fossil fuels boom

Don't look now but the world is in a fossil fuels boom. As the economy bounces back from covid-19, the global demand for oil, gas and coal is skyrocketing. Yet didn't international leaders just make new climate pledges that promise to cut out these fossil fuels? How do we make sense of this contradiction? How long will the fossil fuel boom last? And will it send our climate goals out of reach?

IISD in the news November 24, 2021

Taking Action to Boost Sustainable Consumption in Asia

Promising initiatives are underway throughout Asia trying to change consumer behavior for the better. Where do we go from here?

Insight November 24, 2021

Canadian Youth Look to Move Mountains for the Climate Crisis

As extreme weather events become more common, young people throughout Canada are looking at how they can influence climate policy and inspire change.

Insight November 24, 2021

B.C. disaster drives home need for flood-resistant infrastructure across Canada, climate experts say

More than two years after a failed dike led to flooding in his small Quebec community, Joel Godmer recalls the surreal sight of his home half-submerged in water.

IISD in the news November 23, 2021

Private funds will finance energy transition, investors say

The transition to clean energy will primarily be financed by the private sector as a standardised framework of reporting climate credentials for companies across the globe is established, investors and think tanks said.

IISD in the news November 23, 2021

Notes on a Field Season: IISD Experimental Lakes Area Annual Report 2020-2021

This year, the world's freshwater laboratory's annual report brings you a twist on one of our iconic yellow field notebooks.

Report November 23, 2021

Green Recovery: Putting principles into practice—planning and policy to support green jobs and transition

This event on Day One of Swedish-Indonesia Sustainability Partnership week, explores Indonesia’s G20 presidency in connection with green recovery and socio-economic development.

Webinar November 22, 2021

How Close Are WTO Members (Really) to a Deal on Fisheries Subsidies?

IISD’s Alice Tipping and Tristan Irschlinger discuss latest developments in fisheries subsidies negotiations and what’s key for sustainable development.

Policy Analysis November 22, 2021

Increased Trade Cooperation Would Build Economic Resilience, WTO Says

A new WTO report examines why our global trading system is both more vulnerable and more resilient to crises and what can be done to better prepare it.

News November 22, 2021

How Timor-Leste Is Using the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Process to Scale Up Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (EbA)

This case study discusses how the Timor-Leste government has adopted Ecosystem-based adaptation as a guiding principle in its NAP process to connect ecosystem protection and climate action. It will also share lessons for other countries seeking to use the NAP process to mainstream and implement EbA.

Brief November 22, 2021

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