Fisheries Subsidies Refresher Sessions | November Update
This series of two webinars explores WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies and the Chair's draft consolidated text.
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COP26 in Glasgow may have a record carbon footprint, despite low-flush loos and veggie haggis
The British government promised to host a carbon-neutral climate conference, but even after all the showy sustainability — the reusable coffee cups, the low-flush loos, the paperless draft documents, the locally sourced vegetarian haggis — COP26 may be the highest emitting United Nations environmental summit so far.
COP 26 Side Event | The Subsidy Swap: Reform and reallocate subsidies from fossil fuels to deliver a fair energy transition
This hybrid COP 26 Nordic Pavilion side event will explore the case for reforming fossil fuel subsidies and reallocating funds to clean energy.
Informal Preparatory Meeting for the 41st UNCITRAL WGIII Session
This preparatory meeting brought together developing and emerging economies to prepare for the 41st session of UNCITRAL Working Group III in November, 2021.
Experts call for Improved Protection of African Fisheries
With subsidies of global fisheries back on the World Trade Organization's agenda, experts are calling for African governments to upscale the protection of the sector long plagued by activities that continue to threaten the continent's blue economy.
IISD Welcomes Launch of Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance, Honoured to Host its First Permanent Secretariat
Nine governments today took the critical first step towards phasing out oil and gas by becoming Members of the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA).
Why has it been so hard to get fossil fuels mentioned in U.N. climate deals?
The preliminary draft COP26 agreement on how nations will collaborate to curb climate change, released Wednesday, explicitly mentions reducing fossil fuel consumption — unlike previous global climate accords. Whether that language stays in the final document remains to be seen.
COP26 Side Event | Co-constructing a notion of climate justice through improvisations
Through improvisation, we aim to generate ideas to help us individually and collectively better understand what makes climate action just. And maybe even come up with some insights into how to get there.
Can the North-South Climate Divide be Fixed?
With the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) underway in Glasgow, Scotland, we take a closer look at how climate change is affecting the Global South, what a fair and just transition to renewable energy would entail, and how concerns from the Global South can be heard and addressed.
Renegotiating Sustainable Agricultural Concession Agreements: The case of Liberia
This Q&A is intended to highlight how concession agreements and the laws governing them were used to enhance sustainable investment in agriculture in Liberia.