Canada's global-carbon-price pitch at COP26 is an uphill battle
Carbon pricing has much less momentum at COP26 than environmentally crucial but less politically challenging policy initiatives.
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COP 26 Side Event | Shifting Public Support and Policies Towards a Clean and Just Energy Transition in the Global South
This COP 26 side event hosted by IISD, GIZ, and IASS explores the potential for a fossil-free, clean, and just development pathway in the Global South.
Canada announces CAD 10 million in funding to accelerate climate adaptation in developing countries
The Canadian government has announced that it will provide CAD 10 million in funding for the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network to support developing countries in accelerating their efforts to build resilience to the impacts of climate change.
Global surge in energy prices must hasten energy transition, says OECD and IEA
The ongoing energy price hike should be an indication that governments should accelerate investment in sustainable energy infrastructure, rather than encourage fossil fuel subsidies, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Nature-based infrastructure creates more value for money
Nature-based infrastructure (NBI) can be up to 50% cheaper than traditional 'grey' infrastructure that provides the same infrastructure service, and can provide 28% better value for money, according to a paper from global think tank the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).
Will Officials Resurrect Old Superfund Taxes To Support The Infrastructure Bill?
Every year, G20 governments spend $584 billion supporting the fossil fuels industry through "budgetary transfers and tax expenditure, price support, public finance, and SOE investment for the production and consumption of fossil fuels at home and abroad," according to a report published last year by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).
The Incremental Approach to Governing Mercury
Years of activism over mercury poisoning led to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, a landmark treaty on environment and health. Going forward, what work still remains and what can we learn?
COP26: Reasons for hope
Aaron Cosbey with the International Institute for Sustainable Development on whether there's reason to be hopeful as world leaders meet in Glasgow to try to prevent irreversible climate change.
IISD at COP 26
It had been two years since the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held a Conference of the Parties, and COP 26 in Glasgow proved to be an event like no other.