Climate Resilience through Solar Irrigation
Part of the World Sustainable Development Summit 2022, this event will highlight solar irrigation including findings from the recent guidebook on solar pumps.
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Exxaro, China's CNIC vie with AIIM for $2 bln African power firm Lekela - sources
South African miner Exxaro (EXXJ.J) and Chinese state fund CNIC are among potential buyers admitted to the final round of bidding for African renewable energy firm Lekela Power - a company worth around $2 billion, a number of sources familiar with the deal told Reuters.
Humanity Subsidizing 'Our Own Extinction,' Warns Study
Releasing a new study showing that world governments spend at least $1.8 trillion annually to subsidize activities which worsen the climate crisis, global subsidies experts on Thursday said leaders must eliminate or redirect the financial supports as part of an ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework at an upcoming summit in China.
BC's Fossil Fuel Subsidies Are Second Highest in Canada
The B.C. government handed out $1.3 billion in fossil fuel subsidies over the past two fiscal years, according to a new report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development, an independent think tank.
More Say for Smallholders Will Help Standards Address Poverty
Voluntary sustainability standards can be a valuable tool for tackling poverty. But for these standards to be truly effective, smallholder farmers must have a say in how these are designed and put into practice.
Taxation
Robust tax policy and administration are essential for governments to mobilize domestic resources and attract investments that drive sustainable development.
Provinces Trigger New Fossil Development with Higher Subsidies than Ottawa’s, IISD Reports
Fossil fuel subsidies from Canadian provinces and territories exceed federal support for the industry, triggering fossil fuel production "that may not otherwise occur" and depriving provinces of "millions in uncollected royalty and tax revenue from fossil fuels," concludes a new report.
Provincial fossil fuel subsidies pose big problems for Canada's climate goals
Canada's four main fossil fuel-producing provinces shelled out $4 billion in subsidies for the industry from April 2020 to the end of last year, a new report reveals.
Canada’s Provinces Provided at Least CAD 2.5 Billion in Fossil Fuel Subsidies Last Year
Provincial governments are still providing billions of dollars to prop up fossil fuels, concludes a new report from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) tallying subsidies in Canada’s four major oil and gas producing provinces.
Provincial oil & gas sector aid topped $2.5B in fiscal 2021: report
Canada's four major oil and gas-producing provinces put at least $2.5 billion in total towards subsidies for the fossil fuel industry in the last fiscal year, according to a new report. The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) says the subsidies undermine the federal government's goal of hitting net-zero emissions by 2050.