Reflecting on a Year Online: Lessons from a survey of international investment negotiators
Analysis of a survey on the opportunities, challenges, and consequences of virtual negotiations.
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Measuring the Wealth of Nations: A review
This paper provides a brief overview of recent efforts by international agencies and academic institutions to develop and apply comprehensive wealth measurement tools. Our review is limited to examples of comprehensive wealth measurement as applied to several countries, so it does not include work on specific capital estimates, applications to a small number of countries, or theoretical research/framework development.
Canadian firm looks for oil in Namibia: Are we ignoring our Paris commitments?
Reconnaissance Energy Africa (Recon), a small-cap Canadian mining company, is exploring for oil and gas in Namibia’s Kavango River Basin. Industry experts say this may be the largest oil play of the decade.
Reforming global fossil fuel subsidies: How the United States can restart international cooperation
Globally, governments spend more than $500 billion on subsidies for fossil fuels that contribute to inefficiency, inequity, and negative externalities.
It will cost as much as $1 trillion to repair Canada's energy infrastructure to handle intense weather
The record heat wave that swept across Western Canada in late June caused hundreds of fatalities and left houses and infrastructure smouldering in ashes.
VNR lessons for the Decade of Action and to Build Forward Better: Identifying Best Practices and Progressing Effective SDGs Implementation
A HLPF side event will share recommendations for countries and other stakeholders on how to continuously improve the quality of VNRs
IISD: Canada, EU should seek negotiated agreement on border carbon adjustment
Canada is preparing to introduce a carbon border adjustment measure whose contours are not yet known.
Mapping India's Energy Subsidies 2021: Time for renewed support to clean energy
This report estimates India's energy subsidies over seven years and analyzes the implications for national clean energy targets.
Canada’s New Nationally Determined Contribution Shows Progress but Misses Key Opportunities
Canada has released a long-awaited update to its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), demonstrating greater climate ambition and representing an important step forward as the nation seeks to meet targets outlined in the Paris Agreement.
Canada Must Reconcile Climate Action and International Trade
A new report is the first to examine in detail the kinds of questions Canada will have to answer as it designs a BCA regime.