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Electricity overcharging: Cross-subsidies cost businesses Rs 75k crore in FY19

Since the National Tariff Policy 2016 prescribed the tolerable extents of cross-subsidy among various segments of electricity consumers, the market-distorting system hasn’t seen a smidgen of correction.

IISD in the news December 22, 2020

Confronting the Plastic Pollution Pandemic

Countries should carefully weigh the advantages and drawbacks of a proposed new global treaty on plastic pollution.

Deep Dive December 22, 2020

IGF Mining Policy Framework Assessment: Panama

This report assesses Panama's mining laws, policies, and regulations and makes recommendations to the government.

Report December 22, 2020

Pandemic slows, but can't stop Experimental Lakes Area

Skeleton crews ensure more than half-century chain of data continues through pandemic at the ELA, but major projects on microplastics and oil spills delayed.

IISD in the news December 21, 2020

IISD Welcomes AU Ministerial Declaration on the Risks of Investor–State Arbitration for COVID-19 Measures

IISD welcomes African Union Member States' move to raise awareness of COVID-19-related ISDS risks, provide guidance on policy options, and lend political support to member states as they pursue their national needs.

Press release December 21, 2020

Investment Treaty News (ITN), Volume 11, Issue 4, December 2020

Investment Treaty News (ITN) is IISD's flagship journal on international investment law and policy.

Newsletter December 21, 2020

Lake research held off

Operational challenges associated with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic delayed some planned summer work at a fresh-water research station near Kenora.

IISD in the news December 20, 2020

Electricity subsidies increased 32% since FY 2016: Report

New Delhi: Direct tariff electricity subsidies from the state governments have increased 32 per cent since FY 2016, amounting to Rs 1,10,391 crore ($14.96 billion) in FY 2019.

IISD in the news December 20, 2020

Soaring power subsidies reflect discom weakness

The precarious state of India’s power distribution companies can be seen in the sharp rise in state government subsidies to such companies over the past few years, even as sales and profitability have dipped.

IISD in the news December 18, 2020

Why Canada does not have a carbon tax

You might feel differently when you fill up your gas tank or pay your heating bill. But the official position of the Government of Canada is that there is not a federal carbon tax.

IISD in the news December 18, 2020

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