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WEBINAR: How to Help Your Students “Hack” Lake Winnipeg

Join us on Friday, November 22 at 2:00 p.m. for an hour-long webinar for post-secondary faculty and staff members to learn more about AquaHacking Lake Winnipeg and how they can help recruit as many budding tech students as possible for this exciting and fun initiative to help save Lake Winnipeg.

Event November 22, 2019

Global fossil fuel production will soon thwart Paris Agreement climate targets, report warns

The world’s top fossil fuel-producing countries are significantly expanding production of oil, natural gas and coal, undermining efforts to reach their climate targets, according to an analysis conducted by several think tanks.

IISD in the news November 21, 2019

Webinar: Investment Treaties and Human Rights Law: Interactions and Recent Developments

This webinar was part of IISD's Webinars on Investment Law and Policy series and focused specifically on the United Nations process to negotiate a treaty on business and human rights.

Event November 21, 2019

Global Market Report: Cocoa

Western Europe and developing economies in Asia are driving demand for cocoa but farm risks may affect supply in the long-term

Report November 21, 2019

Scientists see disaster looming in world production of coal, oil and gas

If world governments don't limit the production of coal, oil and gas in the next decade, global warming will exceed the targets needed to ward off the worst effects of climate change, according to a new report.

IISD in the news November 20, 2019

Many countries pledged to cut emissions of heat-trapping gases. A report shows most are still investing in fossil fuels

For years, scientists have warned that without shifting energy consumption from fossil fuels to renewable sources, the planet will experience potentially disastrous levels of global warming. But a new report shows that many of the world's governments are not heeding their calls.

IISD in the news November 20, 2019

The Production Gap: The discrepancy between countries’ planned fossil fuel production and global production levels consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C or 2°C

This report aims to expand that discourse and provide a metric for assessing how far the world is from production levels that are consistent with global climate goals.

Report November 20, 2019

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