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Researchers urge Canadian government to fend off oil and gas industry pressure for billions more carbon capture dollars

A new IISD brief analyzes whether carbon capture and storage is a viable solution to reduce oil and gas emissions in line with Canada’s 2030 climate targets.

Press release February 9, 2023

Carbon capture and storage technology is too expensive, takes too long to build: report

By betting it can solve its emissions problem with carbon capture and storage, Canada’s oil and gas industry risks saddling itself with expensive stranded assets, a new report argues.

IISD in the news February 9, 2023

Deep seabed mining lacks social legitimacy

The impacts of deep seabed mining on people have not been sufficiently researched or addressed. Using a legitimacy framework, we discuss the social-equity dimensions of this emerging industry in the ocean commons.

IISD in the news February 9, 2023

Carbon capture too expensive, takes too long to build: Report

By betting it can solve its emissions problem with carbon capture and storage, Canada's oil and gas industry risks saddling itself with expensive stranded assets, a new report argues.

IISD in the news February 9, 2023

ELA Offers A Bursary Again

For the second year in a row, the Experimental Lakes Area is offering an undergraduate bursary for a university student. Pauline Gerrard is deputy director of the ELA and says the David Schindler Bursary is worth $2,000.

IISD in the news February 9, 2023

Marine Protected Areas Congress Seeks To Protect 30% Of Global Ocean By 2030

Ocean conservation professionals and high-level officials are meeting in Vancouver, Canada, this week to chart a course toward protecting 30% of the global ocean by 2030.

IISD in the news February 8, 2023

Legal expert: ECT withdrawal 'is the only possible course of action'

Following the decision by several EU member states to leave the controversial Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), the European Commission must now put proposals on the table for the EU to withdraw collectively, says Lukas Schaugg.

IISD in the news February 8, 2023

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Person February 7, 2023

Indonesia has a deal to get off coal. But it's building new coal plants

The U.S. helped broker a $20 billion deal to transition Indonesia to renewables from coal. International observers are excited, but inside Indonesia, there are doubts about the deal.

IISD in the news February 7, 2023

In U-turn, Brussels recommends EU-wide exit from controversial Energy Charter Treaty

In a notable U-turn, the European Commission has proposed a collective and coordinated exit of all 27 member states from the controversial Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), an obscure international agreement that protects energy investors from unexpected circumstances that might hurt their profit expectations.

IISD in the news February 7, 2023

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