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Canada to stop directly financing fossil fuel projects abroad, with narrow exceptions

With weeks until an end-of-year deadline it agreed to last year, Canada has announced that it will end new direct subsidies for fossil fuel investments and projects abroad – including those owned by Canadian companies.

IISD in the news December 8, 2022

India Chases Clean Energy, but Economic Goals Put Coal First

In the shadow of a retired coal-fired power plant in India's capital, Meena Devi tries to make her family home — four brick walls with a tin roof — a safe place to breathe. Though the smokestacks at the plant went dormant years ago under a court order, there is no shortage of hazards in her air, ranging from vehicular exhaust to construction dust to ash from crop stubble burning in adjacent states.

IISD in the news December 7, 2022

Inspiring equitable transitions from fossil fuels after Covid-19

The fossil fuel production gap – the difference between national production plans and low-carbon (1.5°C and 2°C) pathways, as expressed in fossil fuel carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will continue to widen if countries return to their pre-COVID plans and projections for expanded fossil fuel production. Alternatively, strong green recovery efforts could put future fossil fuel production on a pathway much closer to Paris Agreement limits.

IISD in the news December 7, 2022

Just Energy Transition Partnerships: An opportunity to leapfrog from coal to clean energy

One year on from the announcement of the first "Just Energy Transition Partnership" (JETP) at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 26) in Glasgow, what have we learned and where are these innovative funding models headed?

Insight December 7, 2022

India Chases Clean Energy, but Economic Goals Put Coal First

In the shadow of a retired coal-fired power plant in India’s capital, Meena Devi tries to make her family home — four brick walls with a tin roof — a safe place to breathe. Though the smokestacks at the plant went dormant years ago under a court order, there is no shortage of hazards in her air, ranging from vehicular exhaust to construction dust to ash from crop stubble burning in adjacent states.

IISD in the news December 7, 2022

The Global Biodiversity Framework's "30x30" Target: Catchy slogan or effective conservation goal?

In the lead-up to COP 15, we take a closer look at one of the key targets included under the proposed Global Biodiversity Framework.

Insight December 6, 2022

A Global Deal to Tackle Harmful Fisheries Subsidies: A look behind the scenes

In June 2022, World Trade Organization members reached a historic deal tackling harmful fisheries subsidies. We unpack how a global campaign by environmental non-governmental organizations and technical policy and legal advice from trade experts in Geneva helped make a difference.

Success story December 6, 2022

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Canada to stop directly financing fossil fuel projects abroad, with narrow exceptions

India Chases Clean Energy, but Economic Goals Put Coal First

Inspiring equitable transitions from fossil fuels after Covid-19

Just Energy Transition Partnerships: An opportunity to leapfrog from coal to clean energy

India Chases Clean Energy, but Economic Goals Put Coal First

The Global Biodiversity Framework's "30x30" Target: Catchy slogan or effective conservation goal?

A Global Deal to Tackle Harmful Fisheries Subsidies: A look behind the scenes

The WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies: What it means and why it matters

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