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Missing the 23 Per Cent Target: Roadblocks to the development of renewable energy in Indonesia

This report seeks to answer the question of why renewable energy deployment, particularly wind and solar, has not taken off in Indonesia. To understand the forces shaping the sector, and what can be done to remedy the situation, IISD conducted interviews with politicians, civil servants, industry representatives, renewable energy developers, civil society organizations, international donors and other stakeholders. A total of 26 interviews took place, revealing the roots of the problem, the broader political economy of the energy sector and some possible ways forward.

Report February 22, 2018

Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals in North American Communities

How have North American communities been implementing the Sustainable Development Goals into their projects?? We hear first hand in this webinar on February 22, 2018.

Event February 22, 2018

Trudeau's India Visit: How India and Canada can achieve ambitious climate targets

"As members of the G20, both India and Canada committed to phasing out fossil fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption in 2009. Both countries have made progress on the ground."

IISD in the news February 21, 2018

Prepare to Lead ISA But Look Within Too

"In fact, according to the 2016 data released by the International Institute for Sustainable Development last month, India gave just 0.8 per cent of its electricity subsidies for distributed solutions, while coal, oil and gas transmission and distribution received about $20 billion, with much of these being price support subsidies for artificially low tariffs."

IISD in the news February 20, 2018

Can Agricultural Growth Poles Solve Rural Poverty in Africa?

What are agricultural growth poles? Could they help solve rural poverty in Africa? Francine Picard explores...

Insight February 20, 2018

International Investment Agreement Reform: Modernizing the Existing Stock of Treaties

Senior policy-makers from Asia–Pacific governments will discuss the reform of international investment agreements (IIAs) at this five-day workshop focused on modernizing the existing stock of treaties in line with today's sustainable development imperative.

Event February 19, 2018

Better Datasets Urgently Needed To Understand Full Scale of Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Nature magazine recently released a letter detailing how fossil fuel subsidies reform could deliver carbon emission reductions of between 1 and 4 per cent globally by 2030. This is what we think...

Insight February 16, 2018

Stormwater Markets: Concepts and applications

This paper provides an overview of the technology and financing options available to address the stormwater problem in urban areas. The analysis focuses on policy instruments for incentivising private investments into green infrastructure, specifically through the creation of stormwater markets.

Report February 14, 2018

Global trade negotiators meet in Kenya to sharpen skills

"It also emerged that many developing countries are now cancelling or renegotiating investment treaties and multilateral trade agreements because they were done when their negotiators had little negotiating capacity, according to Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder,head of Economic Law & Policy at the International Institute of Sustainable Development."

IISD in the news February 12, 2018

Foreign Investment Opportunities for Agriculture

This meeting focused on the importance of strengthening and enhancing the negotiating capacity of government officials in charge of negotiating and/or drafting agricultural investment contracts in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa and East African Community member states.

Event February 11, 2018

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