Watts in Store
This report explores how energy storage can help the South African power crisis and why grid-located batteries emerge as a strategic priority.
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Mainstreaming gender in climate change adaptation in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana
But in gender-responsive adaptation planning, understanding the impacts is only half the battle. It also requires forming gender-equitable decision-making processes around adaptation, including at the national level. Since 2018, IISD has been helping to drive steady progress in integrating gender considerations in NAP processes. Among the NAPs submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as of March 2023, 98% mention gender and approximately half recognize women as agents of change in climate change adaptation.
Russia is accused of 'ecocide' in Ukraine. But what does that mean?
On June 6, Ukraine suffered an environmental catastrophe. The collapse of the Kakhovka dam in the south of the country sent water thundering downstream, killing more than 100 people according to Ukrainian officials. It wiped out villages, flooded farmland and nature reserves, and swept up pollutants like oil and agricultural chemicals as it made its destructive path towards the Black Sea.
Le Canada « mal préparé » pour la transition vers l’énergie propre (rapport)
Alors que le secteur de l’énergie propre se développe à l’échelle mondiale, les communautés et les travailleurs canadiens qui dépendent du secteur pétrolier et gazier s’inquiètent également de plus en plus, car un nouveau rapport indique que les gouvernements fédéral et provinciaux pourraient être « mal préparés » pour une transition en douceur.
Federal, provincial governments 'ill-prepared' for transition into clean energy sector: report
As the clean energy sector grows on a global scale, there's also growing concern for Canadian communities and workers dependent on the oil and gas sector as a new report says federal and provincial governments may be 'ill-prepared' for a smooth transition.
Rethinking International Investment Governance
IISD’s long-running research project, Rethinking International Investment Governance, positions IISD at the forefront of global efforts to reimagine the outdated international investment regime and tailor it to the challenges facing decision-makers today. The project provides original research and new ideas across the main investment instruments: treaties, national laws, and investor-state contracts.
EU to propose exit from Energy Charter Treaty over climate concerns
The European Commission is readying a proposal for EU countries to jointly quit an international energy treaty, after some governments already pledged to leave over climate concerns.
EU set to propose mass exit from Energy Charter Treaty
The European Commission is readying a proposal for EU countries to jointly quit an international energy treaty, after some governments already pledged to leave over climate concerns.
Something Old, Something New: Help us launch IISD-ELA’s 55th research season
The world's freshwater laboratory turns 55 this year...