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Global surge in energy prices must hasten energy transition, says OECD and IEA

The ongoing energy price hike should be an indication that governments should accelerate investment in sustainable energy infrastructure, rather than encourage fossil fuel subsidies, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Energy Agency (IEA).
IISD in the news November 2, 2021

Nature-based infrastructure creates more value for money

Nature-based infrastructure (NBI) can be up to 50% cheaper than traditional 'grey' infrastructure that provides the same infrastructure service, and can provide 28% better value for money, according to a paper from global think tank the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).
IISD in the news November 2, 2021

Will Officials Resurrect Old Superfund Taxes To Support The Infrastructure Bill?

Every year, G20 governments spend $584 billion supporting the fossil fuels industry through "budgetary transfers and tax expenditure, price support, public finance, and SOE investment for the production and consumption of fossil fuels at home and abroad," according to a report published last year by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).
IISD in the news November 1, 2021

The Incremental Approach to Governing Mercury

Years of activism over mercury poisoning led to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, a landmark treaty on environment and health. Going forward, what work still remains and what can we learn?
Deep Dive November 1, 2021

COP26: Reasons for hope

Aaron Cosbey with the International Institute for Sustainable Development on whether there's reason to be hopeful as world leaders meet in Glasgow to try to prevent irreversible climate change.
IISD in the news November 1, 2021

IISD at COP 26

It had been two years since the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held a Conference of the Parties, and COP 26 in Glasgow proved to be an event like no other.
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