Aligning Sustainability Reporting Between the Public and Private Sectors
"Here’s the good news: sustainability reporting is now widespread in both the public and private sectors...."
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Sustainable Seafood Boom Brings Hope To An Overfished Planet
"A new report about the surge of the global sustainable seafood market this month reveals how consumer and corporate decisions could significantly move the needle when it comes to tackling the world’s environmental woes."
Reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals—Challenges for OECD Countries. Part 4: Finance
In part four of a blog series on the challenges that OECD countries face in reporting on their progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, Mark Halle discusses how to to generate sufficient public and private investment.
Supporting Energy Pricing Reform and Carbon Pricing Policies Through Crediting
This study examines the role that policy crediting might play in increasing the mitigation impact of energy pricing reform and carbon pricing policies.
In 2080, Winnipeg summers could be as hot as the Texas desert: projections
Summers in Winnipeg in 2080 will be as hot and dry as they are today in the Texas Panhandle if worldwide greenhouse-gas emissions continue unabated, according to the first detailed climate-change projections conducted for the Canadian Prairies.
Sustainable Seafood Surging, But Not Everywhere
"Last year, 23 metric million tons of seafood certified as sustainable was sold worldwide to the tune of $11.5 billion, accounting for 14 percent of global production, according to a study published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)."
Reeling it in: global sustainable seafood market hits $11.5bn
The global sustainable seafood market hit $11.5bn in retail sales last year, a result of commitments by large restaurant chains and retailers such as Walmart, Whole Foods, Ikea and McDonald’s to source certified seafood and address decades of mismanagement, according to a report leased today.
Ottawa goes on a fish scientist hiring binge
"Here's something that Canadian fish scientists haven't read in a while: "Help wanted." The Conservatives cut 310 positions at Fisheries and Oceans Canada. But now the Liberal government has announced it is reinvesting $20 million in the department — and hiring 135 people. "I thought it was great news," Michael Rennie, a former government research scientist, tells As It Happens host Carol Off. "Really, it's a department that suffered horrific cuts since 2012, so the need for reinvestment was there.""
Roadmap for China: Using Green Securitisation, Tax Incentives and Credit Enhancements to Scale Green Bonds
This paper provides specific actions for China’s policymakers to put in place instruments and incentives for green bonds, with a particular focus on how to grow a green securitisation market in China that can access international capital. Specific actions for China draw on domestic and international experience.
Making Subsidy Reform Work for Women in Nigeria
Kerosene subsidies in Nigeria are inefficient and wasteful—but will kerosene subsidy reform disproportionately affect women, due its primary use as a household lighting and cooking fuel? This policy brief explores principles for making subsidy reform work for women in Nigeria.