sNAPshot: Initiating sector integration of adaptation considerations. Overview brief
There is no single approach to integrating adaptation considerations into sector planning, but concrete examples of good practice are emerging.
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COP 21 Event—Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Climate Change: National action and international phase out
Some 300 participants gathered for a side event on December 7, 2015, organized by the IISD Global Subsidies Initiative and the Friends of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform on the sidelines of COP 21.
TTIP and Climate Change: Low economic benefits, real climate risks
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)—a trade and investment agreement under negotiation between the European Union and United States—can increase emissions and restrict the ability of nations to adequately mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Economic Implications of Climate Change Adaptations on Mine Access Roads in Northern Canada
This study evaluates the climate-related vulnerabilities and related costs and benefits of the Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road, a mine access road built mainly over frozen lakes in the northeastern region of the Northwest Territories.
Trudeau pledges more money to fight climate change, but how will he deliver results?
Our president Scott Vaughan discusses Canada's goals at COP21 and what the best case scenario would look like.
In Memory of Maurice Strong (1929-2015)
Winnipeg—November 28, 2015—Maurice F. Strong, a tireless advocate of sustainable development, passed away at age 86. Scott Vaughan, IISD President-CEO; David Runnalls, IISD President (1998-2010); and Arthur Hanson, IISD President (1991-98), issued the following statements.
La fin du déni
(French-language article) "« Le monde financier se réveille », dit Frédéric Gagnon-Lebrun, expert en changements climatiques à l’International Institute for Sustainable Development et spécialiste des marchés du carbone. « Il y a vraiment une prise de conscience que les changements climatiques comportent des risques au rendement de leurs investissements. »"
Investment Treaty News Quarterly, Volume 6, Issue 4, November 2015
Does the Green Economy Need Investor–State Dispute Settlement? Read more in our quarterly periodical on investment law and policy.
TomorrowNow - Manitoba’s Green Plan: Stakeholder consultations on climate change
Between 2013 and 2015 the International Institute for Sustainable Development led stakeholder engagement meetings with Manitobans, on behalf of the Government of Manitoba, to obtain their perspective and expertise on climate change challenges and solutions for the province.