Ontario needs to stop subsidizing fossil fuels, report says
Ontario spent nearly $700 million to subsidize fossil fuel consumption and production over the last year, according to a new study.
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Meet the Scientists Who Pollute Lakes on Purpose
For the past three summers, scientists have been studying deliberate spills to find out more about how oil affects lakes in boreal regions, forested landscapes that stretch across northern Canada, Russia and Alaska.
Slick science: How researchers are preparing for Canada’s next major oil spill
Controlled leaks of Alberta bitumen in the Ontario wilderness are teaching scientists how big petrochemical disasters behave and how to clean up after them – insights that are needed now more than ever.
The ASEAN Guidelines on Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture and Forestry: Workshop on Operationalizing the Action Plan
This workshop is being held in Bangkok, Thailand, from July 30-31, 2019, with the objective of discussing how to put the action plan for the ASEAN Guidelines for Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture and Forestry into practice.
Casualty or Catalyst: Gender equality and the future of mining
IISD hosted an event June 12, 2019, in Ottawa, Canada, focusing on gender equality and the future of mining.
The (Public) Cost of Pollution: Ontario's fossil fuel subsidies
This report provides an inventory of fossil fuel subsidies in Ontario and provides recommendations for provincial subsidy reform.
COAL: Industry gets $64B lifeline from G-20 governments
Asian governments are stepping up their support for coal-fired power plants, handing a lifeline worth $64 billion a year to an industry struggling to maintain investment from private investors.
Gabon : des cadres à l’école de la négociation de traités et d’accords internationaux d’investissement
Pour faciliter l’élaboration d’une stratégie globale des accords de promotion des investissements et sauvegarder les intérêts du pays, le gouvernement gabonais a entrepris de mettre ses cadres à l’école de la négociation des traités et accords d’investissements.
What's Next for the ECOWAS Gender Network
After a week full of dialogue and knowledge exchange, parliamentarians who are part of a new network on gender equality and agriculture now face the important task of turning lessons into long-term engagement.
Fuel Subsidies 3 Times Higher Than e-Vehicle Budget: Report
India's subsidies to petrol and diesel between October 2018 and June 2019 amounted to almost three times the three-year government budget for electric vehicle (EV) support, a new study revealed on Thursday.