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Civil Society Organizations Join Forces to Call for G20 to End Fossil Fuel Subsidies by 2020

More than 200 civil society organizations, including the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), have joined together to urge G20 governments to commit to end fossil fuel subsidies by 2020.

Press release June 27, 2016

Building on Momentum: Recommendations from the GSI for Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform at the G20

This policy brief examines the progress made to phase-out inefficient and wasteful fossil fuel subsidies, the increasing momentum behind subsidy reform in international processes and the steps needed to ensure that the commitment is met.

Brief June 27, 2016

IISD Welcomes Five New Members to Its Board of Directors

WINNIPEG—June 24, 2016—IISD welcomed five new members to its board of directors today, following a unanimous vote at the board’s general meeting.

Press release June 23, 2016

Can We Count On Technology To Address Our Environmental Challenges?

"How much can emerging technologies help change our environment, and will they alone help address some of the environmental challenges we are faced with?"

IISD in the news June 23, 2016

Annual IISD and IISD-ELA Board and Partner Dinner—June 2016

Event June 23, 2016

Webinar: Climate Resilience in Value Chains - Lessons Learned

This webinar will explore how recent value chain analyses integrate climate risks. Based on different approaches developed by leading international resilience programs, panelists will explore what is new in their methodologies and what opportunities these new analyses create.

Event June 21, 2016

Smart-Sourced Fuel Products

Many different types of “waste” or under-used plant materials can be turned into value-added bioenergy fuel products. This brochure, available in both English and French, focuses on such materials available in Manitoba, Canada, including agricultural residues, forestry residues, grassland plants and wetland plants.

Guide June 20, 2016

Cattails Into Clean Energy: Where to from here?

Richard Grosshans takes a look at the success our bioeconomy work harvesting cattails into clean-energy pellets, and discusses where the project is headed now.

Insight June 17, 2016

Webinar: The Future of Coal in China

Coal has been at the centre of China’s coal generators and producers have received favourable treatment, including access to finance and guaranteed power purchase agreements. This has led to rising coal generation overcapacity and driven curtailment of renewable generation. This webinar will explore these recent trends identify and potential reforms.

Event June 15, 2016

To remove fossil fuel subsidies in ten years, a plan is needed now

"In short, Canada has been sending the right signals, but now is the time to translate those messages into action. Broadly speaking, that requires three things."

IISD in the news June 14, 2016

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