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Advancing Synergies Between Biodiversity and Climate Change Policy

This series of projects aims to provide evidence-based policy advice, guidance, and practical tools for fostering synergies between climate change and biodiversity actions. It helps policy-makers and practitioners align climate change and biodiversity policies at the national and international levels to enable more coordinated, coherent, and effective approaches to addressing climate and biodiversity crises.
Project January 19, 2022

Wellcome Trust

Wellcome Trust improves health for everyone by funding research, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building global partnerships.
Funder January 18, 2022

Message to mayors: cities need nature

To thrive, cities must lean into nature. That means having open green spaces and interconnected waterways to prevent floods; green roofs and walls that reduce temperatures and produce food; and forests planted as green belts to oxygenate urban areas and regenerate ecosystems.
IISD in the news January 17, 2022

Canada’s biggest emitters are paying the lowest carbon tax rate

On its oil sands in northern Alberta, Suncor Energy scrapes vast open-pit mines and drills down deep into the ground to extract the viscous bitumen that has turned it into one of the largest energy companies in North America. The process is so energy-intensive that it has also made the firm into Canada’s largest carbon emitter: it belches roughly 28 million tonnes into the atmosphere every year, equivalent to the entire emissions of Tunisia.
IISD in the news January 17, 2022

Can we say ‘no’ to fuel subsidies?

Not a single country in the world prices fossil fuels "fairly". The fossil fuel industry benefits from subsidies worldwide – $11m every minute. Subsidies on oil, gas and coal amounted to $5.9 trillion in 2020, which may go up to $6.4 trillion in 2025, estimates the International Monetary Fund.
IISD in the news January 15, 2022

Not just another fish tale: is there a difference between ageing and getting old?

Some creatures don’t age in the same way that humans do, implying that getting old does not necessarily lead to declining health. This is according to a new study focused on fish ageing led by an international team of biologists—the findings of which have just been published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.
IISD in the news January 14, 2022