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G20 subsidies to oil, gas and coal production: Mexico
This country study and data sheet compiles public information on fossil fuel production subsidies in Mexico in 2013 and 2014.
India’s wealthy are finally letting go of an old socialist perk
“It’s basically relying on people’s altruism to reduce subsidy expenditure,” said Kieran Clarke, a researcher for the International Institute for Sustainable Development in Geneva. “It’s noble but not very effective.”
World looks to Ethiopia to break deadlock over financing new development goals
"They really want to have the momentum going the right way," said Lynn Wagner, an expert on international negotiations with the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
Climate Investment, Low-Carbon Innovation and Green Industrial Policy
IISD President-CEO Scott Vaughan offers up a timely commentary on climate investment, low-carbon innovation and green industrial policy, ahead of COP21 in Paris.
Could tax breaks be on the agenda for big oil companies?
“The plummeting oil price has eaten into the margins of large oil and gas companies, and all around the world they are demanding a reduction in overall tax burden, especially on new projects”, says Ivetta Gerasimchuk, Senior Researcher for the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
Leaders committed to work together for fossil fuel subsidy reform
WINNIPEG—July 3 2015—The Friends of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform joined 40 senior decision makers from business, government and international organisations to call for the end of fossil fuel subsidies.
Trade and Sustainable Development: Options for follow-up and review of the trade-related elements of the Post-2015 Agenda and Financing for Development
Trade is reflected throughout the draft Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of June 2015 and the May 2015 draft outcome of the third international Financing for Development (FfD) conference. The first aim of this paper is to map where trade-related elements are found in the SDGs and FfD.
Ending Hunger: What would it cost?
A number of recent estimates exist for what is needed to end hunger and malnutrition. The estimates vary but all agree it will require a mix of investment in infrastructure, research and development, extension services and safety nets.
The End of Coal: Ontario’s coal phase-out
Ontario has successfully implemented its policy to put an end to coal use in 2014. This energy transition has become “the single largest GHG reduction measure in North America”: since 2007, when coal accounted for about 25 per cent of its electricity generation, Ontario has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 34 Mt or 17 per cent.