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Electrifying Medium- and Heavy-Duty Fleets

Electrifying transportation has shown early promise in Canada. But the electrification of medium- and heavy-duty vehicle classes is running a few years behind the light-duty market. Despite its potential, electrification is not yet happening at the pace and scale needed to achieve significant emission reductions in these two classes of vehicles.
Brief May 25, 2022

Citizen-Generated Data: Data by people, for people

Citizen-generated data complement official data and provide a necessary context for decision-makers to address those left behind, suffering from data marginalization and the outright invisible in national statistics.
Insight May 24, 2022

This new alliance is helping grow collaboration on international investment

When investing is sustainable from an economic, social, environmental and governance perspective, it can provide not only capital but also drive job creation, alleviate poverty, encourage technology transfer, and upgrade industries. It can increase peace and stability and advance climate and environmental goals, addressing some of the greatest challenges the world faces today.
IISD in the news May 24, 2022

ANC's policy document wish list may yet alter South Africa's future for the better

While the ANC's policy conference in late June this year is officially about the battle of policy ideas, there are strong indications already that the power contest(s) will overshadow debates around ideology and delivery. And yet, the policy documents published by the party ahead of its conference are important, as they give an indication of what officially the future direction of the party could be.
IISD in the news May 24, 2022

Electrifying Heating in Commercial and Institutional Buildings

Heating buildings is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada—emissions that must be mitigated to meet our net-zero targets. About three quarters of this sector’s emissions must be eliminated by 2040, and since most heating equipment installed today is likely to still be running then, there is no time to waste.
Brief May 24, 2022