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Canada is leaving communities in the dark about the risks and costs of climate disasters

A new report finds the federal government isn’t doing enough to act on or disclose detailed information about the growing hazards of a warming climate, including extreme temperatures, flood, fires, landslides and drought.

IISD in the news January 13, 2022

EU Lawmaker Wants Carbon Border Tax to Cover More Goods, Enter Into Force Sooner

The lawmaker leading the European Parliament’s work on an EU carbon border tax has submitted a draft report on the proposal to establish a carbon border adjustment mechanism.

News January 12, 2022

Green Tech: Fishing for Dark Data

How do antidepressants affect fish? Can biological remediation improve water health (e.g. intentionally planting cattails in dirty waterways)? How can the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, and artificial intelligence (AI) innovate freshwater research? These are just a few of the questions researchers at International Institute for Sustainable Development’s (IISD) Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) have been tackling over the last few years.

IISD in the news January 12, 2022

Socio-Economic Factors Affecting the Adoption of Agri-Environmental Beneficial Management Practices in Manitoba

This Living Lab brief examines the socio-economic factors that drive the uptake of agri-environmental beneficial management practices on agricultural lands in Manitoba, Canada.

Brief January 12, 2022

From Land Degradation to Land Restoration

Combating desertification, land degradation, and droughts can win socio-economic benefits for people in drylands and reduce climate change impacts.

Deep Dive January 11, 2022

IGF Case Study: Achieving a Successful Post-Mining Transition With Renewable Energy

This report examines how two former mine sites were converted into spaces generating renewable energy.

Brief January 11, 2022

SDG bonds: private funds, public goals

Capital markets have become a driving force in the race towards a sustainable future, and political leaders have taken note. Since entering the market for environmental, social and governance (ESG) bonds in 2012, governments at all levels have raised a total of $240bn according to the Climate Bonds Initiative. Now, they have a specialised funding tool dedicated to tackling the Sustainable Development Goals.

IISD in the news January 10, 2022

Canada has committed to halt financing to the oil and gas industry. To understand what that really means, watch for the fine print

A global movement to permanently separate the oil and gas industry from the public purse appears to be gaining momentum, with an overarching objective of repurposing funds to promote renewable energy.

IISD in the news January 9, 2022

Fish populations can recover from mercury pollution: study

Fifteen years after first joining a research project studying if fish contaminated by mercury over years could ever recover, Britt Hall is pleased to finally see her work come to completion.

IISD in the news January 9, 2022

A Great Year for National Adaptation Planning and the Network to Watch in 2022

A new sense of urgency for climate action is being felt all around the world, and governments are now accelerating national efforts to put adaptation at the heart of decision making.

Insight January 7, 2022

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