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Social Impact Bonds Are Helping Solve South Africa’s Hardest Challenges

How do you address the health of a young woman, while ensuring that she completes her schooling, finds economic opportunity, and gains agency in her relationships? If you are in government and contracting an organisation to address this issue, how do you wrap all of that into a service?

Policy Analysis March 11, 2019

Beyond the Gap – How Countries Can Afford the Infrastructure They Need while Protecting the Planet

“Beyond the Gap” aims to shift the debate regarding investment needs away from a simple focus on spending more and toward a focus on spending better on the right objectives using relevant metrics.

Policy Analysis March 11, 2019

Solar power generation 5.8 per cent costlier with GST: Report

GST has resulted in a decline in the cost of thermal power generation by 1.6 per cent.

IISD in the news March 8, 2019

U.S. and Canadian oil production pushing planet's climate goals out of reach, says IEA

A surge in U.S. and Canadian oil production over the last decade has added the equivalent of “one Russia or one Saudi Arabia” to the markets — pushing the planet farther away from ever getting a grip on the pollution that is driving climate change.

IISD in the news March 8, 2019

Is GST stalling India's clean energy transition?

Is a newly introduced Goods and Sales Tax stalling India's move away from fossil fuels toward renewable energy?

Insight March 8, 2019

Better Targeted Subsidies Could Benefit Poor Women

Millions of dollars worth of fossil fuel subsidies could be better targeted by governments to benefit poor women.

Insight March 8, 2019

Behind The Hype Of Apple's Plan To End Mining

All of the metals inside [an iPhone] hail from rocks that were mined from the Earth, often, using environmentally-destructive processes and ethically-fraught labour practices. Now, Apple is hoping to change that.

IISD in the news March 7, 2019

Fostering Sustainability in Kenya's Tea Sector

We are co-hosting a one-day event on advancing sustainability through data-sharing and addressing certification challenges in Nairobi on March 6.

Event March 6, 2019

The Impacts of Climate Change on Mental Health on the Canadian Prairies

The Impacts of Climate Change on Mental Health on the Canadian Prairies | A PRAC online and in-person forum

Event March 6, 2019

India's Energy Transition: The Impact of the Goods and Services Tax on Solar Photovoltaic and Coal Power Costs

One of the biggest changes in India's energy subsidy policy in FY18 was the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). How did this affect subsidies and costs for coal power and solar PV?

Brief March 6, 2019

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