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Here's a Policy Road Map for Sustainable, Green Finance

With the impacts of climate change being seen every day around the world, concern over the climate-related financial risks is also deepening. The Bank of England, which recently committed to taking action to ensure the resilience of the financial system and to support the UK’s transition to a carbon-neutral economy, warns that the estimated losses from a disorderly transition to a low-carbon economy could be up to USD 20 trillion.

Policy Analysis August 9, 2019

Green Bond Market Needs for Standardization

Green bonds are generated to attract funds for projects that have a positive environmental or climate benefit, such as energy efficiency, renewable energy, agriculture, transportation and water management.

Policy Analysis August 8, 2019

A Policy Taxonomy for Agricultural Transformation

This taxonomy is derived from the original framework of four broad categories and nine sub-categories used in Transforming Agriculture in Africa & Asia: What are the policy priorities?

Brief August 8, 2019

The bittersweet story of how we stopped acid rain

Acid rain went from being a pollution disaster to an environmental success story. How did scientists at IISD's Experimental Lakes Area manage to prove that acid rain existed, and find a way to stop it?

IISD in the news August 7, 2019

IISD at the Summer Meeting in Lausanne Europe (SMILE)

IISD’s Group Director for Economic Law and Policy, Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, is speaking at the Summer Meeting in Lausanne Europe (SMILE) for future European climate strikers, looking at how international trade and investment treaties need to be redesigned to support the achievement of bold climate action, both in Europe and globally.

Event August 6, 2019

Mapping Policy for Solar Irrigation Across the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus in India

How are India's off-grid solar pump policies affecting the water–energy–food nexus? This paper maps out impacts and the key policies that are driving them.

Report August 6, 2019

Calcium levels in freshwater lakes declining in Europe and North America with negative impacts on some species, new study

A new global study of how calcium concentrations are changing in freshwater lakes around the world has revealed that in widespread areas in Europe and eastern North America, calcium levels are declining towards levels that can be critically low for the reproduction and survival of many aquatic organisms.

Press release August 5, 2019

India’s coal power sector dragging its feet to address avoidable air pollution

Press release August 5, 2019

India's Energy Transition: The Cost of Meeting Air Pollution Standards in the Coal-fired Electricity Sector

It will cost up to INR 86,135 crore (USD 12 billion) to comply with India's rules for air pollution control technology in the current fleet of coal power plants, increasing the average cost of electricity by 9–21 per cent per kWh. The Ministry of Power must take a strict position to ensure compliance.

Brief August 5, 2019

City tells province more time needed to fight phosphorus

City hall has dismissed as unworkable an interim solution to reduce phosphorus being discharged from its north end sewage treatment plant and has asked the province for more time to deal with the issue.

IISD in the news August 1, 2019

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