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Addressing the global infrastructure deficit—Can we rely on institutional investors?

The global infrastructure gap is forecast to reach USD 50 trillion by 2030. In Canada, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives reports that CAD 145 billion worth of infrastructure is required in order to return infrastructure funding to historic levels—amounting to an additional CAD 20 to 30 billion a year for 10 years on top of current spending.

Insight December 21, 2015

Manitoba Prairie Lakes: Eutrophication and in-lake remediation treatments Literature Review

Eutrophication—the enrichment of ecosystems with chemical nutrients—has deteriorated water quality in many of Manitoba’s lakes.

Report December 21, 2015

Fiscal Instruments in INDCs: How countries are looking to fiscal policies to support INDC implementation

Countries are increasingly turning to the use of fiscal instruments to support low-carbon development and efforts to reduce emissions.

Report December 19, 2015

Blane Harvey

Person December 17, 2015

Why Private Sector Reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals is Important

Goals and targets to advance corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability have been widely embraced by the private sector.

Insight December 14, 2015

Promoting Sustainable Investments in Agriculture: Legal and policy options in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Event December 14, 2015

Hooray for the Paris climate agreement! Now what?

"Laura Merrill, a senior researcher who worked on the report, told me global emissions likely would drop at least 10% if all fossil fuels subsides were cut. "I think it is the elephant in the boardroom, really," she said. "It's about $500 billion (in subsidies) downstream to consumers and about $100 billion (in subsidies) upstream to producers. That's a huge amount of financing" that could be used for renewable energy."

IISD in the news December 13, 2015

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