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Bacteria clean-up: Should we let nature clean up oil spills?

Natural populations of oil-degrading bacteria could help to clean up freshwater rivers and lakes after spills from pipelines and trains, researchers have found after experiments that simulated spills in a Canadian lake.

IISD in the news August 3, 2021

Explainer: The E.U. and U.S. proposed ‘border carbon tax’ policies

In the midst of the climate emergency last month, the European Union and the United States proposed carbon taxes with the goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prevent businesses from moving to countries with fewer regulation laws.

IISD in the news August 3, 2021

Jeffrey Qi

Person August 3, 2021

How should Canada finance infrastructure in an era of climate breakdown?

Government and its critics agree infrastructure needs to be built for a changing climate, but a debate about how to finance it will prove pivotal to the type of infrastructure Canadians get.

IISD in the news July 30, 2021

Rolling out DBT for power subsidy may not be easy

India’s electricity distribution sector is in tatters. Its total debt is estimated to have breached the Rs 5 lakh-crore mark in FY20 and is expected to cross Rs 6 lakh crore in the current financial year.

IISD in the news July 30, 2021

Canada Is a Land of Lakes, but Is Falling Behind When It Comes to Tracking Their Health

If Canada, at a local level, is to contribute to an increasingly global understanding of the world’s environmental health, we need to put the work in.

Insight July 30, 2021

Andrea Moffat

Person July 29, 2021

Gender-Responsive Resilience Building in the Caribbean

A presentation of our knowledge, attitudes, behaviours, and practices analysis in the Caribbean.

Webinar July 29, 2021

Gender-Responsive Resilience Building in the Caribbean

Our report on knowledge, attitudes, behaviours, and practices (KABP) increases understanding of gender-related perceptions and biases and how they play out in coordination mechanisms for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.

Report July 29, 2021

We Love You, Alberta—Just Not Your Tar Sands

Alberta, it turns out, has spent three and a half million dollars in an effort to find out whether foreigners are unfairly targeting its oil-and-gas industry.

IISD in the news July 28, 2021

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