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This Coal Plant Endangers Forests, Wildlife, People. And India Doesn’t Even Need It, Experts Say

The price of solar-powered electricity has reduced since the Khurja power plant was conceived, and is now 14% lower than that of coal-fired power, making India the cheapest renewable energy market in the Asia-Pacific region.

IISD in the news May 26, 2020

Is Palm Oil Bad? The Consequences On Wildlife And The Environment

With more and more people turning vegan for animal wellbeing and the climate, questions concerning the planet’s most consumed vegetable oil are on the rise.

IISD in the news May 26, 2020

Financing COVID-19 Stimulus: Will high levels of public debt come back to haunt us?

The majority of COVID-related stimulus financing comes from government borrowing. Can this debt be paid back? Is it even meant to be?

Insight May 26, 2020

How to raise an easy $1 billion per day for the Covid-19 recovery

A temporary tax hike on gasoline and diesel is one of the fairest, greenest ways to fund post-pandemic economic stimulus packages.

IISD in the news May 26, 2020

[FR] Mining Tax Policy Responses to COVID-19

Join IGF and the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) for a webinar exploring mining tax policy responses to the COVID-19 health crisis (in French).

Webinar May 26, 2020

Tomorrow Needs Us Today: Resilience (brochure)

Often underfunded and overstretched, the governments of developing countries need help to protect their citizens from the climate crisis. There's a new sense of urgency and these countries need your support. Learn how you can help make a difference.

Guide May 26, 2020

Rethinking Eskom: Lessons from electricity sector reform in India and Mexico

As South Africa debates how to reform its struggling electricity sector, this publication reviews how international experience from India and Mexico could inform the debate.

Report May 25, 2020

New study a call to action for Myanmar’s mangroves

A new study by the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found that mangrove deforestation in Myanmar is taking place at a faster rate than previously estimated.

IISD in the news May 22, 2020

Coronavirus Vs Climate Change: After-Effects Of The Pandemic

The highest priority for all the governments right now is to first tackle the global coronavirus pandemic and its economic effects.

IISD in the news May 22, 2020

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)

Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, is a government agency. Its mission is part of the national policy for global development. We work to reduce poverty in the world, on behalf of the Swedish Parliament and Government. The business is financed by Swedish tax money.

Funder May 22, 2020

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