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What Modi got right about our broken power sector

When electricity was first being introduced in India, city by city, the cost was a major impediment. A bulb in 1905 cost Rs 2 in Bombay — money that could buy 21 kg wheat at the time. So, the government decided to reduce the cost per unit to encourage people to get electricity connections.

IISD in the news August 2, 2022

Investor Perspectives on Accelerating Growth in the Indian EV Ecosystem

This report takes stock of India’s current EVs ecosystem and where the sector may be heading in the future, with a focus on drivers of and barriers to investment.

Report August 2, 2022

Greening Aid for Trade: Future priorities and pathways for a just transition to sustainable trade

This event aimed to create strategies to facilitate Aid for Trade and cooperation on environmental issues as a key pillar of sustainable trade to advance a green and inclusive global economy.

Webinar July 28, 2022

Seize Energy Transition Funding Opportunity

Indonesia's energy transition requires significant investment to develop renewable energy generation, clean fuels, power grids, and energy storage. However, Indonesia also has a huge opportunity to attract investment in the renewable energy sector while developing innovative financing instruments.

IISD in the news July 28, 2022

Identifying Inefficient Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Canada

This policy brief aims to provide decision makers with criteria to better define fossil fuel subsidies in the context of Canada's commitment to phase out these subsidies by 2023.

Brief July 28, 2022

Jamaica launches gender and climate change strategy and action plan

Jamaica has launched a gender and climate change strategy and action plan (GCCSAP) that it says has been developed and guided by a national gender and climate change assessment, which provided an overview of the policy and institutional contexts for gender-responsive climate action.

IISD in the news July 27, 2022

Realizing Responsible Investment in Agriculture: What can policy-makers in Africa learn from Southeast Asia?

Large-scale land-based agricultural investments in Africa still entail many human rights and environmental risks that could be avoided or mitigated. Why is this still happening, and how can policy-makers reverse this trend?

Policy Analysis July 27, 2022

Greening Aid for Trade

This report examines how Aid for Trade could be rethought to respond to developing countries' priorities for sustainable trade.

Report July 27, 2022

Is it just the heat, or does the concept of 'uneconomic growth' make a lot more sense now?

Something to ponder if you’re stuck in one of the many places so hot now that sitting in a darkened room is recommended, giving you more time alone with your thoughts: are we paying the price for a big mistake?

IISD in the news July 26, 2022

Achieving a Just Energy Transition in Indonesia

This brief is the fifth and final briefing of the IISD's series Achieving a Fossil Free Recovery in Indonesia. It looks at how the Government of Indonesia can make sure its energy transition and recovery are based on the principles of a just transition.

Brief July 26, 2022

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