Green Bonds, Green Boundaries: Building China’s green financial system on a solid foundation
China's introduction of guidelines for green bonds marks an ambitious move to ramp-up environmentally friendly investment.
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A Tribute to Maurice Strong (1929-2015)
IISD is pleased to present a video tribute to the life of Maurice Strong.
Adaptation Should Be A Priority For Canada's Environment Ministers
"With oil prices currently in free fall, the need for a national strategy to end our dependency on fossil fuels is as pressing as ever. But with average global temperatures already having risen almost 1°C above preindustrial levels, there is also a pressing need for Canada's leaders to make climate change adaptation a priority domestically and in its support for developing countries." says IISD President-CEO Scott Vaughan.
A New Year of Subsidy Reform
2016 begins with two historic global achievements in place to reform subsidies that harm the poor and damage the environment.
Dinner Event: Canada and the 2030 Agenda
On January 26, 2016, IISD hosted a dinner event in Ottawa convening leaders from business, government, academia and civil society to discuss key sustainability issues and Canada's role in addressing them.
Canada Post-COP21
Scott Vaughan speaks to Robyn Bresnahan about Canada's role in the post-2015 world.
Canada in the Post-2015 World
A half-day panel discussing the implications of the Paris Climate Change Conference and the SDGs for Canada and the international community.
Cheap Oil Seen by EU as Good Time to Cut Fossil-Fuel Subsidies
Scrapping subsidies for fossil fuels in 20 nations would cut national carbon-dioxide emissions by an average of 11 percent within five years, according to a study last year by the International Institute for Sustainable Development in Winnipeg, Canada, and the Nordic Council of Ministers in Copenhagen.