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G7 Energy Ministers Agree To Close Coal-Fired Generating Stations By 2035

Energy ministers from the G7 countries agreed at a meeting in Turin, Italy, to close all coal-fired generating stations in their countries by 2035 if not sooner. There is one caveat, however. Germany has already said it will shutter its coal plants by 2038 and the agreement allows it to continue with that plan. Japan has no such timeline in place and may be given additional latitude with regard to its fleet of coal-fired generating stations.

IISD in the news May 1, 2024

Small island states turn to institutional investors to protect oceans

Small island developing states may have a total population of only around 65 million, but through their exclusive economic zones they control about 30% of oceans and seas, according to the International Institute for Sustainable Development.

IISD in the news May 1, 2024

Patrique Bulloch

Person May 1, 2024

What the G7 Ministerial Could Have Delivered on Fossil Fuel Subsidies Reform

The G7 climate, energy, and environment ministers’ meeting in Turin fell short when it came to breaking the 15 years of gridlock on fossil fuel subsidies. Here are three ways the G7 can use their next meetings to demonstrate measurable progress.

Insight April 30, 2024

Science Says What? Lessons learned from a deliberate dilbit spill

In 2018, a group of scientists deliberately poured dilbit into a freshwater lake in the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) of northwestern Ontario and now their findings–which they hope will inform future clean up efforts–are starting to come out.

IISD in the news April 30, 2024

EU Exits Treaty Allowing Fossils to Sue Over Climate Policy

European Union lawmakers have voted to withdraw from an international agreement protecting energy investment and trade, paving the way for other signatory states to follow suit.

IISD in the news April 29, 2024

Adaptation is the world's unheralded tool to deal with climate change

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a cut-and-dry way to stop climate change. But how the world responds to the impacts already taking place is a whole other can of worms—a large can, and one that can seem incomprehensible.

IISD in the news April 26, 2024

Could CSDDD Signal A Tipping Point For Corporate Accountability?

This week has seen the EU agree new rules on supply chain due diligence, one of a set of laws passed including action on toxic air, packaging and packaging waste. What the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive establishes is legal liability for corporates on environmental and human rights issues in the European courts—and that could change the framework of corporate accountability.

IISD in the news April 26, 2024

Why does the EU want to quit the Energy Charter Treaty?

European lawmakers have backed plans for the EU to exit a treaty that lets fossil fuel firms sue when climate policies hit profits.

IISD in the news April 25, 2024

EU Parliament agrees to withdraw from Energy Charter Treaty

The bloc's long-mooted withdrawal could halve the number of signatories to a treaty criticized for appearing to protect the interests of fossil fuel investors.