What working together to save the ozone layer tells us about climate action today
35 years ago, the Montreal Protocol showed how successful co-operation could solve a big environmental problem.
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African scientists visit Winnipeg to study Canadian lakes
CBC's Marjorie Dowhos talks to a group of female scientists from Africa, who came to Winnipeg to visit the Experimental Lakes area in northwestern Ontario, as they work to preserve and protect Africa's largest lakes.
From Knowledge to Practice: Advancing Gender-Responsive Nature-Based Climate Solutions
A capacity-building session and community of practice event.
Do due diligence laws actually promote climate smart food?
EU-proposed due-diligence legislation has been criticised for triggering unintended consequences across the supply chain, which begs the question: will such a law actually promote climate smart food?
Is the world on track to move past coal, oil and gas production?
Scientists, economists and Indigenous activists met in Oxford in September to discuss a challenge central to solving climate change: how can the world rid itself of fossil fuels?
Rethinking Financial Valuations – The Integration of Sustainability Considerations
IISD has organized this Building Bridges event to discuss the importance of sustainability integration in financial valuations while touching upon potential approaches to tackle this challenge.
Ecosystem-based Adaptation E-Learning Course
Explore how working with nature can help us adapt to a changing climate.
Fossil fuels: Is the world on track for moving past coal, oil and gas production?
Scientists, economists and Indigenous activists met in Oxford in September to discuss a challenge central to solving climate change: how can the world rid itself of fossil fuels? The event was the latest in a string of scientific conferences examining how to address fossil fuel supply – in addition to demand. Amid rebounding global emissions and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, experts discussed where the world stood on meeting its climate goals, which regions are likely to invest heavily in new fossil-fuel projects and continued misinformation from the oil and gas industry.
Role of Trade in the Fight Against Plastic Pollution: Refresher for New Delegates
The session provided a short and focused introduction to trade’s role fighting plastic pollution and the work done by the WTO members, as well as the links to the broader context of the UN negotiations for a global plastics treaty and expectations surrounding that process.
Ce que la guerre en Ukraine signifie pour les objectifs climatiques de l’Asie
Les files d’attente devant les pompes à essence au Sri Lanka ont diminué, mais pas l’anxiété. Asanka Sampath, une employée d’usine de 43 ans, est toujours vigilante. Il vérifie les messages sur son téléphone, passe devant la pompe et parcourt les réseaux sociaux pour voir si le carburant est arrivé. Les retards pourraient signifier être laissé bloqué pendant des jours. “J’en ai vraiment marre”, a-t-il déclaré. Ses frustrations font écho à celles des 22 millions d’habitants de la nation insulaire, confrontée à la pire crise économique de son histoire en raison de lourdes dettes, de la perte de revenus touristiques pendant la pandémie et de la flambée des coûts. L’agitation politique qui en a résulté a culminé avec la formation d’un nouveau gouvernement, mais la reprise a été compliquée par l’invasion de l’Ukraine par la Russie et le bouleversement des marchés mondiaux de l’énergie qui en a résulté.