Confronting the Plastic Pollution Pandemic
Countries should carefully weigh the advantages and drawbacks of a proposed new global treaty on plastic pollution.
All results
Showing 3731-3740 of 8784 results
IGF Mining Policy Framework Assessment: Panama
This report assesses Panama's mining laws, policies, and regulations and makes recommendations to the government.
Pandemic slows, but can't stop Experimental Lakes Area
Skeleton crews ensure more than half-century chain of data continues through pandemic at the ELA, but major projects on microplastics and oil spills delayed.
IISD Welcomes AU Ministerial Declaration on the Risks of Investor–State Arbitration for COVID-19 Measures
IISD welcomes African Union Member States' move to raise awareness of COVID-19-related ISDS risks, provide guidance on policy options, and lend political support to member states as they pursue their national needs.
Investment Treaty News (ITN), Volume 11, Issue 4, December 2020
Investment Treaty News (ITN) is IISD's flagship journal on international investment law and policy.
Lake research held off
Operational challenges associated with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic delayed some planned summer work at a fresh-water research station near Kenora.
Electricity subsidies increased 32% since FY 2016: Report
New Delhi: Direct tariff electricity subsidies from the state governments have increased 32 per cent since FY 2016, amounting to Rs 1,10,391 crore ($14.96 billion) in FY 2019.
Soaring power subsidies reflect discom weakness
The precarious state of India’s power distribution companies can be seen in the sharp rise in state government subsidies to such companies over the past few years, even as sales and profitability have dipped.
Why Canada does not have a carbon tax
You might feel differently when you fill up your gas tank or pay your heating bill. But the official position of the Government of Canada is that there is not a federal carbon tax.
Canada’s Climate Ambitions Must Include a Resilient Agricultural Sector
It's encouraging to hear Canada commit to funding climate solutions in agriculture, but we are falling behind our peers in tackling emissions.