Voluntary Sustainability Standards in East Africa
Exploring how adopting voluntary sustainability standards for staple crops can help achieve regional policy objectives in East Africa.
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Beyond GDP Measurement and Investing in Inclusive Wealth: Implications for Decision-making
How could moving beyond GDP to a system of measuring wealth improve long-term decision making, including financing for the SDGs?
India's Long Awaited Hydrogen Policy Revealed
With a $2.5 billion plan to boost hydrogen production and demand in the country, India is betting on the fuel to help achieve its 2070 net zero target. Lights On can reveal details of the new plan, expected to be published towards the end of this month, which according to its designers will avert nearly 50 million metric tonnes (MMT) of greenhouse gas emissions per year by the end of the decade, and lead to the addition of 150 GW of renewable capacity.
Local student wins prestigious international award
A Grade 12 student from Sarnia’s St. Patrick’s High School has won the top prize at an international water awards ceremony in Stockholm. Annabelle Rayson represented Canada on Tuesday by receiving the prestigious 2022 Stockholm Junior Water Prize.
Exclusive: India's long awaited green hydrogen policy revealed
With a $2.5 billion (INR ~199 billion) plan to boost hydrogen production and demand in the country, India is betting on the fuel to help achieve its 2070 net zero target.
Moving Beyond GDP To Achieve The SDGs
World leaders increasingly believe it is time to move beyond gross domestic product (GDP) as the central measure of progress.
Moving Beyond GDP: A Stock-Flow Approach To Measuring Wellbeing For The G20
To achieve effective climate action, the G20 countries need to move urgently beyond GDP and use a comprehensive approach to assessing national progress.
Commission on Carbon Competitiveness
The Commission on Carbon Competitiveness, with experts in trade law, decarbonization, and climate policy, aims to transform Canada's industries into global low-carbon leaders.
District Climate Vulnerability Assessments Begins across Ghana
A district-specific climate change vulnerability assessments programme has been initiated across Ghana as part of Ghana’s National Adaptation Planning (NAP) programme. The initiative is part of climate action activities to understand climate impacts at the local level and to build adaptive capacity and resilience to reduce vulnerability.
Sarnia student's science fair entry wins international prize
A Sarnia high school student has won top prize at an international science fair competition. Annabelle Rayson, a Grade 12 student at St. Patrick’s Catholic high school, was named the winner among 36 international entries at this year’s Stockholm Junior Water Prize Awards for her project, which was also a winner at the Canada-wide Science Fair and Lambton County Science Fair.