Fair and Sustainable Trade in Food and Agriculture
IISD conducts research and facilitates dialogue to help bring about trade rules that promote equitable and sustainable international trade in food and agricultural products.
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New Tech, New Deal
Assessing how the mining sector can grapple with the disruptions and technological innovations that are reshaping the industry.
Ontario provides roughly CAD 700 million annually to subsidize fossil fuels
Ontario, a province undergoing an aggressive push to balance its budget after projecting a deficit of CAD 11.7 billion in 2018/19, still provides roughly CAD 700 million in subsidies to fossil fuels that increase greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to climate change, according to a new study.
Ontario needs to stop subsidizing fossil fuels, report says
Ontario spent nearly $700 million to subsidize fossil fuel consumption and production over the last year, according to a new study.
Meet the Scientists Who Pollute Lakes on Purpose
For the past three summers, scientists have been studying deliberate spills to find out more about how oil affects lakes in boreal regions, forested landscapes that stretch across northern Canada, Russia and Alaska.
Slick science: How researchers are preparing for Canada’s next major oil spill
Controlled leaks of Alberta bitumen in the Ontario wilderness are teaching scientists how big petrochemical disasters behave and how to clean up after them – insights that are needed now more than ever.
The ASEAN Guidelines on Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture and Forestry: Workshop on Operationalizing the Action Plan
This workshop is being held in Bangkok, Thailand, from July 30-31, 2019, with the objective of discussing how to put the action plan for the ASEAN Guidelines for Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture and Forestry into practice.
Casualty or Catalyst: Gender equality and the future of mining
IISD hosted an event June 12, 2019, in Ottawa, Canada, focusing on gender equality and the future of mining.
The (Public) Cost of Pollution: Ontario's fossil fuel subsidies
This report provides an inventory of fossil fuel subsidies in Ontario and provides recommendations for provincial subsidy reform.