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The Production Gap Report 2025

The Production Gap Report 2025 finds that 10 years after the Paris Agreement, governments plan to produce more than double the volume of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C, steering the world further from the Paris goals than the last assessment in 2023.

Report September 22, 2025

Haisla-led Cedar LNG seeks to boost future capacity by 25% in B.C.

Climate activists and environmental think tanks say the world needs to focus on renewable energy, not on fossil fuels such as LNG.

IISD in the news September 21, 2025

UNGA80: Key issues to watch

World leaders are in New York for UNGA80, but eight decades after its founding, the UN is confronting urgent calls for reform.

Explainer September 19, 2025

WTO Public Forum | 20 Years of IISD’s Global Subsidies Initiative

To celebrate the Global Subsidies Initiative’s 20-year anniversary, this high-level event at the WTO Public Forum will explore the evolution of subsidies and the future directions of subsidy reform.

Conference September 18, 2025

Canada's LNG Subsidies: Why Europe and Asia don't need Canadian LNG for energy security

Boosting Canadian liquefied natural gas (LNG) will not improve energy security in East and South Asia and Western Europe. In this webinar, experts explore the global and domestic risks of Canada's LNG subsidies.

Webinar September 18, 2025

Beyond Debt Rules: Designing flexible fiscal frameworks for debt sustainability

Watch our webinar where debt experts and elected policymakers discuss how countries can build fiscal frameworks for debt sustainability.

Webinar September 18, 2025

The Use of Green Tax Incentives for Renewable Energy Deployment in Emerging and Developing Countries

This report examines how 35 countries use green tax incentives to attract clean energy investment and align policies with environmental goals.

Report September 18, 2025

IEA says some oil and gas projects must shut early to meet 1.5C limit

The world is set to pump far more oil and gas than it would use if it is to meet the 1.5C warming limit endorsed by governments in the Paris Agreement, according to a new analysis.

IISD in the news September 17, 2025

Canada Set to Provide CAD 3.93 Billion in LNG Support by The End of 2030

The governments of Canada and British Columbia are set to provide more than CAD 3.93 billion in support to the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry by the end of 2030, according to a new study by the International Institute for Sustainable Development.

Press release September 17, 2025

Oil majors sue Dutch government over closure of major gas field

Shell and Exxon Mobil are suing the Dutch government over the closure of a major gas field in Groningen, and over payouts to residents for damages tied to extraction. The suit is possible under a complicated international framework known as Investor-State Dispute Settlements. IISD policy expert Lukas Schaugg speaks about how these disputes work and their increasing use in attempts to delay and dissuade climate litigation.