August 2025 | Carbon Minefields Oil and Gas Exploration Monitor
Last month, governments awarded 14 new oil and gas exploration licences across four countries, unlocking reserves that—if burned—would emit roughly 48.3 MtCO2.
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Blue-green algae blooms on Superior 'surprising and troubling' says researcher but past data incomplete
Experts on aquatic ecosystems say confirmed reports of blue-green algae blooms on Lake Superior are a cause for concern, but the degree to which they're tracked nowadays is much more robust than in the past.
Mining Policy Framework Assessment: Somalia
Examining Somalia's mining laws, policies, and regulations and identifying gaps, strengths, and recommendations for improvement.
Oil and Gas Expansion in the Colombian Amazon
This report examines the economic and wider risks of continued oil and gas expansion in the Colombian Amazon, a region of immense ecological and cultural significance.
Critical Minerals for Africa's Inclusive Growth and Development
Understanding Africa's critical minerals as a transformative opportunity to accelerate inclusive growth, industrialization, and regional integration.
Why Gender Inclusion Must Drive the Just Energy Transition
As the global clean energy transition gains momentum, one principle becomes increasingly clear: we cannot talk about equity without addressing gender. And yet, for many women in South Africa, the energy transition feels divorced from their everyday realities.
Acid rain research at IISD-ELA
Research Fellow Michael Rennie speaks to CBC about acid rain research at IISD-ELA.
No Compromise on the Plastics Treaty—Talks Must Keep Pushing for Ambition
After 2.5 years of negotiations, governments have ended the resumed fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) without reaching an agreement to end plastic pollution.
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