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The carbon tax is dead. Now what?

Mark Carney's first act as prime minister was to scrap Canada's carbon tax on fossil fuels, fulfilling a campaign promise designed to deprive the Conservatives of an election issue on which they had laboured long, hard and successfully, writes IISD Senior Associate Aaron Cosbey. The moment was politically dramatic. But after the drama had abated, the abiding unanswered question was: Now what?
IISD in the news March 26, 2025

Feeling Broke? Blame Big Oil

Climate action and affordability go together, said IISD's Jessica Kelly. She wants to see more investment in technologies to make energy transition possible.
IISD in the news March 26, 2025

Government Support to Fisheries: Why should we care?

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Claire Delpeuch, Will Symes, and James Innes explain why, when implemented, public support policies should be environmentally sustainable, economically viable, and socially inclusive, and share insights on how that objective can be met.
Policy Analysis March 26, 2025

Locally produced renewable energy is the right call

At the start of Premier Wab Kinew's government's mandate, it signalled it would work to get Manitoba to a net-zero electricity grid by 2035. With 99 per cent of Manitoba's electricity already emissions-free, it is a small, but important gap to bridge, IISD's Jessica Kelly writes.
IISD in the news March 25, 2025

Making Sense of Trade Turbulence

Suddenly, the world wants to know more about tariffs. Meanwhile, even the most seasoned trade experts are trying to better understand the unprecedented trade policy decisions coming out of Washington. Alice Tipping explains.
Insight March 24, 2025

Evolving Standards on Stabilization

The publication reviews the evolution of stabilization clauses in mining contracts, highlighting the 2020 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guiding Principles and offering guidance on its implementation toward a reduced use of stabilization clauses, and alternative approaches.
Report March 24, 2025

One world, two Great Lakes: How Africa's Lake Victoria offers a glimpse of Lake Erie's future

A tropical lake in Central Africa might not seem like the first place you would look to gain insights into North America's Great Lakes. Using one lake to study what might happen in another is an everyday occurrence for Scott Higgins, a senior scientist at IISD Experimental Lakes Area, which is used to studying the effects of everything from acid rain to oil spills on lake ecosystems, and to predict how those things will translate into larger lakes around the world.
IISD in the news March 21, 2025