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Workshop on Sustainable Investment for Government Officials in Malawi

The main goal of this capacity-building workshop is to help government officials in Malawi get a deeper understanding of agricultural investor–state contracts and international investment agreements in order to increase sustainable investment in the country.
Workshop February 28, 2023

The Joint Initiative on Investment Facilitation for Development

This stocktaking brief provides an update on the joint initiative negotiations on Investment Facilitation for Development among a group of World Trade Organization (WTO) members. The brief provides updates on how the draft negotiating text has evolved since 2022, as well as an overview of how the process is likely to evolve in the run-up to MC13.
Report February 27, 2023

Hydrogène « propre » : crédit d’impôt ou cadeau pour l’industrie pétrolière ? (in French)

Dans l’énoncé économique présenté en novembre 2022, le gouvernement fédéral a annoncé un volet destiné à structurer la transition énergétique au pays. Pour soutenir les projets favorisant la production d’hydrogène dit propre, le gouvernement Trudeau travaille actuellement sur un crédit d’impôt remboursable pour les investissements dans ce domaine.
IISD in the news February 26, 2023

Consumption and activity decline in Northern Pike (Esox lucius) during and after silver nanoparticle addition to a lake

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are antimicrobial additives in many consumer products with high potential for release into aquatic ecosystems. Though AgNPs have been shown to have negative impacts on fish in laboratory experiments, these effects are rarely observed at ecologically relevant concentrations or in situ in field settings. To evaluate ecosystem-level effects of this contaminant, AgNPs were added to a lake at the IISD Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA) during 2014 and 2015.
IISD in the news February 24, 2023