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Assessment of Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Canada

This report evaluates a potential fossil fuel subsidy provided to the Canadian oil industry through the Government of Canada's expansion and continued operation of the Trans Mountain Pipeline (TMP) using the government's new fossil fuel subsidies assessment framework as the basis for analysis.
Report September 17, 2024

The Urgency and Complexity of Moving Beyond GDP

Efforts to explore how the portfolio of capitals that make up comprehensive wealth—financial capital, produced capital, natural capital, human capital, and social capital—can give policy-makers insights into how their policies build wealth for their countries in the long run.
Explainer September 9, 2024

NAbSA Dialogues | Green Infrastructures for Urban Resilience

The fifth session of the NAbSA Dialogues series highlighted IISD’s SUNCASA (Scaling Urban Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa) Project. The discussion explored how nature-based solutions (NbS) and green infrastructure can help cities adapt to climate change, manage extreme weather, preserve biodiversity, and provide healthier living environments.
Webinar September 5, 2024

Cottagers fear time running out for containing zebra mussels in Clear Lake

Clear Lake cottage owners fear crucial time is being lost in efforts to contain invasive zebra mussels, after an underwater curtain was dislodged by the wind and waves two days after being installed. For Scott Higgins, a senior research scientist with IISD-ELA, the fact Parks Canada has not reported new discoveries of live adults or "veligers," free-floating microscopic young mussels, is good news. The bad news is that water samples contained environmental DNA, which suggests there could be some living mussels, although likely in small numbers.
IISD in the news September 4, 2024