HLPF Recap: The world's report card on global goals
Couldn’t travel to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)—or even if you could, couldn’t be in every side event at once? IISD has you covered.
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Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform for Energy Access and Poverty Reduction
This side event focused on fossil fuel subsidy reform as a means to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including through opportunities for financing and sustainable energy access.
Trudeau’s tough climate policies face a mounting backlash
Growing opposition to Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau's nationwide carbon price raises questions about the appetite of this oil-exporting country to tackle climate change
Why Proposed Tax On Chinese Solar Cells May Hit India’s Clean Energy Ambitions
After a year of record growth, India’s clean energy sector could take a hit if the government approves a proposed 25% safeguard duty on solar cells and modules imported from China and Malaysia.
Using guarantees to drive efficiency gains in road PPPs by reducing costs
Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in transport infrastructure can offer significant efficiency gains compared to public procurement options—in the right circumstances. The gains accrue from allocating to the private sector those risks they are better able to handle than the public sector, such as those associated with construction costs.
Using guarantees to drive efficiency gains in road PPPs by reducing costs
Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in transport infrastructure can offer significant efficiency gains compared to public procurement options—in the right circumstances. The gains accrue from allocating to the private sector those risks they are better able to handle than the public sector, such as those associated with construction costs.
Adaptive and Inclusive Watershed Management: Assessing policy and institutional support in Uganda
This report looks at how Uganda’s various institutions and policies incorporate climate change and gender considerations into planning, budgeting and monitoring in the water sector.
IGF report delves into local content policies for resource-rich countries
Help for resource-rich countries to find more sustainable and inclusive economic solutions, fostering stronger linkages between mineral resources and the rest of the economy; International Mining covers a new publication developed by the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF).
HLPF Side Event: Leadership on fossil fuel subsidy reform for sustainable energy access and poverty reduction
This side event presents opportunities for financing and delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through fossil fuel subsidy reform, with a focus on sustainable energy access.