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Global Infrastructure Facility: Making climate-smart infrastructure bankable

There are many drivers of climate change, but few would disagree that energy infrastructure built according to “business-as-usual” standards is a major one. The Global Infrastructure Facility (GIF) is playing a positive role by preparing bankable, climate-smart projects that help countries build low-carbon energy infrastructure and encourage greater energy-efficiency measures.

Policy Analysis May 29, 2018

Mussels flex reach, threaten northern Lake Winnipeg and Manitoba Hydro stations

"The concerns are all over the map about what's going to happen to the lake. We've heard everything from zebra mussels won't have a big impact on the lake to the lake is dead," said Scott Higgins, research scientist with the International Institute for Sustainable Development's Experimental Lakes Area, southeast of Kenora, Ont."

IISD in the news May 27, 2018

Enabling Voices, Demanding Rights: A guide to gender-sensitive community engagement in large-scale land-based investment in agriculture

This guide was prepared jointly by IISD and Oxfam in response to the adverse impacts that large-scale land-based investments in the agricultural sector have often had on women. It also provides suggested options that communities can use to respond to this challenge.

Report May 25, 2018

sNAPshot | Funding Adaptation Through Cambodia’s National Budget

The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes underway in a growing number of developing countries require significant funding that is expected to come from a mix of sources, including domestic public finance, international public finance and private finance.

Brief May 25, 2018

Dialogue on a Just and Managed Energy Transition in Canada

The session will focus on: recognizing that a just and managed energy sector transition in Canada is not just about coal, and increasing understanding of the value in having an ongoing conversation about an oil and gas transition pathway in Canada with those who will be affected by this transition.

Event May 24, 2018

Experts Warn Invasive Zebra Mussel Could Spread to Other Provinces

IISD-ELA's Scott Higgins explains why zebra mussels are such a problem for Canada's lakes, and how we can try to minimize the problem.

IISD in the news May 23, 2018

Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Public Finance and Leveraging Investment for Sustainable Energy via SWAPs

Fossil fuel subsidies increase energy consumption and act as a barrier to clean energy technologies. As part of the Nordic Clean Energy Week, this event will discuss the potential for reform of fossil fuel subsidies and reallocation of a proportion of the savings to fund the transition to clean energy

Event May 23, 2018

Lauren Hayhurst

Person May 22, 2018

Scientists are planning an oily bitumen spill in this Ontario lake

"They’ll look at how the oil changes chemically and physically over time, and how the toxicity changes chemically and physically over time," said Palace, a toxicologist with 25 years of experience. "That will be a 12-week study and we will follow up the residual impacts over the next several years."

IISD in the news May 22, 2018

Can Sustainability Standards Protect Biodiversity?

IISD expert Vivek Voora discusses how standards can impact biodiversity.

Insight May 22, 2018

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