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Fossil Fuels Are the New Tobacco. The Health Sector Must Take Action

The news out of COP27 – the UN’s annual conference on climate change – was grim. "We are in the fight of our lives. And we are losing," United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in his opening remarks.

IISD in the news February 13, 2023

World Trade Organization rules hamper public food stockholding

World Trade Organization rules must be reformed to allow governments to build and manage public food reserves, providing a critical tool in preventing or mitigating food crises.

IISD in the news February 13, 2023

MPs slam Liberals' 'flawed approach' to cutting oil and gas pollution

MPs are questioning the federal government about its sizable investments in carbon capture following new research on the state of the technology in Canada.

IISD in the news February 13, 2023

How our lakes offer important insights into how life on Earth began

Countless lakes in Canada and elsewhere may offer some important insights into how life on Earth began and may also help us grapple with the pressing environmental issues facing the planet today.

IISD in the news February 13, 2023

What India's discovery of first ever lithium deposits means for country

Significant lithium reserves have been found in India for the first time in an important discovery that bodes well for the south Asian giant’s plans to transition into clean energy and its push for electric vehicles.

IISD in the news February 11, 2023

S'pore becomes 2nd country to support global agreement ending harmful fisheries subsidies

Singapore has become the second member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to ratify its agreement to protect the world’s oceans. On Friday, the Republic formally accepted the treaty – the first multilateral trade agreement that focuses on environmental sustainability – becoming the first coastal state to do so.

IISD in the news February 11, 2023

Une course aux subventions aux armements s’engage entre l’Europe et l’Amérique (in French)

Lorsque le président américain Joe Biden a promulgué la loi sur la réduction de l’inflation, il a promulgué le plus grand investissement climatique de l’histoire américaine – un moment historique pour une nation qui pompe plus de carbone dans l’atmosphère que n’importe quel pays à l’exception de la Chine.

IISD in the news February 10, 2023

"Eating its own capital": Investing in a planet-friendly food system

New Food’s Grace Galler investigates why investors may be apprehensive to invest in food systems and how their impact could make a monumental difference when it comes to food insecurity and climate change.

IISD in the news February 10, 2023

GSI discovery makes India 7th largest Lithium resource-rich country

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has for the first time established availability of Lithium inferred resources of 5.9 million tonnes in Salal-Hamaina area of Reasi in Union Territory (UT) of Jammu & Kashmir - a discovery of strategic importance which will go a long way in solving shortage of Lithium, key component of Lithium-ion batteries used in electrical vehicles (EVs) and other chargeable instruments. The discovery makes India as having the seventh largest resource of Lithium globally. It'll, however, take time to convert it to reserves.

IISD in the news February 10, 2023

A subsidy arms race is kicking off between Europe and America

When US President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, he enacted the biggest climate investment in American history — a landmark moment for a nation that pumps more carbon into the atmosphere than any country bar China.

IISD in the news February 10, 2023

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Fossil Fuels Are the New Tobacco. The Health Sector Must Take Action

World Trade Organization rules hamper public food stockholding

MPs slam Liberals' 'flawed approach' to cutting oil and gas pollution

How our lakes offer important insights into how life on Earth began

What India's discovery of first ever lithium deposits means for country

S'pore becomes 2nd country to support global agreement ending harmful fisheries subsidies

Une course aux subventions aux armements s’engage entre l’Europe et l’Amérique (in French)

"Eating its own capital": Investing in a planet-friendly food system

GSI discovery makes India 7th largest Lithium resource-rich country

A subsidy arms race is kicking off between Europe and America