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What We Heard From the Global Stocktake's First Technical Dialogue on Adaptation

The Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement is now underway. At its first Technical Dialogue in Bonn in June 2022, what did participants say about climate change adaptation and what does it mean for global adaptation ambition?

Deep Dive August 11, 2022

Angelica Arceo

Person August 10, 2022

Aurélie Ceinos

Person August 9, 2022

Thomas Saleh

Person August 9, 2022

Time's Running Out on Canada's Inefficient CAD 8.6 Billion of Support for Big Oil

The clock is ticking on two of the federal government’s promises to make tangible progress to stop subsidizing and funding fossil fuels by the end of 2022. But the government continues to provide huge support to the industry, and while lower than the previous year, it is still over CAD 8.6 billion.

Policy Analysis August 9, 2022

The Cost of Plastic Pollution: How economic instruments can address recovery and prevention

The problem of plastic pollution is gaining increasing attention from the media, from politicians, from scientists, from environmentalists, and, hopefully, from the public. However, unlike the problem of climate change for which our technological and business communities are presenting numerous partial solutions which taken together are likely to make a very big difference, there is relatively little being put forward on meaningful solutions for our plastic problems.

IISD in the news August 8, 2022

Quad and the WTO focus on fishing

Some rare good news in global trade talks, and attempts to tackle an ecological and human rights disaster.

IISD in the news August 8, 2022

India unveils new commitments that could make or break global climate response

Almost nine months after Narendra Modi committed India to a net-zero goal and a drastic increase in the share of renewables, the country’s cabinet has finally approved an enhanced climate action plan, adding more ambitious targets but leaving some expected goals out.

IISD in the news August 5, 2022

UN, IMF disagree on who should foot the bill of the energy crisis

UN chief António Guterres called for windfall taxes on oil and gas this week, arguing it is “immoral” for fossil fuel companies to reap record profits while ordinary people suffer from a cost of living squeeze.

IISD in the news August 4, 2022

MC Explains: Proposed changes in Energy Conservation regulations - why are they important for India?

Union Minister of Power Raj Kumar Singh introduced the "Energy Conservation Amendment Bill, 2022" in the Lok Sabha, which aims to boost clean energy and help in achieving India's commitments towards climate change.