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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.
IISD in the news August 4, 2022

Earth Today | Gender and climate change group

Clehan Williams (left), adviser to Senator Matthew Samuda, minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation, joins representatives of the team that developed Jamaica’s Gender and Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan at the recent unveiling of the document. From second left are: Consultant gender specialists Anika Grey and Indi McLymont-Lafayette; Dr Orville Grey, regional manager, Caribbean, at the Green Climate Fund; Angie Dazé, gender equality and social inclusion lead at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD); Sharon Coburn Robinson, principal director at the Bureau of Gender Affairs; Catherine Senecal, programme manager, resilience at IISD; and Omar Alcock, senior technical officer (mitigation) at the Climate Change Division.
IISD in the news August 4, 2022

What Modi got right about our broken power sector

When electricity was first being introduced in India, city by city, the cost was a major impediment. A bulb in 1905 cost Rs 2 in Bombay — money that could buy 21 kg wheat at the time. So, the government decided to reduce the cost per unit to encourage people to get electricity connections.
IISD in the news August 2, 2022

Seize Energy Transition Funding Opportunity

Indonesia's energy transition requires significant investment to develop renewable energy generation, clean fuels, power grids, and energy storage. However, Indonesia also has a huge opportunity to attract investment in the renewable energy sector while developing innovative financing instruments.
IISD in the news July 28, 2022

Jamaica launches gender and climate change strategy and action plan

Jamaica has launched a gender and climate change strategy and action plan (GCCSAP) that it says has been developed and guided by a national gender and climate change assessment, which provided an overview of the policy and institutional contexts for gender-responsive climate action.
IISD in the news July 27, 2022

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