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Montreal hosts global climate adaptation conference amid unseasonable heat

This year Montreal saw many extreme climate events: deep freezes, an ice storm, tornado warnings, torrential rain, flooding, forest fires up north, and extreme heat. The first week of October is bringing more heat to the city with temperatures of up to 32 degrees with the humidex. This is all happening as the city is hosting the largest global conference on adaptation to climate change. Over 1,500 global experts in climate change adaptation, along with politicians and citizens, are at the Palais des congrès this week for the seventh edition of the Adaptation Futures conference.
IISD in the news October 3, 2023

Public Engagement on Climate Change Adaptation

This report provides an introduction to public engagement on climate change adaptation for decision-makers involved in leading national adaptation plan (NAP) processes.
Report October 3, 2023

IISD at Adaptation Futures 2023

IISD will take part in several events at the Adaptation Futures 2023 conference in Montreal, Canada.
Conference October 2, 2023

What the world would look like without fossil fuels

In any given year, the world produces staggering quantities of fossil fuels. Roughly 36.5 billion barrels of oil. Over 8 billion metric tons of coal. The United States alone extracts and processes over 100 billion cubic feet of natural gas. When those fossil fuels are burned, planet-warming gases are released. But what would happen if the world did suddenly stop extracting fossil fuels? And what does that mean for attempts to phase out something humanity has depended on for centuries?
IISD in the news September 30, 2023

SDG Summit Debrief

A brief snapshot of the proceedings at the SDG Summit and the challenges in the coming year.
Webinar September 28, 2023