Inside MC14
Trade ministers and the wider trade community convened in Yaoundé, Cameroon, for the biennial World Trade Organization (WTO)'s Fourteenth Ministerial Conference (MC14).
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State of Global Environmental Governance 2025
Analysis of the wins and setbacks in international environmental negotiations in 2025 amid unprecedented challenges to multilateralism.
National Adaptation Plans in the COP 30 Decision: Promises, progress, gaps
IISD expert Jeffrey Qi explains why the National Adaptation Plan assessment at COP 30 was important, and what it tells us about the barriers countries face in building long-term resilience.
The WTO Investment Facilitation Agreement in the Run-Up to MC14
The potential incorporation of the Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement into the WTO framework is a key issue at MC14. Rashmi Jose explores its investment facilitation commitments, capacity-building provisions for developing countries, and the debates over its legal and plurilateral status.
Fisheries Subsidies at a Crossroads: Why MC14 could determine the future of ocean sustainability
Ahead of MC14, WTO members must decide whether to advance additional disciplines on overfishing and overcapacity, building on the 2022 Fisheries Subsidies Agreement. Florencia Sarmiento highlights the implications for ocean sustainability and the communities that depend on fisheries.
E-Commerce at the WTO: Can members find common ground at MC14?
E-commerce is central to global trade, but WTO members remain divided on digital trade rules. Rashid S. Kaukab explores debates over the moratorium on customs duties, the WPEC, and the potential incorporation of the JSI Agreement at MC14, with implications for developing countries.
Shell lawsuit over gasfield closure triggers climate action tremors
A decision last month by Shell to in effect join ExxonMobil’s multibillion euro lawsuit against the Netherlands for shutting down the Groningen gasfield has inflamed fears of a new regulatory chill impeding climate action.
India can curb clean cooking costs by scaling biogas, electric stoves: IISD report
Report says diversifying beyond LPG and PNG could cut subsidy burden, imports and emissions over time.
India can Advance Clean Cooking at a Lower Cost Through Biogas and Electric Stoves
A new report finds that India can build on its clean cooking success by expanding decentralized biogas and electric cooking alongside liquefied petroleum gas and piped natural gas.
The Surprising Route to Energy Security: Scrap fossil fuel subsidies
Energy security cannot be bought with fossil fuel subsidies. Reforming them offers a solution—one that reduces risk rather than reinforcing it.