Key findings of the report relate to

• reducing greenhouse gas emissions of Winnipeg’s residential housing stock in line with the goal of net-zero by 2050,
• making deep energy retrofits (DERs) widely accessible and affordable,
• minimizing costly expansion of electricity generating capacity,
• spurring economic development through public leadership,
• creating sustainable jobs and reducing inequities, and
• implementing policy changes to support deep energy retrofits.

We propose recommendations to advance an overall vision for a neighbourhood-level retrofit program with an accompanying industrial and workforce development strategy that could realize a truly just transition by transforming Manitoba into a leader in low-carbon buildings while creating sustainable jobs. There is a strong rationale for developing DERs at the scale and pace required to meet the climate emergency. With a strategic, publicly led, and well-funded DER program, Manitoba could become a leader in net-zero innovation in the buildings sector and serve as an example to other jurisdictions in Canada and internationally.

This inventory is intended to showcase the variety of nature-based solutions (NbS) projects (both completed and ongoing) that are being implemented in Fiji's diverse ecosystems. It provides a useful compilation of NbS projects for the Fijian government, adaptation and conservation practitioners, as well as donors to help them understand the landscape of NbS implementation in Fiji and facilitate the further adoption and mainstreaming of NbS.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) brings together thousands of experts to review relevant scientific literature and produce the most comprehensive state-of-the-knowledge reports on climate change, with a specific report focusing on adaptation. The most recent iteration of this, the Sixth Assessment Report of the IPCC – Working Group II on Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability (WG II report), includes more references to gender, equity, and justice than any previous IPCC report, reflecting the importance of incorporating these considerations in climate change adaptation planning and action. 

This comic supports communication of this essential knowledge to a wider range of actors. Based on a systematic review of the WG II report, we summarized the key messages on gender, equity, and justice. Working with an advisory group of advocates and practitioners, we explored how to illustrate and explain these messages in a relevant and accessible way, putting them in the context of our collaborators' experiences living and working in different parts of Africa. We also present a set of discussion questions designed for educators and trainers to use the comic as a basis for learning about these issues.  

The comic accompanies a technical brief, Mobilizing Knowledge on Gender, Equity, and Justice in Climate Change Adaptation: Key gender and equity findings from the 6th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – Working Group II on Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability that unpacks the key messages and explains how these key messages have been illustrated in this comic.

Effective adaptation action requires a whole-of-society approach, implicating a broad range of actors, including governments, civil society organizations, private sector actors, community organizations, service providers, and individual citizens. These actors need the best available evidence to integrate considerations of gender, equity, and justice into their adaptation efforts.

The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Sixth Assessment Report of the IPCC’s Working Group II on Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability (WG II report), includes more references to gender, equity, and justice than any previous IPCC report. However, the report is over 3,000 pages long, with references to gender, equity, and justice distributed throughout the document. Additionally, the IPCC reports are written for a technical audience of governments, policy-makers, academics, and those in the scientific community. This can make it difficult for adaptation practitioners and other interested actors to capture the key messages and apply them in their work.

In an effort to increase the uptake of gender-responsive and socially inclusive approaches to adaptation, we have systematically reviewed the WG II report and summarized the key messages on gender, equity, and justice. We collaborated with a group of advocates and practitioners to explore how to illustrate and explain these messages in a relevant and accessible way, putting them in the context of their experiences living and working in different parts of Africa.

This technical brief unpacks these key messages with illustrative examples and a companion comic: A Story of Gender, Equity, and Justice in Climate Change Adaptation. The brief can be used on its own or with the comic to better understand and communicate this essential knowledge toward more just and effective adaptation to climate change.

Senegal's plan to boost its economy by expanding liquefied natural gas (LNG) production comes as European demand is forecast to fall and market competition is on track to intensify.

A new IISD report warns that ramping up investment in LNG will entrench fossil fuel dependency, risks stranded assets, and would leave the economy more vulnerable to international price shocks.

Meanwhile, bringing more LNG online will come at a high cost requiring significant infrastructure investment, yet much of the revenue may never reach government budgets if LNG profits are reinvested into further deployment. With global LNG demand set to decline, and revenues uncertain, the government must consider a scenario where revenues are negligible.

Senegal already faces a range of climate-related challenges, including heat stress, shifting malaria patterns, and rising sea levels, while existing LNG exploration work has already reduced coastal communities' access to fertile fishing waters.

Renewable energy investments do not face the same risks as LNG and are already having a positive impact on Senegal's economy with costs falling rapidly. Prioritizing clean energy deployment, managing environmental and socio-economic risks, and re-evaluating LNG deployment should be key priorities for the Senegal government.

This report evaluates a potential fossil fuel subsidy provided to the Canadian oil industry through the Government of Canada's expansion and continued operation of the Trans Mountain Pipeline (TMP), using the government's new fossil fuel subsidies assessment framework as the basis for analysis. The analysis finds a potential subsidy to the oil industry in the range of CAD 8.7 billion to CAD 18.8 billion due to tolls that are below the cost of operating the pipeline.

This country report is based on background research by IISD and the Foreign Trade University (FTU) of Vietnam to assess the potential impact of border carbon adjustment (BCA) schemes, particularly the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on Vietnam, supplemented by detailed discussion in two dialogues organized within the country. The two dialogues heard the views and perspectives of stakeholders from government, industry, think tanks and academics, civil society, finance providers, and labour. While acknowledging the positive role of BCAs to reach the net-zero target of Vietnam by 2025 under the Paris Agreement, these views and perspectives also outline the challenges for countries like Vietnam. These include

• adverse impact on exports and thus on economic activity and employment in the short term;
• substantial cost of compliance, and limited availability of finance, investment, and technology to transform the current production methods in the affected sectors; and
• possibility of the emergence of individual BCA schemes with different technical and administrative requirements that will make compliance very difficult for small and medium-sized enterprises and developing countries.

The stakeholder discussion led to recommendations for achieving balance between climate action and equity by adhering to the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities. The report also recommends international consultations and dialogues to identify best practices that can inform the design of individual BCAs.

At the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP) in November 2021, 39 countries and public finance institutions signed the Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETP), a joint commitment to end international public finance for fossil fuels by the end of 2022 and prioritize international public finance for clean energy. With Norway and Australia joining at COP 28, the partnership now totals 41.

This report analyzes CETP signatories' finance for fossil fuels and clean energy, a year after the implementation deadline. It also looks at signatories' policies for fossil fuel and clean energy finance. It finds:

• Most CETP signatories have eliminated or considerably reduced their international fossil fuel financing. Collectively, signatories cut their international public finance for fossil fuels by up to two thirds since signing the agreement, to USD 5.2 billion in 2023.
• However, while signatories have significantly reduced their fossil fuel financing, they are not increasing renewable investment at the same scale. In 2023, CETP members delivered USD 21.3 billion in clean energy, an increase of just 16% from the pre-CETP baseline.
• The reduction in fossil fuel financing is supported by robust policies adopted by nearly all CETP members. However, some CETP members either failed to update their policies (Portugal, the United States) or partially restricted fossil fuel finance but left big loopholes (Switzerland, Italy).
• All signatories have more work to do to align their clean energy financing policies with the ambition of the CETP. Signatories particularly need to adopt ambitious and quantitative targets for rapidly scaling up finance for clean energy, commit to a high standard for the quality of this financing, as well as prioritize financing for key enabling energy subsectors and for the countries that need it most.

This report recommends that CETP signatories meet the CETP commitment to rapidly end international public finance for fossil fuels, adopt ambitious and quantitative targets for rapidly scaling up good-quality public finance for clean energy, provide clean energy finance on fair terms and for those most in need, and update their national and institutional policies and strategies to prioritize international support for clean energy.

Members of the Organisation of the African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) collectively possess significant reserves of critical raw materials, and some countries boast very high shares of global production.

However, unlocking the full potential of OACPS countries' mineral endowment and current position in the value chains requires both an understanding of the geological and economic landscape and a concerted effort to address the challenges and leverage the opportunities presented by the global market dynamics. Importantly, it is crucial to move beyond raw materials production and make strategic moves to add more value to unprocessed raw materials. This remains a more urgent imperative in light of our countries' collective aspirations to escape the cycle of serial commodity dependence by advancing sustainable and inclusive economic development.

This report is an essential background document that aims to inform a comprehensive position paper to support the OACPS Secretariat in developing its critical raw materials strategies. It provides a thorough scan of the current state of production and trade of critical raw materials in the three regions as well as global dynamics partners’ driving strategies to secure access to these raw materials, offering key insights that are vital for policy formulation and strategic planning.