Energy
Our experts offer practical guidance to help authorities choose the right system of electricity generation, reduce consumption of fossil-based transport fuels, and implement international climate change commitments.
We work side-by-side with local partners for less costly, more equitable energy systems. Aware of international policy developments, we identify wasteful practices, encourage new thinking, engage civil society, and support policy reform.
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Re-Energizing Canada
Oil and gas have shaped Canada’s past—but to ensure a prosperous future, the country must reduce its dependence on fossil fuel production. Find out why and how.
Just Energy Transition in Coal Regions Knowledge Hub
The Just Energy Transition in Coal Regions Knowledge Hub is an online platform building bridges between experts, policy-makers, the coal industry, trade unions, and civil society organizations.
Advancing the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels
IISD research supports the development of credible roadmaps to transition away from fossil fuels, providing practical guidance for policy-makers and practitioners.
Budgeting for India’s Energy Transition
Research and analysis exploring India’s financial support for clean energy and fossil fuels.
Solarizing Irrigation in India
Solar irrigation is transforming India’s agricultural landscape by providing reliable, affordable clean energy, reducing utility financial burdens and lowering emissions.
Public Financial Support for Energy
Public financial flows influence the global energy landscape, shaping investment decisions by producers and consumer choices. In this project, IISD analyzes public financial support for both fossil fuels and clean energy as well as their socio-economic and climate effects.
Energy Transition in Southeast Asia
Research and policy analysis on energy transitions in Southeast Asia, with a focus on carbon pricing, sustainable transport, and government support for energy in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam.
Research
A Guide to Guarantees for Sovereign Debtors
A guide to deploying sovereign guarantees to mobilize capital and support sustainable development while managing fiscal risks.
Managing Energy Price Crises
This report outlines a strategic decision framework policy-makers can use when responding to fossil fuel price shocks.
IISD Submission to the Belém Mission to 1.5
This submission is made in response to the invitation from the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP) 29, COP 30, and COP 31 Presidencies on the Belém Mission to 1.5.
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Articles
The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Emphasizes Why Canada Should Move Away From Oil and Gas—Not Expand It
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz cut off roughly 25% of the world’s seaborne oil and 20% of LNG trade. In response, many countries are diversifying supply chains and increasingly ramping up domestic renewable capacity to improve energy security. Meanwhile, the Government of Canada has taken steps to expand oil and gas production.
Removing a Fossil Fuel Subsidy Is a Means, Not an End—The transition is the point
COFFIS is an international coalition working to phase out fossil fuel subsidies. Kim Solberg, part of the team that founded COFFIS, sits down to explain what made it possible—and why, in her view, a subsidy can only be removed as part of the wider transition it's meant to serve.
Financing the Energy Transition: Lower capital costs matter
The global energy transition requires low-interest financing options, debt relief, and an expansion of multilateral lending.
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Experts
Christopher Beaton
Director, Energy Program, Public Financial Flows
Ivetta Gerasimchuk
Director, Energy Program, International Strategy
Philip Gass
Director, Energy Program, Just Transitions and Canada
Richard Bridle
Senior Policy Advisor
Vance Culbert
Senior Policy Advisor & COFFIS Secretariat Manager
Nichole Dusyk
Lead, Canada Energy Transition
Tara Laan
Lead, Incentivizing Renewables
Lucky Lontoh
Senior Engagement Officer
Angela Picciariello
Research Lead, Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels
Shruti Sharma
Lead, Affordable Energy
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