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August 22

Best City Lists Keep Data—and People—in the Dark

The best city list ranks 140 cities globally, but factors of methodology and cost for data are limiting factors in realizing the full benefit of such an index.
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August 16

#G20takeaction now: Civil society organizations call for G20 governments to end subsidies to fossil fuels

At the C20 Summit (on the G20 agenda), Vibhuti Garg presented on Addressing the Challenges for Global Energy Transition towards Climate Compatible Future.
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August 2

Canada's Trade Troubles Make a Perfect Opportunity

NAFTA uncertainty, global shakeups prompt Canadian trade to do the unthinkable: evolve.
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July 30

Tourist Trap: Is tourism's explosive growth hurting countries?

Countries are learning hard lessons as global tourism has almost doubled between 2000 and 2017. As the growth of global tourism continues to expand, international tourists arriving in developing countries are projected to grow at double the rate of advanced economies.
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July 24

HLPF Recap: The world's report card on global goals

Couldn’t travel to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)—or even if you could, couldn’t be in every side event at once? IISD has you covered.
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July 17

How NGOs Can Survive in the Age of Distrust

For the fourth year in a row, Transparify has given IISD its highest rating for financial disclosure of donors.
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July 16

Voices and Choices: Laudato Si at three years

Voices from around the globe recently came together to celebrate and put into action Laudato Si, Pope Francis's call for dialogue on the radical changes needed to repair our earth.
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July 10

ALivE: A new tool for Ecosystem-based Adaptation

There’s an urgent need to prepare ecosystems for climate change impacts. Healthy ecosystems are critical for sustaining livelihoods. They also increase our capacity to adapt to climate change.
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July 6

Let's talk, not bicker, about Canada's energy future

A clean energy transition requires Canadians to find consensus and act.
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July 6

China's War on Pollution—and What Comes Next

Insights on China's climate leadership following the 10th meeting of Eco Forum Global.
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