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  • Commentary
    NAFTA’s Environmental Record: History, outcomes, impacts and options

    NAFTA’s Environmental Record: History, outcomes, impacts and options

    IISD has asked various experts from across Canada, the United States and Mexico to give their perspectives on NAFTA and the pending negotiations. This commentary, written by IISD President and CEO Scott Vaughan, is the introductary piece in this series. Read More
  • Our City: A Peg Report on the Natural and Built Environment

    Our City: A Peg Report on the Natural and Built Environment

    This report takes an in-depth look at the relationship between Winnipeggers and the natural and built environments in their city. Read More
  • Report
    Financial Supports for Coal and Renewables in Indonesia

    Financial Supports for Coal and Renewables in Indonesia

    This report shows that the “true cost” of coal, including subsidies and externalities such as GHG emissions and air pollution, is considerably greater than the cost of renewable energy in Indonesia. Read More
  • Policy Brief
    How to Respond When Prices Go Up: Objectives and options for fuel price adjustments in Indonesia

    How to Respond When Prices Go Up: Objectives and options for fuel price adjustments in Indonesia

    There are options to strengthen the fuel pricing mechanism in Indonesia. This policy brief highlights some options, including price smoothing, ratcheting and installation of price floors and caps, closing with recommendations. Read More
  • Policy Brief
    How to Improve Gender Equality in Agriculture: Investment in Agriculture Policy Brief #5

    How to Improve Gender Equality in Agriculture: Investment in Agriculture Policy Brief #5

    In this policy brief, we explore how global standards and guidelines contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment, and whether more can be done through these instruments to improve the situation of women in agriculture. Read More
  • Commentary
    Renegotiation of NAFTA: An opportunity for sustainable development / La renegociación del TLCAN: una oportunidad para el desarrollo sostenible

    Renegotiation of NAFTA: An opportunity for sustainable development / La renegociación del TLCAN: una oportunidad para el desarrollo sostenible

    Isabel Studer, Executive Director for Mexico and Northern Central America, The Nature Conservancy gives us her take (in Spanish and English) on the NAFTA negotiations and their impact on sustainable development. Read More
  • Commentary
    NAFTA Renegotiations Offer Chance to Fix its Mistakes on Trade and the Environment

    NAFTA Renegotiations Offer Chance to Fix its Mistakes on Trade and the Environment

    Geoff Garver, adjunct professor in interdisicplinary studies on environment and sustainability at McGill University and Concordia University, gives us his view on the need to fix the environmental provisions in NAFTA.  Read More
  • Policy Brief
    Building Global Governance for 'Climate Refugees'

    Building Global Governance for 'Climate Refugees'

    IISD President-CEO Scott Vaughan and IISD Board Member Lloyd Axworthy, along with several representatives from various environmental NGOs, contributed to this G20 Insights policy brief on recognizing that forced displacement due to climate change is increasing.  Read More
  • Report
    IGF Mining Policy Framework Assessment: Suriname

    IGF Mining Policy Framework Assessment: Suriname

    An assessment of Suriname’s readiness and capacity to implement the Mining Policy Framework (MPF) of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF). Read More
  • Blog
    G20 must support good jobs in the low carbon transition

    G20 must support good jobs in the low carbon transition

    Donald Trump’s unrealistic promise to put coal miners back to work shows why we need a positive strategy to create green jobs. Read More

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