IISD In The News
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Who will rebuild after a climate disaster as workers retire and weather worsens?
CBC - December 30, 2018 There's big demand for tradespeople to repair the damage from stronger storms brought on by climate change, so much so some people are waiting months for repairs to get done.
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The High Cost of “De-Risking” Infrastructure Finance
Project Syndicate - December 26, 2018 The World Bank recently started advising governments to assume the bulk of the risk in public-private partnerships, so as to attract more private-sector players. But in addition to introducing an unacceptable moral hazard, this guidance is creating a possible doomsday scenario for debt-saddled developing countries around the world.
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Fall in oil and gas subsidies: Report
Hindustan Times - December 22, 2018 There was a massive increase of Rs 5,770 crore in renewable energy subsidies from 2016 to 2017, which shows that the energy mix in India is gradually changing.
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Are Healing Crystals Connecting You to the Earth Or Harming It?
Jezebel - December 21, 2018 Many of the healing crystals on the market right now are actually byproducts of industrial copper, cobalt, and gold mining. Those same mining practices can have significant negative environmental impacts.
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NEW TOOL WILL HELP ENSURE CONTRACT FARMING IS SUCCESSFUL – FOR BUYERS AND FARMERS
Coffee & Cocoa International - December 20, 2018 Contract farming has been in existence for decades and although not yet widely used in the coffee and cocoa sectors in recent years its use has increased in popularity. But it can have advantages as well as disadvantages that both parties to an agreement need to understand.
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Poland praises Fiji PM for climate change work
Fiji Sun - December 14, 2018 Poland yesterday praised COP 23 President and Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama for his contribution to the climate change battle.
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#Canada should take a leaf out of Europe’s books when it comes to #SustainableEnergy future
EU Reporter - December 12, 2018 The EU’s bioeconomy already accounts for 4.2% of its GDP; it contributes over €2 trillion in annual turnover and €621 billion in added value, and keeps over 18 million people employed, writes International Institute for Sustainable Development Bioeconomy Lead Richard Grosshans.
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ECOWAS to address gender parity in agriculture
News Agency of Nigeria - December 12, 2018 In a bid to achieve the African Union Agenda 2030 and 2063, the ECOWAS Parliament launched an inter-parliamentary network with a focus on gender equality, investment in agriculture and food security.
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Mining tax incentive could help lift industry out of doldrums
Business Live (South Africa) - December 12, 2018 Government is investigating the introduction of tax measures in key sectors, but an OECD report shows incentives do not attract mining investment into developing countries.
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G20 countries must speed up fossil fuel subsidy reforms
The Hill - December 12, 2018 At every summit since 2009, G20 countries have reconfirmed this pledge [to phase out fossil fuel subsidies]. But in reality, they made very limited progress in delivering on it and in certain cases, progress has backslid.
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