IISD In The News
IISD's research, experts and publications are regularly featured by press outlets and on multimedia platforms around the world.
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As global protectionism grows, Canada must look for new ways to operate
Policy Options - May 29, 2020 While the main instruments of the economic rescue have been fiscal and monetary interventions, trade has played a major role, but it’s uncertain what trade will look like when the pandemic is over.
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Plunging solar energy prices spell bright future for clean electricity
Deutsche Welle - May 28, 2020 Solar energy has fallen in cost faster than experts predicted. How did electricity from photovoltaic panels get so cheap?
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Covid-19: Emergency measures and investor-state arbitration claims
BizCommunity - May 27, 2020 The unprecedented nature of the Covid-19 pandemic has re-kindled debates around the appropriateness of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions in bi- and multi-lateral investment treaties.
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Banana sector embracing sustainability
FruitNet - May 27, 2020 Voluntary sustainability standards are increasingly being used by banana producers as challenges including disease and climate change mount.
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This Coal Plant Endangers Forests, Wildlife, People. And India Doesn’t Even Need It, Experts Say
IndiaSpend - May 26, 2020 The price of solar-powered electricity has reduced since the Khurja power plant was conceived, and is now 14% lower than that of coal-fired power, making India the cheapest renewable energy market in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Is Palm Oil Bad? The Consequences On Wildlife And The Environment
The Vegan Review - May 26, 2020 With more and more people turning vegan for animal wellbeing and the climate, questions concerning the planet’s most consumed vegetable oil are on the rise.
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How to raise an easy $1 billion per day for the Covid-19 recovery
Climate Home News - May 26, 2020 A temporary tax hike on gasoline and diesel is one of the fairest, greenest ways to fund post-pandemic economic stimulus packages.
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New study a call to action for Myanmar’s mangroves
AEC News Today - May 22, 2020 A new study by the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found that mangrove deforestation in Myanmar is taking place at a faster rate than previously estimated.
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Coronavirus Vs Climate Change: After-Effects Of The Pandemic
Youth Ki Awaaz - May 22, 2020 The highest priority for all the governments right now is to first tackle the global coronavirus pandemic and its economic effects.
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SDG setback 'tremendous' as COVID-19 accelerates slide
SciDev - May 21, 2020 Crucial global goals to reduce hunger and poverty and curb climate change have gone backwards or stalled, the United Nations Secretary-General warns in a new report, as the COVID-19 outbreak moves from being a health crisis to becoming the “worst human and economic crisis of our lifetimes”.
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