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About Energy

Our experts offer practical guidance to help authorities choose the right system of electricity generation and reduce consumption of fossil-based transport fuels, and to 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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Annual Report

Annual Report

Supporting the Global Shift to Sustainability: IISD Annual Report 2015-2016

IISD’s annual report highlights our contribution sustainable development through a combination of stories, images and data. Because partnerships are critical to IISD’s ability to affect change, this year we have also featured guest articles from the individuals and organizations we have collaborated with.
FAQ

FAQ

Unpacking Canada's Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Oil, gas and coal are multi-billion-dollar industries, and every year fossil fuel companies get billions in tax breaks and handouts that increase their profits even further. This website was created to cut through the jargon, so you can understand what’s really happening, debate it, and propose solutions for Canadians and Canada’s economy.
Report

Report

Stories of Coal Phase-Out: Lessons learned for China

This report offers a summary of several countries’ experiences implementing energy policy shifts in an area of particular interest to China: the transition away from coal to cleaner fuels and a low-carbon economy.
Commentary

Commentary

Meeting Canada's Subsidy Phase-Out Goal: What it means in Saskatchewan

This commentary takes a very preliminary look at consumer fossil fuel subsidies in Saskatchewan. Our initial research identifies roughly CAD 182 million in 2015 in the form of financial supports for the consumption of fossil fuels.
Briefing Note

Briefing Note

One Fuel, Two Prices: International experiences with dual pricing of fuel

This briefing note sets out some basic information about international experiences with “dual pricing”: selling the same fuel product at two different prices to different types of consumers
Report

Report

An Assessment of the Financial Sustainability of the Electricity Sector in Rajasthan

This report examines the performance of the electricity sector in Rajasthan, assessing its ability to recover operating costs, reliably meet demand, make investments and operate according to environmental and social norms.
Blog

Blog

Subsidies to a Proposed Nuclear Power Plant Should Feature Large in UK Government’s Review

As the UK Government considers whether to proceed with Hinkley Point C—a proposed nuclear power plant—it should weigh the full cost of the project to the public purse. By our calculation the subsidies are likely to be at least £40 billion.
Commentary

Commentary

Joint Submission: Eliminate production subsidies to the fossil fuel sector in Canada

In this joint submission, Oil Change International, Environmental Defence, Équiterre, International Institute for Sustainable Development, and Climate Action Network recommend that that First Ministers agree in November 2016 to eliminate federal and provincial subsidies to oil, gas and coal by 2020. It also urges the Government of Canada to commit to publicly releasing a detailed schedule in their respective 2017 budgets outlining the speciﬁc ﬁscal measure to be eliminated.