Climate Change Mitigation
By implementing progressive low-emission development strategies that promote integrated clean energy solutions and broader sustainable development objectives, we can move towards climate change mitigation which requires a shift to low-carbon development.
Our experts help policy-makers identify and prioritize options for reducing emissions, such as through developing clean and renewable energy systems. We also support developing countries in identifying and accessing financing for low-carbon development. We do this by developing roadmaps for reform, engaging proactively with policy-makers and the stakeholders they engage with, providing quantitative and qualitative analysis of policy options for energy and carbon mitigation, and identifying means of implementation.
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Agriculture in an International Climate Change Agreement
Agriculture's profile in the international climate change negotiations has grown, and there is increasing awareness of the importance of food...
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Mind the Gap: The state-of-play in Canadian greenhouse gas mitigation
In "Mind the Gap" Dave Sawyer explores where we stand with regard to current Canadian climate change policies and how Canada can close the gap...
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State-of-Play in Canadian Federal and Provincial Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
A commentary by Dave Sawyer outlining Canada's progress with respect to mitigating GHG emissions, potential impacts by 2020, and the costs of...
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Dining in Advance of Durban: Leftovers in Panama and some new food for thought
The most recent meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) and the Ad Hoc...
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Strengthening Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) for REDD+
This paper explores the challenges and opportunities for the development of a robust measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) system for REDD+...
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Exposure Of Chinese Exports To Potential Border Carbon Adjustments
As growth in trade continues to outstrip growth in GDP, attention has been directed to the CO2 emissions that are embedded in traded goods and the...
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Outcomes of Bonn UNFCCC Climate Change Conference: Prospect for agreement in Durban
The most recent UN climate change negotiations were held in Bonn, Germany June 6-17, 2011.Given the underwhelming nature of the preceding talks in...
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REDD+ after Cancun: Moving from negotiation to implementation Hanoi - Vietnam May 18-20, 2011 - Workshop Report and Main Messages
IISD has partnered with the Alternatives to Slash and Burn Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins at the World Agroforestry Centre (ASB-ICRAF)...
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REDD+ after Cancun: Moving from negotiation to implementation Douala, Cameroon, May 10-12, 2011 - Workshop Report and Main Messages
IISD has partnered with the Alternatives to Slash and Burn Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins at the World Agroforestry Centre (ASB-ICRAF)...
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A sectoral approach, agreement and mechanism (SAAM) for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in Japan's iron and steel industry
This report outlines a sectoral approach, agreement and mechanism (SAAM) for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in Japan's iron and steel...
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