Tag: International Institute for Sustainable Development
UN issues another climate warning and call to action
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published its latest assessment of the climate crisis, following its 2021 “code red for...
The Cost of Plastic Pollution: How economic instruments can address recovery...
The problem of plastic pollution is gaining increasing attention from the media, from politicians, from scientists, from environmentalists, and, hopefully, from the public. However,...
Resilience hub launches at COP26 to accelerate global action
An unprecedented collaboration at the COP26 – UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021has resulted in the launch of the COP26 Resilience Hub and accelerate...
Canada Plastics Pact Launched to Tackle Plastics Pollution
The Canada Plastics Pact has been launched to help end plastic waste and pollution. The Pact brings together key government representatives and stakeholders to...
Canadian Environmental Coalition Releases Proposal for Green Recovery
The Green Budget Coalition has released a comprehensive set of recommendations on how the federal government can follow-through on its Throne Speech commitment to a...
Task Force Releases Final Recommendations for a Green Recovery
The Task Force for a Resilient Recovery recently released its final report, recommending specific measures and investments to help the Government of Canada achieve...
Aligning COVID-19 Recovery with Canada’s Climate Commitments
As the Government of Canada works out its COVID-19 economic recovery, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) recently released seven principles that outline...
Climate Initiative to Impact Investment in Nature-Based Infrastructure
A new global initiative will use financial modelling and climate change projections to establish the business case for investing in nature. This will make...
Data Dashboard Visualizes Sustainable Development Goals
Launched at sdg.tracking-progress.org, The Global SDG Indicator Platform offers an opportunity to explore indicators for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (or SDGs) across the...
New Task Force Pushes for Green Recovery
The Task Force for a Resilient Recovery, a new and independent group of finance, policy and sustainability leaders is advocating the support of jobs,...