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G20 Backtracks on Fossil Fuel Funding Phase-Out in COVID-19 Recovery
G20 governments’ marginal progress in decreasing support to fossil fuels will likely be undone this year by response to COVID-19, researchers say.

Donors must double spending to end hunger by 2030, research finds
Donors must spend an additional USD 14 bn a year between now and 2030, roughly double what they currently spend on aid for food security and nutrition.

“Now is the time to plan a clean and resilient recovery”, says Task Force in final report
Ottawa, ON – The Task Force for a Resilient Recovery shares its final report, recommending CAD 55.4 billion in green recovery investments to support long-term jobs and economic growth.
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World Must Cut Fossil Fuel Production by 6%/Year to Limit Warming
Special Production Gap Report finds COVID-19 recovery must be a turning point to avoid locking in fossil fuels production inconsistent with a 1.5°C limit.
David Runnalls Named an Officer of the Order of Canada
The honour is in recognition of his decades-long commitment to—and influence in—promoting environmentally sustainable development around the world.
Bill C-12 is an Essential Step Toward Net Zero
The Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act was tabled today. IISD commends the government for working to advance this legislation and continue tackling the climate crisis.
G20 Backtracks on Fossil Fuel Funding Phase-Out in COVID-19 Recovery
G20 governments’ marginal progress in decreasing support to fossil fuels will likely be undone this year by response to COVID-19, researchers say.
Young Manitobans Win $20,000 to Save Lake Winnipeg
Particuleye Technologies has won the Aquahacking Lake Winnipeg 2020 Challenge
South Africans are paying for pollution at the pump
Johannesburg, October 13 - South African government subsidies not only result in higher fuel costs for consumers, but they also help to prop up one of the world’s biggest polluters, according to new research from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).
Donors must double spending to end hunger by 2030, research finds
Donors must spend an additional USD 14 bn a year between now and 2030, roughly double what they currently spend on aid for food security and nutrition.
Focus on Phosphorus at Winnipeg’s Sewage Plant
Continued urgency from the governments of Winnipeg and Manitoba is needed to ensure immediate phosphorus reduction to improve the health of Lake Winnipeg.
Better-off households benefit twice as much from electricity subsidies
Better-off households in Jharkhand receive more than twice the share of government electricity subsidies collected by poor households, as revealed in a survey of over 900 households released today by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy (ISEP).
“Now is the time to plan a clean and resilient recovery”, says Task Force in final report
Ottawa, ON – The Task Force for a Resilient Recovery shares its final report, recommending CAD 55.4 billion in green recovery investments to support long-term jobs and economic growth.