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When Climate Leaders Protect Dirty Investments
In 2016, global spending on oil and gas projects was more than double the total spent on renewables. That imbalance can be addressed only by restructuring the mechanisms, particularly existing trade treaties, that govern how energy investments are made and managed.
Ending Coal: From diplomacy to implementation
We need to bring an end to coal—in a sustainable and economically inclusive way. Ivetta Gerasimchuk explains how.
Developing Future Leaders: Meet Kali Taylor, a Global Shaper
We check in with Kali Taylor, who has just been named a "Global Shaper," to learn more about the Global Shapers program and what she hopes it will bring for her, both personally and professionally.
Manitoba's Carbon Pricing Plan: What it gets right, and where we go from here
The Government of Manitoba has just announced A Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan. Jane McDonald breaks down the plan piece by piece to look at the pledges made and explore where the province needs to go from here.
Zambian Villagers Win the Right to Sue a Mining Company in the United Kingdom
In an interesting development, the United Kingdom Court of Appeal recently upheld the decision of a lower court that British courts have jurisdiction to hear a case in which a United Kingdom-based mining company’s activities caused harm abroad (in Zambia). We explore.
Four Lessons on Communicating ASM from IIED’s Stories of Change Initiative
In this guest column, IIED's Gabriela Flores presents four of the best lessons she has learned in communicating the complex topic of artisanal and small-scale mining.
Disaggregated Data is Essential to Leave No One Behind
If we are to truly achieve the SDGs—and be sure to"leave no one behind"—we need the kind of complete picture that only disaggregated data can provide.
Why Innovation Is Critical to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
The SDGs are interconnected and complex. We are working to tackle that problem head-on while developing innovative approaches to achieving them.
Canada Must Do More to Adapt to Climate Change, Environment Commissioner Says
Canada’s Commissioner for Environment and Sustainable Development, Julie Gelfand, just called on the federal government to do more to prepare Canadians for the impacts of climate change. We explore how that needs to happen.
How Scientific Knowledge Can and Should Guide Policy-Making
Now that it is welcoming its first federal chief science advisor, Pauline Gerrard explains how Canada can best support and nurture its scientific community.