What have we learned about negotiations during COVID-19?
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** A CRUCIAL YEAR FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DIPLOMACY
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Even before COVID-19, crafting environmental deals was a difficult task. What have we learned from 2021 as we prepare for big pushes ([link removed]) on plastic pollution, chemicals, the ocean, and biodiversity?
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** FOSSIL FUELS: WHERE DO CANADA'S PROVINCES STAND?
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Canada’s federal government has pledged to phase out fossil fuel subsidies by 2023. Yet the country’s provinces ([link removed]) still provide hefty subsidies, hindering ambitious climate action.
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** UNPACKING THE DETAILS: THE GLOBAL MINIMUM TAX
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Over 130 countries clinched a deal last year on a global minimum tax. But as they prepare for implementation, developing countries ([link removed]) may need to rework their tax incentives.
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** TRANSLATING “POLLUTER PAYS” INTO ACTION
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The principle of “polluter pays” is an appealing one as we face the urgency of the climate crisis. How has it fared in the world of international environmental law ([link removed]) so far?
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** TAKING SUSTAINABILITY LOCAL
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To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, we need to account for local realities. A new report—the second from ([link removed]) a Canadian city—looks at Winnipeg's efforts in community well-being.
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** LEAVING OIL AND GAS BEHIND
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Limiting global temperature increases to 1.5°C means that oil and gas development must end. To make this happen, what should financial actors keep in mind ([link removed]) ?
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** HOW ARE NEW TECHNOLOGIES CHANGING THE MINING SECTOR?
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As new technologies become more common in mining, our IGF team looked at what this means ([link removed]) for South America’s Andean region, Burkina Faso, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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** THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF ARGENTINA’S MINING SECTOR
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Mineral-rich countries like Argentina can still miss out on key economic benefits from their mining sectors. Our IGF team worked with policy-makers ([link removed]) on how to realize this potential.
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