COUNTDOWN TO MC12: TIME TO TALK TRADE


What role can trade and trade policy play in the face of a "perfect storm" of crises? Our Trade and Sustainability Hub returns in June alongside the World Trade Organization's Twelfth Ministerial Conference to examine the way forward.

A WTO FISHERIES SUBSIDIES DEAL: WHAT’S ON THE TABLE?


As trade ministers prepare to convene in Geneva in June, what work remains to clinch a deal at the World Trade Organization to tackle harmful fisheries subsidies?

ELECTRIFYING CANADA


Within three decades, Canada will need to double the amount of clean electricity it generates to meet its net-zero targets. The Electrifying Canada task force's new report shares five catalysts to overcome barriers and accelerate electrification.

TACKLING COMPENSATION IN ISDS REFORM


Increasingly high amounts of compensation are being awarded in investment tribunals. Join us on June 2 to learn how compensation is calculated elsewhere and what lessons this can yield for investor–state dispute settlement reform.

FIFTY YEARS OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE


With Stockholm+50 on the horizon, what can we learn from the past half-century of international environmental governance and what lies ahead?

CHARTING THE FUTURE OF INVESTMENT LAW AND POLICY


As efforts to advance international investment law and policy pick up across different forums, a new global platform launched at Davos this week sets its sights on crafting a coherent vision for the future.  

STAYING WITHIN OUR CARBON BUDGET


New research co-led by researchers from IISD and Oil Change International finds that closing down many existing fossil fuel extraction sites early is crucial to staying within 1.5°C of warming.

NEXT STEPS FOR TACKLING DESERTIFICATION


From improving drought resilience to improving synergies with climate and biodiversity conventions, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification's latest Conference of the Parties saw dozens of new decisions adopted.

ROAD TO NET-ZERO: MAPPING INDIA’S ENERGY POLICY 


What does India's current support for fossil fuels, renewables, and electric vehicles look like, and what role do public and private actors need to play in the energy transition? Join the conversation on May 31.

PATHWAYS TO RESPONSIBLE MINE CLOSURE IN ARGENTINA 


What happens to a mine when it stops producing? Our IGF team worked with Argentina’s government to inform national policy guidelines to ensure these closed mines are not abandoned.
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