International Institute for Sustainable Development

75% of Canadian financial support for energy went to fossil fuels in FY 2024-25, but it's not too late to change course. Canada can: 🛑Phase-out fossil fuel subsidies 🌏Align public finance with climate goals ☀️Prioritize renewables 📗 @IISD_Energy: https://bit.ly/4ssZP1T

Tackling reporting challenges and accelerating implementation of Target 18 of the #GlobalBiodiversityFramework could be @COP17_Arm2026’s answer to addressing the biodiversity funding gap. Find out why and how in our new report: www.iisd.org/publications...

How do we restore nature to help urban communities thrive? Last week, we celebrated what #SUNCASA achieved in Kigali: 🌱 1.7 M trees planted 🌳 2,642 ha of forest restored 🛠️ 6,048 jobs created Learn how Kigali tackles flooding, erosion & heatwaves 👉 https://bit.ly/4ysAMh7

#IGFAGM The highlight of the day was the official launch of the IGF Mining Academy: a new platform for learning, collaboration, and innovation in responsible mineral governance. ➡️ Highlights and images: enb.iisd.org/igf-agm-2026...

Nature-based solutions in aquaculture can benefit people, nature & climate, but delivering on all three takes collaboration across ministries & sectors. Our report recommends actions for policy-makers on coordination, financing, tenure & market access👉 https://bit.ly/4hD1L4j

⚙️ Why #IndustrialPolicy matters for trade rules Ieva Baršauskaitė shares what she heard at the #WTOPublicForum & how our research is exploring industrial policy’s role in global trade. 🔗 Read the #EV battery case studies from Indonesia, China & Morocco: https://bit.ly/4g9TDpS

🌳 How can we ensure the transition to deforestation-free supply chains is inclusive? Join IISD and @fairtradeftao.bsky.social for a webinar on Tuesday, October 27, for a discussion on how to support smallholder farmers to overcome barriers to #EUDR compliance: https://bit.ly/4jIDuuW

⚙️ Why #IndustrialPolicy matters for trade rules @ibarsauskaite.bsky.social shares what she heard at the #WTOPublicForum & how our research is exploring industrial policy’s role in global trade. 🔗 Read the #EV battery case studies from Indonesia, China & Morocco: https://bit.ly/4g9TDpS

Our tax and mining experts are heading to #EITI2026 in Brussels from October 8 to 9, presenting IISD research and our work with governments, and contributing to high-level sessions. Read the full agenda: https://bit.ly/4yzDiTG

IISD's headquarters in Winnipeg are on Treaty 1 Territory and the homeland of the Red River Métis Nation. On National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada, we recognize the painful history & ongoing trauma to Indigenous Peoples caused by residential schools.

What do nature-based solutions look like in action? 🌊 From restoring wetlands in Fiji to rivers in Zambia, explore several real-world examples from the Climate Adaptation and Protected Areas Initiative: https://www.iisd.org/capa #NbS #ClimateAdaptation

💸 Who pays the ‘resilience premium’? Last week, we co-organized the #WTOPublicForum for the first time, bringing a #Sustainability lens to the world’s biggest trade dialogue. Alice Tipping shares her key takeaway from the Forum’s high-level plenary 👇

To adapt to a changing climate, countries need access to the right goods and services, but trade barriers often get in the way. Our webinar explored #Trade, #ClimateAdaptation, and the path forward for Viet Nam and the Pacific Islands. 🎥 Watch now: https://bit.ly/3V2YRNw

“I’ve been hearing countries around New York in the last few days, talking to me about their desperation in the face of the energy crisis.” IISD's Vance Culbert & @WeDontHaveTime discuss subsidies, energy costs, & transitioning away from fossil fuels. 👇 https://bit.ly/4zizsyf

We’re live at #AdaptationCanada! Today from 3:45–5:45 p.m. ET, we're co-hosting the session Working with Nature: Implementing nature-based solutions from coast-to-coast, featuring lessons from three new evidence guides we’ve just launched. Come by & learn more!

What does it take to support meaningful, long-term systems change as a philanthropic funder? Explore how trust, flexibility and learning can create the conditions for organizations to adapt, take risks and pursue lasting change in our new article: https://bit.ly/4ruvoIw

We’ll be at Adaptation Canada this week! Join us September 22–24 to hear from our experts about our work on climate adaptation in Canada. If you’re attending, drop by and say hello! 📍 Find us at Booth 43 #AdaptationCanada

As we strengthen our work on AI & sustainable digital transformation, we are pleased to welcome David Jensen to IISD as a senior associate to lead in shaping and advancing these efforts. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3VB6KcZ

📣 It's tomorrow! Join us to hear practical insights from practitioners working to implement nature-based solutions for climate adaptation the ground. Register: https://bit.ly/4iipNlV #ClimateAdaptation #NatureBasedSolutions #CAPAInitiative

🐟 One year ago today, the @wto.org Agreement on #FisheriesSubsidies entered into force – the WTO’s first agreement dedicated to environmental sustainability and a landmark step toward protecting our oceans. But a year on, there's still work ahead /1

For the EUDR to meet its environmental objectives, its implementation must consider the needs of smallholder farmers. 🧑🏽‍🌾 Read our new report to learn more about barriers & pathways to support smallholder inclusion in deforestation-free supply chains: https://bit.ly/4gMjeWs

📢 Tomorrow, the #WTOPublicForum begins in Geneva! IISD is co-organizing the event, bringing a #Sustainability lens to 3 days of sessions on the role of services in global trade. Get up to speed on what’s shaping the conversation & explore our line-up ➡️ www.iisd.org/events/insid...

From @iisd.org - Trade and Climate Tracker: How recent bilateral and plurilateral economic agreements support, structure, or constrain the green transition ⬇️ buff.ly/UGXjbMY

📣 Yesterday, the Government of Manitoba released its first Climate Action Plan—a sign that Canadian governments do not need to abandon their climate goals to become destinations for investment. 🧵 1/5 @philgass.bsky.social

What does the successful implementation of nature-based solutions look like? Join us Thurs, Sept 17 to explore practical experiences, lessons learned & what it takes to strengthen climate adaptation & resilience for people and nature using #NbS: https://bit.ly/4iipNlV

Canada is shifting away from offshore oil & gas. Production in Newfoundland has fallen more than 40% since 2007, accounting for just 4% of 🍁 crude oil. Offshore wind potential—among the highest in the 🌎—offers new opportunities but the right regulations are needed.👇 www.iisd.org/publications...

How is climate change affecting ecosystems & livelihoods in Africa? Read our new climate risk profiles to learn more and explore nature-based solutions & inclusive adaptation measures 👇 Greater Virunga: https://bit.ly/4iGdUpW Kavango-Zambezi: https://bit.ly/4xArzU

In the wake of new tariffs, clean energy investment can diversify 🍁's trade + support economic security. “Electricity is foundational, so we need to start there...abundant low-carbon electricity is a magnet for foreign investment," @aaroncosbey.bsky.social, IISD www.theenergymix.com/trump-trade-...

📢 Last chance to register! Don't miss tomorrow's webinar on how #Trade policy can support #ClimateChangeAdaptation in Viet Nam and the Pacific. ❗ Secure your spot: iisd-elp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📢 The 2025 UN Model Tax Convention is officially published. 💎 For resource-rich countries, the changes matter. Jaqueline Taquiri breaks down what’s new and what it means for governments’ ability to capture revenue from natural resources. 👇 https://bit.ly/3SEjXRs

📣 Calling all youth interested in sustainable development & climate change advocacy! Registration is now open for our IISD Next Campus Workshop Series on Sustainability! This free & fully interactive workshop series starts in September Learn more: https://bit.ly/4xZt7qH

Before Canada builds a new publicly-owned pipeline, it should consider the economic and environmental costs of the last one. The Trans Mountain Pipeline (TMX) was argued to be a major national investment, but the receipts tell a different story. ➡️🧵1/5

🌱 Join our webinar on Thursday, September 3 to explore how trade policy can support climate change adaptation, drawing on new IISD research from Viet Nam and the Pacific. 🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4xolmKV

📣 Calling all youth interested in sustainable development & climate change advocacy! Registration is now open for our IISD Next Campus Workshop Series on Sustainability! This free & fully interactive workshop series starts in September Learn more: https://bit.ly/4xZt7qH

In Santa Marta, 57 countries agreed to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels. Addressing subsidies, debt & limited fiscal space will be vital for implementation. We’re coordinating global experts to help shape this process under workstream 2 👉 https://bit.ly/3UvxMlA

Who will pay for a new pipeline in Canada? The answer is overwhelmingly taxpayers—and returns on investment don’t look promising. With oil pipelines in the news this week, here are a couple things to keep in mind: 🧵1/5

📅 Join our President and CEO Patricia Fuller & other leaders on Sept. 15 to open this year's #WTOPublicForum for a conversation on the future of trade & cooperation. ❗ Tomorrow is the last day to register: https://bit.ly/49pMzmm

📝 Countries are rewriting the rules of the #GreenTransition, one agreement at a time. Our new #Trade & #Climate Tracker codes 71 agreements since 2025, covering #Energy, climate, critical raw materials, heavy industry & more. Explore it here: www.iisd.org/trade-climat... /1