Subsidies to coal production in China
This report presents a bottom-up inventory of subsidies to the Chinese coal industry. It starts with a snapshot of the different methodologies available for subsidy evaluation and then describes the identified
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Rationalizing energy subsidies in agriculture: a scoping study of agricultural subsidies in Haryana, India
This study, undertaken by IISD-GSI and ICF International, untangles the energy-water nexus by analyzing how subsidized electricity has incentivized groundwater extraction in Haryana, India. The research
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The end of coal: Ontario’s coal phase-out
Ontario has successfully implemented its policy to put an end to coal use in 2014. This energy transition has become “the single largest GHG reduction measure in North America”: since 2007, when coal accounted
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Global goals and the environment: progress and prospects
This report provides a comprehensive overview of progress on Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 7, Ensuring Environmental Sustainability, based on official indicators and data. Relying on statistical evidence,
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Are GM crops better for the environment?
In this second report of GMO Inquiry 2015, investigate the environmental impacts of genetically modified (GM; also called genetically engineered or GE) crops in Canada, and around the world. After 20 years,
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Trade and green economy: a handbook
This handbook aims to foster a better understanding of the interlinkages between international trade, the environment and the green economy. It therefore focuses on national and international trade policy
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Implementing greenhouse gas inventory management systems for economic zones in China
China is aggressively pursuing the development of low-carbon economic zones, and while there has been substantial work to define targets and indicators for achieving greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions,
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Where in the world are GM crops and foods?
In this first report of the GMO Inquiry 2015, investigate what genetically modified (GM) crops are grown in Canada and around the world, where they are being grown, how much of each one is being grown,
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Water in the world we want: catalysing national water-related sustainable development
A new UN report warns that without large new water-related investments many societies worldwide will soon confront rising desperation and conflicts over life's most essential resource. Presenting their
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Mapping global vulnerability to dengue using the water associated disease index
The first-ever maps of global vulnerability to dengue, a mosquito-borne tropical virus that produces a painful condition of body joints sometimes referred to as "breakbone fever," were published by UN