As the incoming #G7 President, Canada has an opportunity to turn the tide on stalled fossil fuel subsidy reform commitments.

IISD’s Jonas Kuhl, joined discussions with 🇨🇦's Minister of Environment & Climate Change Steven Guilbeault in 🇮🇹 earlier this week to chart a path forward.👇

Women face greater impacts of #ClimateChange , yet their voices often go unheard.

Learn how they share their stories w/ key actors working on 🇯🇲’s climate adaptation policy through #EnvisioningResilience , a NAP Global Network, GirlsClimateActionJamaica & Lensational project.
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All water is connected, all of the time.

Our very Scott Higgins sat down with Global National to explain how #ZebraMussels managed to travel from the Great Lakes to Manitoba's Clear Lake.

And where we need to go from here...

🚨 Save the date for the 2024 #TogetherEnsemble conference!

Join the conversation to learn about Canada's progress on the #SDGs .

📅MAY 28-29 2024
📍Join online or in-person (LIMITED AVAILABILITY): togetherensemble.ca!

#TogetherEnsemble #TogetherEnsemble 2024

The clock is ticking for the G7 to end inefficient fossil fuel subsidies, but ministers in Turin fell short when it comes to breaking 15 years of gridlock.

G7 subsidies reached USD 199 billion in 2022 and phasing out support by 2025 appears unlikely.

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IISD is an international think tank with global impact.

We're also a -local- think tank invested in the communities our teams call home.

Many thanks to Mayor Mayor Scott Gillingham for joining our CEO Patricia Fuller at our #Winnipeg headquarters and sharing his #sustdev priorities.

Via NAP Global Network, discover how 5 different countries are confronting the threats posed by climate change and working towards a more resilient future and how NAP processes can help.

🔗 bit.ly/4cXxgSa

“Plastics may last forever, but this INC should not!”

With #INC4 over, work remains to be done to narrow gaps in understanding, as well as bridge the divides on the scope and objective of the future #PlasticsTreaty .

Read the final Earth Negotiations Bulletin summary ▶️ enb.iisd.org/plastic-pollut…

🌿📑 European Parliament has voted to adopt the #CSDDD .

Ensuring corporations take responsibility for preventing and managing environmental, labour, and human rights impacts of supply chains is key to global #sustdev efforts, NIKIEMA H. Suzy of IISD Economic Policy says 👇
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Plans this Sunday, Winnipeg?

We're proud to be teaming up with Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir for a concert with a twist—exploring climate change and the earth’s relationship with music.

And we will be introducing the pieces!

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📢 #EU 's adoption of #CSDDD is a 'step in the right direction' for #climate and #humanrights –now 🇪🇺 must work with developing countries to address the needs of local SMEs and suppliers.

IISD NIKIEMA H. Suzy in Forbes 👇

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With #INC4 running out, Chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso proposed creating two expert groups for the intersessional period before #INC5 to:

• address means of implementation
• propose criteria on products, chemicals of concern, and related product design issues

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G7 climate, environment & energy minister meetings are underway in one of the first political tests of the COP 28 agreement to transition away from fossil fuels.

What could a good #climate outcome look like? Experts from @E3G, @ECCOClimate, & @IISD_News explain 👇
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The use of voluntary sustainability standards in #FTAs is gaining traction. What's driving this trend? Will it lead to more sustainable trade? Learn more in:

🔹 Our webinar with ISEAL on May 14: iisd.org/ssi/webinar/vo…

🔹 Our new publication: iisd.org/ssi/publicatio…

The impact of plastic pollution on fresh water needs to be addressed at #INC4 .

IISD Experimental Lakes Area says recommendations must ensure positive impacts on both freshwater and marine systems.

Find out more: iisd.org/articles/insig…

The #G7 Climate, Energy, & Environment Ministerial begins this Sunday!

Following historic COP28 commitments to transition away from fossil fuels & 3X renewable energy how can G7 countries show leadership?

E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism, ECCØ, & IISD experts explain👇youtube.com/watch?v=B_b14v…

'Research from IISD Experimental Lakes Area, for instance, indicates the open water season is already about three weeks longer than before and this could affect fish species, particularly cold-water fish, like lake trout.'

And that's just ONE of the impacts.

More ➡️ bit.ly/ELAClimateChan…

Research from IISD Experimental Lakes Area highlights how pervasive microplastics are in fresh water, surpassing safe levels for aquatic wildlife.

At #INC4 , we want to see this addressed more explicitly and comprehensively.

Read more ➡️ iisd.org/articles/press…

Should the #PlasticsTreaty include a voluntary scheme to hold producers accountable for pollution?

While some #INC4 delegates support this, others have concerns about worsening economic inequalities and food insecurity in developing countries.

Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/plastic-pollut…

South Africa's coal-fired power stations are aging & rolling blackouts have a heavy social & economic cost.

But 📈 bailouts won't solve the loadshedding crisis. Solutions including #CleanEnergy & energy storage are needed to ease the burden.

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