Battery storage can 📈 grid flexibility & support #RenewableEnergy uptake in #SouthAfrica. But IISD research finds increasing understanding of opportunities + addressing financial obstacles will be key to accelerate grid battery deployment. African Business Magazine african.business/2024/08/energy…

The #CETP is working with most members meeting their pledge to end int'l public finance for #FossilFuels. Ahead of COP29 members should: 📈clean energy finance 💰Support lower-income countries 💡Match leadership & end domestic fossil fuel finance 🔎 iisd.org/publications/r…

Can behavioural science help scale climate change adaptation solutions? Our new report with Rare illustrates how behavioural science can help to question and reframe our assumptions about people’s decision making.

🎓 Join the NBI Academy 5-Week Live Program from 25 Sept to 23 Oct! The popular nature-based infrastructure (NBI) course is back, empowering investors, policymakers, & planners to analyze NBI vs. traditional "grey" infrastructure. Secure your spot today: ncai.iisd.org/events/nbi-aca…

Following the intersessional meetings in Bangkok, join the next #GENeva #BeatPlasticPollution Dialogue on updates & the view to the finish line at #PlasticsTreaty #INC5, as delegates & stakeholders advance on the #RoadToBusan. 📆 5 Sep 2024, 15:00 CEST ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN5Sep24

Join IUCN, IISD and World Resources Institute to explore how #GreenInfrastructure & #NatureBasedSolutions can reduce climate risks and boost urban resilience. Featuring insights from the #SUNCASA project w/ speakers from 🇪🇹 🇷🇼 & 🇿🇦. More ➡️ iisd.org/events/nabsa-d…

"From a polluted Seine River grabbing the spotlight during this year’s Olympic Games to California’s shrinking lakes, it seems like this week’s #WWWeek couldn’t come soon enough..." Dimple Roy makes the case for #NbS in the EU Reporter this week... eureporter.co/environment/wa…

Did you like our Border Carbon Adjustment reports from Brazil & Trinidad and Tobago? We’ve got a new one, hot off the press! IISD Economic Policy and Chatham House publication on border carbon adjustment dilemmas in the #UK is live #ClimatePolicy #TradeImpact 👇 iisd.org/publications/r…

Gender and equity are crucial for effective and inclusive #adaptation planning. NAP Global Network's brief highlights the latest HR findings to support evidence-based decision-making in #NationalAdaptationPlan processes. 🔗 bit.ly/3MjAO50 #GenderEquity #ClimateAction

🎓 Join the NBI Academy 5-Week Live Program from 25 Sept to 23 Oct! The popular nature-based infrastructure (NBI) course is back, empowering investors, policymakers, & planners to analyze NBI vs. traditional "grey" infrastructure. Secure your spot today: ncai.iisd.org/events/nbi-aca…

Compared to other countries, Trinidad and Tobago has lower #GHGreduction goals, financial access and limited technology. Substantial investments from domestic and international assistance could help protect exports. Read: iisd.org/publications/r…

Unlocking private sector investment is crucial for building #resilience to #climatechange. How well do you know financial instruments available to support adaptation priorities in 𝐍𝐀𝐏𝐬? Take NAP Global Network's new quiz! ⬇️ bit.ly/3yWVNXV #adaptationfinance

ExxonMobil has been awarded 218 🆕oil & gas licenses since 2018. If fully exploited this could release 429MTCO2. As other oil giants, it plans to rely on CCS to drill more oil & use subsidies to deploy the technology— but CCS is not a climate solution. 🧵1/3  ✍️Andy Rowell &

Join IUCN, IISD and World Resources Institute to explore how #GreenInfrastructure & #NatureBasedSolutions can reduce climate risks and boost urban resilience. Featuring insights from the #SUNCASA project w/ speakers from 🇪🇹 🇷🇼 & 🇿🇦. More ➡️ iisd.org/events/nabsa-d…

#ICYMI A key milestone has been reached as the United Nations continues efforts to create a new international tax framework. But there’s lack of consensus from some major economies. IISD Economic Policy’s Kudzai Mataba explains what you need to know. #UNTaxConvention 🔎 bit.ly/3XhUIUB

📣In 2023, #CETP members delivered USD 21.3bn in int'l public finance for clean energy. Most of this went to rich countries, with 🇪🇸, 🇩🇪, 🇵🇱 the top recipients. Of 💰to lower income countries, 83% was delivered as loans, adding to debt burdens. 🆕report: iisd.org/publications/r…

Plastic pollution is global, but the solutions are not. Miscommunication and tensions can arise. Ieva Baršauskaitė discusses practices for better government collaboration towards a plastic-less future. 🌍💡 🔎 iisd.org/publications/r…

🗓️ The countdown is on! IISD’s Trade team will be at the #WTOPublicForum next week, convening discussions on trade, adaptation, fisheries subsidies and border carbon adjustments. Connect with us to learn how we're shaping a better global economy! iisd.org/inside-wto-pub…

🗓️ The countdown is on! IISD Economic Policy's Trade team will be at the #WTOPublicForum next week, convening discussions on trade, adaptation, fisheries subsidies and border carbon adjustments. Connect with us to learn how we're shaping a better global economy 👉 iisd.org/inside-wto-pub…

Effective #ClimateChange adaptation must prioritize gender and equity, as highlighted in the latest HR report. Join our webinar to discuss with experts how this evidence can be applied to climate adaptation. #ClimateAction #AR6 #ActOnTheGap