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Days after the end of the UN Climate Conference, the gov’ts of Canada & Alberta have announced plans to ⬆️oil & gas production & rollback climate policies including:
🛢️New pipelines
🏭 Withdrawing the proposed emissions cap
⚡Alberta exemption to Clean Electricity Regulations
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“The guardrails are coming down on Canada’s climate policy. The plans announced today erode over a decade of progress toward a sustainable economy in exchange for more pollution.” Nichole Dusyk. Senior Policy Advisor and Lead, IISD.
November 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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📽️ On Tuesday, the Stop Funding Overfishing coalition & @minderoo.bsky.social hosted a screening of ‘Ocean with David Attenborough’ for @wto.org ambassadors & delegates.

An opening panel featured insights from @alicetipping.bsky.social, Toby Strong, Minna Epps & Efraim Gomez.

🔗 bit.ly/44unN1Z

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November 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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#Breaking | The Gov't of the UK has adopted a policy to ban new oil and gas exploration. 👏

With this plan—which includes just transition elements for workers & communities—the UK becomes the 🌎's largest producer so far to end new licensing.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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What does the future of energy look like? The @iea.org #WEO2025 shows a range of possible futures—yet crosscutting trends make a few things clear:
☀️Renewables are the fastest growing energy source
💰#NetZero has the lowest overall energy system cost

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November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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While many rued the lack of reference to phasing out fossil fuels and deforestation in the #COP30 “Mutirão” decision and the decision on the #GGA, they applauded the new Gender Action Plan and the decision to develop a #JustTransition mechanism

Summary ➡️ enb.iisd.org/belem-un-cli...
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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#Fiji’s coastal fisheries are facing pressure from overfishing and #ClimateChange, putting food security and incomes at risk. 🌊

Learn how Fijian communities are adapting while embracing local traditions https://bit.ly/4iirmhw

#ClimateAdaptation #ClimateResilience
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November 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Although it didn’t make it into the final #COP30 cover text, over 80 countries supported a roadmap to transition away from #FossilFuels. So where do we go from here?

Our energy experts Vance Culbert and Jonas Kuehl explain how countries can deliver beyond Belém. 👇
November 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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💻 As #DigitalTrade grows, technical standards are crucial—yet developing countries often experience a “standardization gap.”

In a 🆕 brief, Craig Atkinson & Dr. Hanane Becha explain why standards matter, share recommendations for policy-makers & more: bit.ly/3LYoPNw 1/2
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November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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What benefits can #NatureBasedSolutions (NbS) deliver?

In #DireDawa, #Ethiopia, #SUNCASA’s #NbS interventions are reducing flood risk, restoring degraded land, generating #green jobs, and saving millions of dollars by 2050. 🌱💧

📄 Full report: https://bit.ly/4ogN7zL
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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The #G20 has not renewed its longstanding commitment to fossil fuel subsidy reform—but country leaders can still take action.

First agreed in 2009, G20 countries have reaffirmed their commitment each year—yet in yesterday’s Leaders’ Declaration, it is noticeably absent.
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Quote from IISD's Angela Picciariello saying, "Outside the G20, countries are taking action to phase out fossil fuel subsidies. If the G20 as a group won't lead, countries, individually or in coalitions, must step up, restate their commitment, and move fast to deliver it."
November 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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#COP30 left the world divided, but spurred momentum that will continue beyond Belém.

Framed as the “implementation COP,” it was meant to shift conversations on #ClimateAction. But divisions on key issues stalled progress until the last moment.

Reaction: https://bit.ly/4iqNpCP
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November 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Cooking with polluting fuels carries significant health & climate risks with women & the poor most impacted.

Ahead of the G20 Leaders’ Summit, new research finds shifting #CleanCooking support from LPG to electric can ⬇️ the subsidies burden & support energy transitions.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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As #G20 countries seek productive investment in infrastructure, #energy, education, health, and #ClimateResilience both individually and as a group, one immediate opportunity remains underutilized yet actionable: #FossilFuel subsidy reform.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/489HXzz
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November 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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With the ICJ reinforcing states’ legal obligation to stop #FossilFuel expansion, the need for ambitious #climate plans has never been clearer. Yet most third-generation NDCs still fall short.

We break down what NDCs are (and aren’t) saying, and the implications beyond #COP30: 🧵 1/6
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November 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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As #COP30 heads to the finish line, former UNFCCC Executive Secretary @pespinosac.bsky.social highlights how Latin America and the Caribbean are embracing #NatureBasedSolutions to contribute to the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Learn more: sdg.iisd.org/commentary/g...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Communities around the world are facing the impacts #ClimateChange, so the pressure is on for negotiators to adopt a robust #adaptation package at #COP30. 🌎

Our experts Emilie Beauchamp and @jeffreygqi.bsky.social explain the progress made and the key contentions. 👇
November 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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🇮🇳 In New Delhi, our SSI colleagues launched a co-authored case study on India’s new #greenwashing guidelines. The report highlights how these rules require substantiated environmental claims to promote transparency & align businesses with global standards.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3XJ2ndH
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November 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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What are fossil fuel subsidies & why is addressing them so critical at #COP30?

Gov’ts spent USD 1.1 trillion subsidizing fossil fuels in 2023. While measures differ in design, the effect is the same: fossil fuels prices don’t reflect their real costs.

🆕 FAQ: www.iisd.org/articles/exp...
November 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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#COP30 is set to close in two days, and the Brazilian presidency is confident that the gavel will fall on time, or early.️

Such a conclusion would be an outlier: Since 1995, only 4 COPs ended early or on time.

Check out our graphic to see how climate COPs compare in terms of overtime. 👇
A bar graph showing how long over time every climate COP has gone since 1995.
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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#ClimateChange disrupts lives and livelihoods, and small island nations like Fiji are especially vulnerable. #NatureBasedSolutions, like oyster farming, offer hope by benefiting people, nature, and local economies.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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#FossilFuel reliance poses a serious risk to human health.

At this #COP30 side event, public health, human rights, & energy experts join forces to highlight the #climate & human risks of fossil fuels + how policy-makers can take action.

Learn more & save the date: www.iisd.org/events/cop30...
November 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Join us at #COP30 for a high-level discussion, “Mobilizing Finance to Deliver on the Global Goal on #Adaptation: Pathways & Partnerships for resilient food systems.”

📅 November 18, 2025
⏰ 4:45–6:15 p.m. (GMT-3)
📍 Side Event Room 9

Learn more: https://bit.ly/49kCU1q
November 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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There's something not being talked about enough at #COP30 that could quietly undermine its #climate commitments: Investor-State Dispute Settlement.

Our Investment Director, Suzy Nikièma, explains what it is, why it matters, and how negotiators and representatives can take action now. 👇
November 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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No #climate effort takes place in isolation. 🌎

Our #trade and green transition expert @ibarsauskaite.bsky.social is back to explain why the topic of trade has been causing controversy at #COP30, and the importance of considering trade and climate policies together. 👇
November 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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📣Tomorrow at #COP30—Shifting public 💰 from fossil fuels➡️clean energy can demonstrate real progress for a just energy transition.

@cop30brazil.bsky.social, joins the ETC, COFFIS, & CETP for a closer look at policy reform & clean energy investment.
Learn more:
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November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM