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It notes high concentration in the meat processing industry, where 85% of animals are processed in three plants that all faced outbreaks, and reports that one in seven Canadians experienced food insecurity in May 2020.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002185#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The pandemic prompted a rise in home food production, with one in five Canadians starting to grow food at home. Two thirds of those who gardened in 2020 attributed their decision to the pandemic, citing concerns regarding food shortages and prices.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002185#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Canada's meat processing sector is characterized by high concentration, with 85% of animals processed in three plants, all of which had COVID-19 outbreaks. 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It highlights that electricity subsidies have increased from Rp8.8 trillion in 2005 to Rp58 trillion in 2016, and that reform is necessary to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ensure support reaches the poor. 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In developing economies, this calculation also includes savings from backup generation costs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-000558#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) is cost-competitive and offers savings to end-use consumers when the electricity price is lower than or equal to the retail electricity price throughout the contract or project lifetime.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-000558#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"While renewable energy can reduce short-term wholesale generation prices due to low marginal production costs, long-term cost-competitiveness requires the average cost of energy to be at least equal to average wholesale costs during power generation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-000558#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In traditional market contexts, renewable projects are cost-competitive against technologies providing the same service if they have a lower risk or an average cost of energy that is at least equal to the alternative.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-000558#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["renewable energy","Levelized cost of energy","wind energy","solar energy","power purchase agreement"],"geography_discussed":["United States"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["framework","fact sheet"]},{"id":"wri-001135","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/wri-001135","title":"Bottom Line on Cap-and-Trade","publisher":{"name":"World Resources Institute","organization":"world-resources-institute"},"document_type":"fact sheet","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.wri.org/research/bottom-line-cap-and-trade","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document defines cap-and-trade as a market-based system that sets a maximum limit on greenhouse gas emissions, creating a carbon price through the supply and demand of emission allowances. It details the differences between upstream and downstream regulation, compares cap-and-trade to carbon taxes, and lists existing programs such as the EU-ETS and RGGI.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-001135#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"A cap-and-trade program functions by setting a maximum limit, or \"cap,\" on greenhouse gas emissions for covered sectors. Emitters must monitor their emissions and hold enough allowances—permits for specific emission amounts—to cover their reported totals. This scarcity creates a market price, allowing companies that can reduce emissions cheaply to sell allowances to those for whom reductions are more expensive, thereby lowering overall compliance costs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-001135#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Regulation can occur at different points: \"upstream\" regulation targets energy producers, suppliers, and transporters (such as oil and gas companies and refineries), while \"downstream\" regulation targets emissions at the point of combustion or use. Due to administrative complexity, downstream regulation is typically limited to large-scale emitters like energy-intensive industrial sources and fossil fuel-fired power plants.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-001135#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"While both cap-and-trade and carbon taxes are market-based tools that create a financial incentive to reduce emissions, they differ in their mechanism: cap-and-trade sets a limit on emissions and lets the market determine the price, whereas a carbon tax sets a direct fee on fuels based on emissions without establishing a limit on the total amount of emissions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-001135#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Several cap-and-trade programs are currently in operation. The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) regulates carbon dioxide emissions from 11,500 installations across 25 countries. In the United States, the Northeast Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) involves 10 states targeting the electric power sector. Other initiatives include the Western Climate Initiative (seven states and three Canadian provinces) and the Midwest Regional GHG Reduction Accord (six states and one Canadian province).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-001135#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["emission trading","greenhouse gas emissions","carbon price","carbon tax","European Union Emission Trading Scheme 1"],"geography_discussed":["European Union","Canada"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","fact sheet"]},{"id":"wri-001328","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/wri-001328","title":"RENEWABLE ENERGY IN INDIA","publisher":{"name":"World Resources Institute","organization":"world-resources-institute"},"document_type":"fact sheet","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/uploads/green-power-market-development-group-india.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Green Power Market Development Group (GPMDG) India, a partnership between the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), works to increase renewable energy adoption in India's commercial and industrial sectors. By addressing policy and market barriers, the group facilitates procurement, shares best practices, and aggregates demand for technologies like solar PV. As of July 31, 2015, GPMDG supported 250 MW of renewable energy, including 110 MW facilitated by its Bangalore chapter in Karnataka during its first year of operations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-001328#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Green Power Market Development Group (GPMDG) India is a partnership between the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) designed to increase the share of renewable energy used by large commercial and industrial energy consumers by addressing policy and market barriers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-001328#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"As of July 31, 2015, GPMDG supported 250 MW of renewable energy. The group's Bangalore chapter in Karnataka facilitated projects totaling 110 MW during its first year of operations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-001328#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"GPMDG expanded its operations to Chennai in 2014 to leverage the potential for renewable energy and develop a favorable policy environment in Tamil Nadu, including a feasibility assessment for renewables at the Mahindra World City (MWC) Chengalpet campus.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-001328#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The group implements a Collaborative Solar Purchasing Project in Bangalore that aggregates demand for on-site solar photovoltaic (PV) systems to reduce transaction costs, increase deployment scale, and lower greenhouse gas emissions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-001328#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["renewable energy","photovoltaics","solar energy","wind energy","greenhouse gas emissions","rooftop photovoltaic system","climate change"],"geography_discussed":["Karnataka","Bengaluru","Tamil Nadu","Chennai"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["fact sheet"]},{"id":"wri-001374","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/wri-001374","title":"A COUNTRY-LED PARTNERSHIP TO RESTORE 20 MILLION HECTARES","publisher":{"name":"World Resources Institute","organization":"world-resources-institute"},"document_type":"fact sheet","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/restoring-degraded-land-latin-america-caribbean.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Initiative 20x20 is a regional partnership in Latin America and the Caribbean designed to restore degraded landscapes through reforestation, agroforestry, and silvopasture. The initiative has surpassed its initial goal of 20 million hectares and has earmarked US$2.4 billion for project financing. 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