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It highlights the rapid growth of plastics and ammonia production, the environmental and health costs of these chemicals, and the use of 'transition narratives' to justify new fossil infrastructure. 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The report concludes that moving beyond GDP requires a cohesive, integrated system of measurement to recognize care as a structural pillar of development and a fundamental investment in human capabilities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003242#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"GDP is an insufficient measure of progress because it overlooks essential contributions such as social capital, volunteering, and household activities, creating a \"glaring blind spot in how we measure economic prosperity and progress\".","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003242#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a profound gender imbalance in the care economy; women and girls provide more than 75% of unpaid care work globally, and it is projected that by 2050, women will still spend 2.3 more hours per day on such work than men.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003242#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Investment in the care economy is a significant driver of employment and economic return, with the potential to create 299 million jobs by 2035 and deliver a global GDP return of USD 3.76 for every dollar invested.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003242#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Time-use surveys are the foundational tool for care measurement, used by 25 OECD countries and 77 countries reviewed by the ILO between 2000 and 2016 to monitor unpaid care work.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003242#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Economic valuation of unpaid care in Canada for 2021 estimated that such work accounted for between 25% and 37% of the country's GDP, while paid care work was valued at 12.6% of GDP.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003242#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Africa Care Economy Index (ACEI), which measures social recognition and state support across 54 countries, found that no country reached the passing mark of 18 points, with the highest score being Burkina Faso at 7.25.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003242#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the United Kingdom, the value of unpaid household service work in 2023 was estimated at GBP 1.7 trillion, representing 61% of GDP.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003242#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 'caregiver burden' serves as a systemic stress indicator; when care is perceived as a burden, it signals that society is transferring disproportionate production costs of human capabilities to families and women.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003242#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Household Satellite Accounts (HSAs) allow for the capture of unpaid care work that is excluded from GDP, and when combined with statistical matching, they can reveal the 'time tax' paid by the most precarious sectors of society.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003242#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Most existing beyond-GDP frameworks, such as the Human Development Index and the Doughnut Economy, focus on gender disparities in income or health but fail to explicitly incorporate direct measures of the care economy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003242#insight-10","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["gender equality","gross domestic product","social protection"],"geography_discussed":["Canada","Bangladesh","United Kingdom","Australia","Africa"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["methodological review","policy analysis","economic assessment"]},{"id":"iisd-003395","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-003395","title":"Reforming Investment Contracts","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"en","date_published":"2026-03","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2026-03/reforming-investment-contracts.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document highlights a critical gap in investment governance: while international investment treaties have undergone significant reform, investor-state contracts remain largely marginalized and outdated. These contracts often contain stabilization clauses and tax incentives that restrict a state's regulatory space and can neutralize treaty-level safeguards. The brief also notes a rise in contract-based investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), which is often more opaque than treaty-based arbitration. To address these risks, the authors recommend strengthening national institutional coordination, centralizing and assessing existing contracts, and developing national model contracts. Globally, they advocate for integrating contract reform into broader investment governance discussions and developing regional guidance to reduce negotiation asymmetries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003395#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Investment contracts can neutralize reforms made to international investment treaties because contractual commitments may bind a state to more restrictive obligations at the project level, effectively overriding modern safeguards introduced in treaties.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003395#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Stabilization clauses in investment contracts pose systemic risks by shielding investors from legal or regulatory changes, which can discourage necessary reforms in human rights, environmental protection, and taxation, and may delay climate transitions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003395#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Tax incentives embedded in investment contracts often bypass national fiscal policy frameworks and parliamentary oversight, leading to revenue losses and a fragmented tax system where investors receive different advantages based on the negotiating agency.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003395#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a growing trend of investors using contracts as the basis for international arbitration; in 2025, 21% of ICSID cases invoked contracts for consent to arbitration, compared to 6% the previous year.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003395#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Contract-based investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) is often more opaque than treaty-based ISDS because it is rarely subject to transparency requirements like the Mauritius Convention (2014).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003395#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"National governments can improve contract governance through three primary actions: establishing interministerial coordination mechanisms, centralizing and reviewing the existing stock of contracts, and creating national model contracts and clauses.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003395#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["tax incentive","climate change mitigation","sustainable development","fiscal policy","environmental protection"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","legal analysis"]}]}