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For example, the LNG Canada Phase 1 terminal and the Coastal GasLink pipeline experienced cost overruns of 29% and 263% respectively, totaling an estimated CAD 14.5 billion in unexpected costs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000945#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Canada's competitiveness in the LNG market is challenged by cheaper producers like Qatar and the United States, as well as the U.S. using tariffs to pressure importers to buy American LNG.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000945#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Global LNG markets are characterized by extreme volatility where regional supply shocks can drive up prices globally, impacting domestic costs for exporters. 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The EU's RePowerEU plan aims for a gas demand decline of over 40% from 2024 to 2030, while Japan and South Korea saw LNG imports fall by 8% and 4.9% in 2023, respectively.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000945#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In South and Southeast Asia, a price gap exists between what emerging economies can afford and what new export projects require for profitability; importers generally need prices around USD 3-5/MBtu, while new projects need average delivered costs of around USD 8/MBtu.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000945#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"LNG expansion increases global greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain and may delay the transition to renewables abroad. 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Through case studies of Eskom, NTPC, Vietnam Electricity (EVN), and Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), the report analyzes specific transition elements including just energy transition, renewable energy deployment, grid integration, and coal plant retirement.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000053#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"State-owned power companies (SPCs) in emerging economies can utilize the energy transition to diversify business models and support national objectives regarding electrification, socio-economic development, and energy security.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000053#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Effective energy transition requires governments to provide visionary leadership, establish necessary legal frameworks, and redirect public financial support away from fossil fuels toward clean energy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000053#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Due to high debt and capital mobilization difficulties facing SPCs in emerging economies, the international finance community should create innovative funding options that link fast disbursement to proven decarbonization progress.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000053#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report analyzes four specific SPC case studies: Eskom in South Africa regarding just energy transition, NTPC in India on renewable energy deployment, Vietnam Electricity (EVN) in Viet Nam on integrating renewable generation, and Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) in Indonesia on the early retirement of coal power plants.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000053#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["energy transition","clean energy","energy security","electrification","just transition","climate finance","decarbonization","renewable energy","coal-fired power station"],"geography_discussed":["People's Republic of China"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study","policy recommendation"]},{"id":"iisd-000360","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-000360","title":"Market Trends and Potential Benefits of Eco-Certification to Inform Manitoba Commercial Fisheries","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2025-07-03","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/market-trends-eco-certification-manitoba-fisheries","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report examines the impact of eco-certification on Manitoba's commercial fisheries, which export 80% of their catch to international markets, primarily the U.S. and Europe. 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Key recommendations include establishing a global digital services tax, creating a global asset register for beneficial ownership, implementing a global minimum tax on the super-rich, and developing a coordinated multilateral environmental tax architecture to support net-zero goals.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003316#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The UN FCITC should prioritize an early protocol on cross-border services that encompasses both digital and non-digital services, using Article 12AA of the UN Model Tax Convention (UN MTC) as a starting point to expand source countries' taxing rights.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003316#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A global digital services tax (DST) should be negotiated under the cross-border services protocol to avoid relying solely on the OECD's Pillar One Amount A, which is limited to a small number of highly profitable multinational enterprises.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003316#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To resolve tax disputes, the UN FCITC should favor state-to-state mechanisms and domestic courts over investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), as the latter is criticized for being costly and unpredictable.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003316#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Developing countries lose approximately USD 1 trillion annually to illicit financial flows (IFFs), and the UN FCITC could address this by establishing an international definition of IFFs and a Global Asset Register for beneficial ownership.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003316#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is significant revenue potential in taxing high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs); the report suggests adopting a global minimum tax on the super-rich, potentially drawing on the Brazilian G20 proposal.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003316#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The UN FCITC could support the UNFCCC by creating a binding multilateral environmental tax architecture, including targets for phasing out fossil fuel subsidies and implementing carbon pricing for aviation and shipping.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003316#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To improve tax transparency, the UN FCITC should develop an inclusive peer review mechanism for the exchange of information (EOI) and enable public country-by-country reporting (CbCR) similar to EU Directive 2013/34/EU.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003316#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report recommends a global standard for mutual assistance in the collection of taxes that provides for unconditional assistance and clear guidelines for cost recovery.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003316#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To combat the 'race to the bottom' caused by harmful tax practices, the UN FCITC could reinforce OECD Pillar Two model rules as a minimum standard to increase effective corporate tax rates.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003316#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism","fossil fuel subsidy","greenhouse gas emissions","carbon price","Net-zero emissions","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":["European Union","Africa","United States","Brazil","South Africa","United Kingdom","Nigeria","Zimbabwe"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy roadmap","legal analysis","economic assessment"]},{"id":"iisd-003317","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-003317","title":"Feuille de route pour la négociation des protocoles à la Convention-cadre des Nations Unies sur la coopération internationale en matière fiscale","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"report","language":"fr","date_published":"2025-07","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2026-03/negotiating-protocols-un-framework-convention-tax-fr.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report outlines a strategic framework for negotiating protocols under the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation, focusing on enhancing tax revenue and fairness for developing countries. It details two preliminary protocols—cross-border services and tax dispute resolution—and several potential protocols covering the digital economy, illicit financial flows, high-net-worth individuals, environmental taxation, information exchange, mutual administrative assistance, and harmful tax practices. The document argues for a shift away from OECD-led standards, which it claims often disadvantage developing nations, toward a more inclusive UN-led multilateral architecture.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003317#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The report identifies two preliminary protocols to be developed alongside the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation: one on the 'imposition des revenus tirés de la prestation de services transfrontaliers dans une économie de plus en plus numérisée et mondialisée' and another on 'la prévention et le règlement des différends fiscaux'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003317#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Regarding cross-border services, the report suggests using Article 12AA of the UN Model Convention as a starting point to create rules that cover both digital and non-digital services, thereby avoiding the limitations of the OECD's Pillar One Amount A, which only targets a small number of highly profitable multinational enterprises.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003317#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report warns against adopting the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) model for tax disputes due to its high cost, unpredictability, and tendency to bypass national courts, noting that tax disputes represented approximately 15% of known ISDS cases in 2021.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003317#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Developing countries are estimated to lose approximately 1,000 billion USD annually due to illicit financial flows (IFFs), with trade-related IFFs averaging 20% of the total trade value between developing countries and advanced economies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003317#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report proposes a global minimum tax for high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), noting that a 5% wealth tax on multimillionaires and billionaires in the European Union could generate 286.5 billion EUR per year.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003317#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To combat climate change, the report suggests the UN Framework Convention could introduce binding targets for reforming environmentally harmful fossil fuel subsidies, which reached an unprecedented 1,000 billion USD globally in 2022.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003317#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report highlights that many developing countries lack the legal and administrative capacity to benefit from the OECD's automatic exchange of information, and suggests a more inclusive, impartial, and transparent peer-review mechanism.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003317#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report argues that 'harmful tax practices' lead to a 'race to the bottom' where countries lower tax rates to attract foreign investment, resulting in global tax revenue losses equivalent to 4% of GDP and 25% of tax revenues.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003317#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism","fossil fuel subsidy","carbon price","greenhouse gas emissions"],"geography_discussed":["European Union","United States","Brazil","South Africa","United Kingdom","Nigeria","Zimbabwe"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy roadmap","economic assessment"]},{"id":"iisd-003542","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-003542","title":"State of Transition","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2025-07","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2025-07/state-power-companies-energy-transition.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report examines the role of state-owned power companies (SPCs) in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs), noting they control approximately 50% of global power station capacity. Through four case studies, it explores specific transition elements: Eskom (South Africa) on just energy transition (JET), NTPC (India) on renewable energy deployment, EVN (Viet Nam) on grid integration, and PLN (Indonesia) on early coal retirement. Key findings highlight that while SPCs can lead low-carbon action due to declining technology costs, they are often hindered by high debt, fossil fuel subsidies, and a lack of comprehensive legal frameworks. The report recommends that governments mandate specific emission targets for SPCs, shift public finance from fossil fuels to clean energy, and that SPCs establish dedicated JET offices and improve data transparency to build stakeholder trust.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003542#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"State-owned power companies (SPCs) are pivotal to global decarbonization, controlling about 50% of global power station capacity and a similar share of sectoral CO2 emissions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003542#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Eskom in South Africa established a dedicated JET Office in 2020 to manage social impacts and avoid conflicts of interest by reporting directly to the CEO, though its recent move into the generation division has raised concerns.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003542#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The closure of the Komati power station in South Africa demonstrated that poor sequencing—where plant shutdown began before JET initiatives and repowering projects were implemented—led to economic gaps and community frustration.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003542#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"NTPC in India has successfully scaled renewables by acting as a guaranteed off-taker for private developers and creating a dedicated subsidiary, NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL), which used an IPO in 2024 to raise approximately USD 1.2 billion for debt reduction and expansion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003542#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Vietnam Electricity (EVN) faced significant grid congestion and curtailment of renewables due to a geographic mismatch between generation centers in the South Central/Central Highlands and demand centers in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003542#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"EVN improved grid stability through technical solutions, including an in-house forecasting model that reduced daily renewable energy forecast errors to below 10%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003542#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"PLN in Indonesia faces significant hurdles in early coal retirement due to a lack of a comprehensive legal framework and financial strain from 'take-or-pay' contracts with independent coal power plants.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003542#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Financial constraints are a systemic barrier for SPCs in EMDEs, with many burdened by high debt and a reliance on government subsidies that often favor fossil fuels over clean energy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003542#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["energy transition","just transition","wide area synchronous grid","climate finance","fossil fuel subsidy","smart grid","energy security","Nationally Determined Contributions"],"geography_discussed":["South Africa","India","Vietnam","Indonesia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study","policy analysis"]},{"id":"iisd-003758","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-003758","title":"World Trade Organization Talks on Additional Fisheries Subsidy Rules","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2025-07","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2025-07/wto-talks-additional-fisheries-subsidy-rules.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report examines the November 29, 2024, draft text for 'Fish 2' negotiations at the WTO. It details a proposed hybrid approach combining a broad prohibition of subsidies that contribute to overcapacity and overfishing with a management-based exemption and special and differential treatment (SDT) for developing nations. Key provisions include a two-tiered system for demonstrating stock sustainability, specific rules for distant-water fishing, and a five-year review clause to potentially mandate quantitative subsidy reductions. 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