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This document is a statement delivered by Scott Vaughan, President and CEO of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), to the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade on May 1, 2018. Vaughan provides perspectives on a potential free trade agreement between Canada and MERCOSUR, advocating for the inclusion of progressive trade policies, sustainability standards, and a shift in investment protection models.

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) calls for a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in British Columbia, citing significant gaps in health research and the risk to greenhouse gas emission targets.

This policy brief outlines strategies for enhancing resilience in the built environment to combat climate change, focusing on robust design, the mitigation of urban heat island effects, and the adoption of sustainable architectural and planning protocols.

This briefing notes Canada's ratification of the Minamata Convention on Mercury and highlights research from the IISD-Experimental Lake Area regarding the impact of reducing mercury pollution on fish.

This fact sheet by the International Institute for Sustainable Development explains the nature of zebra mussels, their spread into Manitoba, and their potential ecological and infrastructural impacts on Lake Winnipeg.

This policy paper argues that green securitisation is a critical tool for financing fragmented, small-scale low-carbon assets in Europe. It identifies that while institutional demand for green investments is high, supply is hindered by a lack of standardised contracts, insufficient asset volumes per lender, and low credit ratings for new technologies. The authors propose a public sector agenda including the creation of green asset definitions, the establishment of financial warehouses (potentially via the EIB), the provision of credit enhancements, and the use of cornerstone investments by development banks and the ECB to scale the market.

In a speech delivered at the PAGE Ministerial Conference in Berlin on March 27, 2017, IISD President and CEO Scott Vaughan critiques current trade and investment models, specifically focusing on the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the role of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in sustainable development.

This fact sheet from the World Resources Institute provides key statistics on Indigenous and community land rights, highlighting the gap between the amount of land held by these groups and the amount they legally own, as well as the environmental benefits of secure tenure.

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides a response to the European Commission's December 2016 public consultation on reforming investment dispute resolution, specifically rejecting proposals for an Investment Court System (ICS) and a Multilateral Investment Court (MIC).

The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) opposes the European Commission's proposal to establish a Multilateral Investment Court (MIC), arguing that the plan focuses narrowly on institutional adjustments while failing to address the substantive imbalances of the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) system. CIEL contends that the MIC would entrench a regime that prioritizes corporate rights over the sovereign right of states to regulate for the public interest, human rights, and the environment.

This document is a provisional agenda and procedural guide for an Extraordinary Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held on March 9, 2017, in Panama City, Panama, for the purpose of electing a new Executive Director.

The document contains the minutes and an annex from the Special Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held on March 9, 2017, in Panama City, Panama. The primary purpose of the session was the election of a new IAI Executive Director.

A statement by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) responding to a National Post commentary, arguing that coal-fired power plants significantly impact air quality and public health through the emission of sulphur dioxide and fine particulate matter.

This briefing by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) examines the ecological and public health risks associated with neonicotinoid pesticides, focusing on their impact on pollinators and food security, and details regulatory responses in Ontario and by Health Canada.

This briefing by the Climate Bonds Initiative outlines the progress of public policy regarding green bonds in 2016 and projections for 2017. It highlights the emergence of sovereign green bonds, the role of green bonds in financing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and various innovative financial tools used by governments to attract private capital for climate infrastructure.

This fact sheet by the Climate Bonds Initiative outlines public sector activities and policy developments in the green bond market during 2016, emphasizing the role of governments in leveraging private capital to meet climate-aligned infrastructure needs.

This briefing paper by the Climate Bonds Initiative explains how green securitisation—the process of pooling illiquid low-carbon assets into tradable securities—can unlock finance for small-scale climate projects. It highlights the growth of the green Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) market, identifies suitable asset classes, and provides policy recommendations for the public sector to scale these markets.

This guide by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) analyzes the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) clause in international investment treaties. It examines how arbitral tribunals have interpreted MFN to allow investors to import more favorable substantive and procedural rules from third-party treaties, a practice that has led to legal uncertainty and 'treaty-shopping.' The document provides a typology of MFN clauses, discusses the distinction between pre- and post-establishment phases, and offers recommendations for states to limit the scope of MFN in future treaties to protect national sovereignty and policy space.

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) issued a statement responding to a Fraser Institute report, arguing that the phase-out of coal-fired power plants in Ontario provided significant health and environmental benefits. CAPE asserts that coal plants were major contributors to sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, mercury, and greenhouse gas emissions, and that their closure contributed to measurable declines in air pollution and related health burdens.

A submission from a collaborative of eight health organizations to Environment and Climate Change Canada advocating for an accelerated phase-out of coal-fired power plants to maximize public health and climate benefits.