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Commentaries
Staff and associates are frequently called upon to offer their expert opinions on a range of sustainability issues. Published by IISD as commentaries, these insightful musings of our most trusted experts provide a deep analysis of global issues.
Canada and Climate Change: Where to now?
Commentary: John Drexhage, 2010Copenhagen: A Memorable Time for All the Wrong Reasons?
Commentary: John Drexhage, Deborah Murphy, 2009A Brief Analysis of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference
Commentary: , 2009Agriculture and Climate Change: A post-2012 agreement must give agriculture the attention it deserves
Commentary: Deborah Murphy, 2009Battling the Elements: The security threat of climate change
Commentary: Oli Brown, Alec Crawford, 2009In the Market for Climate Change Action: Market mechanisms and the achievement of global emissions reductions
Commentary: Jessica Boyle, John Drexhage, 2009Barcelona Postscript
Commentary: John Drexhage, 2009Can we be pleased with the progress we have made in the development of energy efficiency and the mitigation of climate change?
Commentary: Mark Halle, 2009How Canada can restore its reputation on climate change
Commentary: John Drexhage, 2009The Barcelona Negotiations on Climate Change: Where the Spirit is willing?
Commentary: John Drexhage, 2009House of Commons Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development—Statement by John Drexhage
Commentary: John Drexhage, 2009Give Peace (and the climate) a Chance
Commentary: Oli Brown, Alec Crawford, 2009Bangkok Talks on Climate Change: Matter over Form is the Only Way Ahead - An IISD Commentary
Commentary: John Drexhage, 2009Sobering Days in Bonn
Commentary: John Drexhage, 2009Trade and Subsidies: Undermining the trading system with public funds
Commentary: Mark Halle, 2009Multi-Purpose Flood Protection: A rural-urban win-win
Commentary: Henry David Venema, 2009Biofuels are not the answer
Commentary: David Runnalls, 2009Guest View: Daniel Gagnier
Commentary: Daniel Gagnier, 2009A Plea for Reason
Commentary: John Drexhage, 2009IISD joins newly formed international coalition for a green economy: Signs open letter to G20
Commentary: Mark Halle, 2009Turning toward Sustainability? Looking at the Third Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum
Commentary: Maja Andjelkovic, 2009Corporate Responsibility in the Age of Irresponsibility: A symbiotic relationship between CSR and the financial crisis?
Commentary: Flavia Thomé, 2009Environmental Policies under an Obama Administration: Is Change in the Air?
Commentary: Philip Gass, John Drexhage, 2009Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) Sector Industries Might be Cut Down to Size, but Globalization Will Continue: An IISD Commentary
Commentary: Oshani Perera, 2009Achieving Global Sustainability: A role for the Internet Governance Forum
Commentary: Heather Creech, 2008Hope and Change are Far from Reality for Congolese and a Threatened Environment
Commentary: Alec Crawford, 2008From Feast to Famine: After seven (relatively) good years, what now for commodity producers in the developing world?
Commentary: Oli Brown, 2008The Financial Crisis and Our Response to Climate Change
Commentary: Peter Wooders, David Runnalls, 2008ICTs, Adaptation to Climate Change, and Sustainable Development at the Edges
Commentary: Don MacLean, 2008On the Way to Copenhagen
Commentary: Ban Ki-moon, 2008The Security Dimensions of Environmental Policy: Canadian defence policy changes along with climate in the suddenly accessible Far North
Commentary: Alec Crawford, 2008Is Green Great?: Balancing the Demands of Environmental Protection and Human Needs
Commentary: Oli Brown, 2008Resource Wars and Information and Communication Technologies
Commentary: Tony Vetter, 2008Why Aren’t We There Yet?: Twenty years of sustainable development
Commentary: David Runnalls, 2008Internet Governance Forum: A Commentary on the Second Meeting
Commentary: Maja Andjelkovic, 2008Statement to the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development
Commentary: John Drexhage, 2008Subsidizing Biofuels Backfires
Commentary: David Runnalls, 2007Weather of Mass Destruction? The rise of climate change as the "new" security issue.
Commentary: Oli Brown, 2007House of Commons Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development November 27th, 2007
Commentary: John Drexhage, 2007Adapting to a Changing Climate
Commentary: David Runnalls, 2007The UNEP That We Want: Reflections on UNEP's Future Challenges
Commentary: Mark Halle, 2007Put ecosystem to work: Restoring wetlands, managing watersheds could save Lake Winnipeg
Commentary: Henry David Venema, 2007Turning the "Clean Energy" Superpower Oxymoron into Reality
Commentary: John Drexhage, 2007Brave New Deal? Assessing the May 10th U.S. Bipartisan Compact on Free Trade Agreements
Commentary: Aaron Cosbey, 2007Policy Brief - Markets for ecosystem services: A potential tool for multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs)
Commentary: Anantha K. Duraiappah, 2007Surviving and Thriving in the Great M&A Game
Commentary: Daniel Gagnier, 2007Statement to the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development (June 19, 2007)
Commentary: John Drexhage, 2007The beginnings of a plan
Commentary: John Drexhage, 2007Preparing the Next Generation for SD Leadership
Commentary: Heather Creech, 2007Eating the Dry Season: Labour mobility as a coping strategy for climate change
Commentary: Oli Brown, 2007The Exhaustion of Intellectual Property Rights: Should countries favour consumers or private interests?
Commentary: Mark Halle, 2007Fifth Annual Leadership and Social Change Net Impact Conference and Career Fair
Commentary: Dagmar Timmer, 2007Catching up with the Slowest: NGO Accreditation at the WTO
Commentary: Mark Halle, 2007Climate Change Impacts in Manitoba: IISD President looks at farming, the north, Lake Winnipeg and urban life
Commentary: David Runnalls, 2007Which way to Brazil? Notes from the “Taking stock and the way forward” consultations on the Internet Governance Forum
Commentary: Maja Andjelkovic, 2007Statement to House of Commons Legislative Committee on Bill C-30
Commentary: John Drexhage, 2007The U.S. Climate is Changing: But Where Was Canada at Davos?
Commentary: David Runnalls, 2007Rainforest Alliance Certification
Commentary: Tensie Whelan, 2007Internet Governance Forum: A commentary on the first meeting
Commentary: Maja Andjelkovic, 2007Internet Governance: Background to the Internet Governance Forum
Commentary: Maja Andjelkovic, 2007Making Trade-led Economic Growth Sustainable: IISD project aims to advise decision-makers in Thailand and Laos
Commentary: Sabrina Shaw, 2006Statement by John Drexhage, IISD’s Director of Climate Change and Energy, to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development
Commentary: John Drexhage, 2006Good Times on the Commodity Price Rollercoaster: But how long can they last?
Commentary: Oli Brown, Jason Gibson, 2006People, Planet and Profits
Commentary: Mark Moody-Stuart, 2006Continental Drift: Fractured multilateralism, regional trade agreements and the prospects for peace
Commentary: Oli Brown, 2006Aiding, Trading or Abetting? Trade and aid in an insecure world
Commentary: Oli Brown, 2006Trade, Aid and the Millennium Development Goals: Reaching the goals in an insecure world
Commentary: Oli Brown, 2006Small Victories in the Road Forward: “No breakthrough, but no breakdown” at WTO meetings in Hong Kong
Commentary: David Runnalls, 2006Did WSIS Miss the Point? An information society vision disconnected from sustainable development
Commentary: Maja Andjelkovic, 2005Is Let’s Make a Deal Now Dead at the WTO? Approach to trade negotiations might need to be revisited
Commentary: Mark Halle, Howard Mann, 2006Bush Blinks; The U.S. now at the climate change table
Commentary: John Drexhage, David Runnalls, 2005Promises Made, Promises Broken: Barriers to Northern markets hamper efforts of Southern countries to gain access
Commentary: Moeed Yusuf, 2005The Emperor Needs New Clothes: Failure in Hong Kong will represent a significant setback even if it is dressed in the clothes of success
Commentary: Mark Halle, 2005Canadian Agricultural Practices on WTO Block: Trade talks in Hong Kong take aim at wheat, dairy and poultry
Commentary: David Runnalls, 2005Preserving Policy Space for Sustainable Development: The Subsidies Agreement at the WTO - Commentary
Commentary: Francisco Aguayo Ayala, Kevin P. Gallagher, 2005Paddling upstream – water management on the prairies
Commentary: Henry David Venema, 2005The Final Decision in Methanex v. United States: Some New Wine in Some New Bottles
Commentary: Howard Mann, 2005China needs to become a leading partner in efforts to "decarbonize development"
Commentary: Maya Papineau, 2005What is Canada's Environmental Identity?
Commentary: Christopher Evans, 2005A New Spring for the UN? Kofi Annan unveils ambitious agenda
Commentary: Oli Brown, 2005Ottawa’s “green” budget a good first step
Commentary: John Drexhage, 2005WSIS Unfolds: Finding the right way to Tunis
Commentary: Terri Willard, 2005Kyoto is here. What now?
Commentary: David Runnalls, 2005Canada falling behind on ODA: World leaders commit to increasing development assistance; Canada absent from the list
Commentary: David Runnalls, 2005IISD's Letter to Foreign Policy, Reacting to "NGOs: Fighting Poverty, Hurting the Poor"
Commentary: Mark Halle, 2004Contributing to Global Solutions: How Canada Corps can make a difference
Commentary: Heather Creech, Carolee Buckler, 2004Russian Ratification Puts Pressure on Canada
Commentary: David Runnalls, John Drexhage, 2004Sustainable Development and National Government Actions: New study identifies key issues in national sustainable development strategy process
Commentary: Darren A. Swanson, László Pintér, François Bregha, Axel Volkery, Klaus Jacob, 2004NAFTA Need Fixing? It Sure Does! Prime Minister Martin market tests amending NAFTA before top US media executives
Commentary: Howard Mann, 2004A Minority Government and Climate Change: What does Canada’s new political landscape mean for northern residents now experiencing the impacts of climate change?
Commentary: Mary May Simon, 2004Focusing on Current Realities: It’s time for the impacts of climate change to take centre stage
Commentary: Anne Hammill, 2004Miami FTAA Results a Complete Wash
Commentary: Aaron Cosbey, 2003Towards Assessing the Distributional Impacts of Meeting Kyoto Targets in Canada
Commentary: Amit Kanudia, Richard Loulou, Chantal Guertin, 2003Canada Needs To Be A Player In The Bean Scene: IISD calls on Canada to join the International Coffee Organization to tackle current coffee crisis
Commentary: Jason Potts, 2003The Free Trade Commission Statements of October 7, 2003, on NAFTA's Chapter 11: Never-Never Land or Real Progress?
Commentary: Howard Mann, 2003After the Collapse: Developed countries must become re-engaged after the failed Cancun ministerial
Commentary: Luke Eric Peterson, 2003More costly than we think
Commentary: Henry David Venema, Stephan Barg, 2003Gauging Progress Toward Sustainability: A Communication Innovation
Commentary: Darren A. Swanson, 2003Investor Rights and Wrongs: Suffering from "calligroeconomania"
Commentary: Luke Eric Peterson, 2002IISD Commentary - Sustainable development cools off: Globalization demands summit take new approach to meeting ecological, social goals
Commentary: Mark Halle, 2002IISD Commentary - Environmental Insecurity
Commentary: Jason Switzer, 2002After Doha - An IISD Commentary
Commentary: Konrad von Moltke, 2002IISD Statement on Trade & Sustainable Development
Commentary: IISD, 2000IISD Viewpoint 4 (Qatar 2001)
Commentary: IISD, 2001IISD Viewpoint 3 (Qatar 2001)
Commentary: IISD, 2001IISD Viewpoint 2 (Qatar 2001)
Commentary: IISD, 2001IISD Viewpoint 1 (Qatar 2001)
Commentary: IISD, 2001