Newsroom Media Coverage View IISD's latest media coverage from around the world. Press Media Coverage What's new in sustainable development Recent news coverage about IISD Displaying 1401 - 1420 of 1937 Experts Warn Invasive Zebra Mussel Could Spread to Other Provinces IISD-ELA's Scott Higgins explains why zebra mussels are such a problem for Canada's lakes, and how we can try to minimize the problem. IISD in the news City TV May 23, 2018 Scientists are planning an oily bitumen spill in this Ontario lake "They’ll look at how the oil changes chemically and physically over time, and how the toxicity changes chemically and physically over time," said Palace, a toxicologist with 25 years of experience. "That will be a 12-week study and we will follow up the residual impacts over the next several years." IISD in the news National Observer May 22, 2018 Bonn voyage: ‘Satisfactory’ session leaves the hard work to Bangkok “Gender parity is very important for [us] and we mainstream it in our work,” said Ivetta Gerasimchuk of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), who moderated a panel in Bonn on Saturday with 5 women and 3 men. On why it is important that there is gender parity at climate events, Gerasimchuk said: “it is my firm belief that the true transition away from fossil fuels is in the hands of women.” IISD in the news Climate Home News May 10, 2018 Revue Politique on carbon pricing and the cost of pollution As debate rages on in Ottawa about the carbon tax costs the federal government wants to impose on provinces that don’t already charge such a tax, Rob Smith, from the International Institute for Sustainable Development, explains the real costs of pollution as well as the impact of this measure. IISD in the news CPAC May 9, 2018 Canada Takes the Lead on Methane Emissions "In the fight against climate change, one of the most damaging greenhouse gases is also one of the least regulated. Unless new strategies are developed to measure and reduce atmospheric methane, the targets set by the Paris climate agreement are unlikely to be met." IISD in the news Project Syndicate April 27, 2018 Nutrition Financing Needs a Paradigm Shift: Save the Children "And then we worked with the International Institute of Sustainable Development. They released a paper indicating that there’s roughly $11 billion a year required until 2030 and nutrition-sensitive [efforts] including agriculture and [water, sanitation and hygiene] and social-protection intervention. We basically added those two things up, the extrapolation plus the nutrition sensitivity." IISD in the news News Deeply April 25, 2018 How can the media do a better job of covering sustainable development? “Sustainability is not just about environment; it’s about economic issues. It’s about social issues. And they’re all interconnected,” says Zahra Sethna, director of communications at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, a think tank. IISD in the news TVO The Agenda April 23, 2018 Trans Mountain spill 'could have significant impacts' says Canadian government scientist "This summer, work will begin to study the effect of a diluted bitumen spill in the Experimental Lakes Area in Ontario to look at the fate and behaviour of dilbit in a Boreal freshwater lake." IISD in the news CBC Quirks and Quarks April 23, 2018 Liberal Women's Commission proposes environmental rights bill at Halifax convention "The International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD) estimates that Canada loses $36 billion per year to health care costs and lost productivity associated with pollution-related illnesses." IISD in the news National Observer April 20, 2018 La contaminación asfixia a la economía (Spanish-language article) “La polución atmosférica es un problema muy serio pero existen otros contaminantes que pueden ser igual o más costosos, pero nos falta la información necesaria para estar seguros”, alerta Robert Smith, investigador del Instituto Internacional para el Desarrollo Sostenible (IISD). IISD in the news El País April 13, 2018 Freshwater World In this film from 1974, Giles Walker takes a look at a variety of projects undertaken by scientists at Environment Canada's Freshwater Institute in Winnipeg to study the processes that pollute or disrupt clean and balanced freshwater environments. Beautiful footage of IISD Experimental Lakes Area starts at 3:28. IISD in the news The National Film Board of Canada April 12, 2018 A wish list for an environmentally friendly NAFTA “You get what you pay for,” Scott Vaughan of the IISD said. “While the CEC has always been pretty low-profile, it’s done a lot of good work and improved our understanding of the state of the environment across North America.” IISD in the news Mongabay April 11, 2018 Canadian lakes serve as windows into Earth's origins "The Lake Matano discoveries had special significance for Dr. Sherry Schiff in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Waterloo. Her long history of studying freshwater habitats, including those at IISD-ELA in northern Ontario, helped her formulate a hypothesis." IISD in the news The Weather Network April 9, 2018 Canadian corporations are suing developing countries for billions of dollars "Howard Mann, a senior law advisor at the Winnipeg-based International Institute for Sustainable Development, says ISDS cases can impede sustainable development, especially when governments are already struggling to pay the bills. “If governments are paying billions of dollars to settle claims, they’re not spending it on education, health or local infrastructure.”" IISD in the news The National Observer April 9, 2018 Sewage SOS IISD Experimental Lakes Area's Scott Higgins contributes a piece to this insert in the Winnipeg Free Press, explaining the science of phosphorus and algae. IISD in the news Winnipeg Free Press April 7, 2018 Climate Atlas of Canada Launched at the ROM Today "The Climate Atlas of Canada is an interactive tool for citizens, researchers, businesses, and community and political leaders to learn about climate change in Canada. It combines data from 12 climate models, regional maps, and storytelling to bring the global issue of climate change closer to home, and is designed to inspire local, regional, and national action and solutions." IISD in the news Water Canada April 4, 2018 Preserving Prairie pastures more important than ever "[T]he Association of Manitoba Community Pastures [...] worked with the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the University of Saskatchewan to measure the direct monetary and non-monetary value the 19 remaining Manitoba pastures provide by way of environmental, social and economic benefits." IISD in the news Winnipeg Free Press March 31, 2018 UP discoms need to balance between income and expenditure (Comment) "A detailed study on consumer perceptions towards tariff reform by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) found that households and farmers have no generalised sense of entitlement to free electricity." IISD in the news Business Standard March 29, 2018 Kontribusi Energi Baru di Indonesia Dinilai Stagnan (Tagalog-language article) "Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI), bagian dari International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), mengungkapkan bahwa porsi energi baru dalam bauran energi Indonesia tidak meningkat sejak pertama kali diterbitkan." IISD in the news CNBC Indonesia March 29, 2018 Is Alberta dominated by oil? Find out the top donors in provincial politics "The energy industry is one of [Alberta]’s biggest employers. It has also been the recipient of a variety of subsidies — including approximately $1.161 million through the Crown Royalty Reduction Program, according to the International Institute for Sustainable Development." IISD in the news Calgary Herald March 29, 2018 Pagination « First ‹ Previous … Page 69 Page 70 Current page 71 Page 72 Page 73 … Next › Last »