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 1581 - 1600 of 1939 Report: Killing ‘Zombie Energy’ Would Keep More Fossil Fuels Buried “It’s no secret that coal, oil and gas companies are extracting fossil fuel from fields that would be uneconomical without government support – what we call ‘zombie energy’,” says Ivetta Gerasimchuk, lead author of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) report. IISD in the news Daily Planet February 17, 2017 Investors with $2.8 trillion in assets unite against Donald Trump’s climate change denial "Research launched earlier this week by the Global Subsidies Initiative and the Overseas Development Institute found that ending subsidies for global fossil fuel production would have the same impact as eliminating all aeroplanes from the skies." IISD in the news The Independent February 15, 2017 Mining companies digging into the benefits of mechanised mining Aaron Cosbey talks to CGTN about the impact of mechanization on the mining industry. IISD in the news CGTN Africa February 15, 2017 How Trump may spur Canada to up its game on climate change "But Canada can also send its own clean energy south of the border, added Amin Asadollahi of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). Through regional pacts and state-level alliances, he said Canada may be able to counter some of the effects of Trump's support for pipelines and the emissions-heavy coal industry." IISD in the news National Observer February 7, 2017 New research at Hydro-Québec aims to take advantage of energy "revolution" "“If we are going to increase renewable and micro-renewable generation, we need to (first) enable people to sell to the grid,” said Amin Asadollahi, the lead on climate change mitigation for North America at the International Institute for Sustainable Development." IISD in the news National Observer February 2, 2017 Canadian Scientists Explain Exactly How Their Government Silenced Science "When the government announced they would no longer fund the ELA, there was a public outcry, says the ELA's current executive director, Matthew McCandless" IISD in the news Smithsonian.com January 30, 2017 Our future wealth is dwindling – one barrel at a time "“It was our natural capital that drove us into first place,” says Robert Smith, lead author of a study done in conjunction with the International Institute for Sustainable Development that looks at Canada in terms of its comprehensive wealth." IISD in the news The Globe and Mail January 25, 2017 Automated mining will cost jobs and tax income: it's time for governments to act “If you’re moving from mines that employ 5,000 to 10,000 people down to 500 or 1,000, then you’re obviously not going to get the same amount of local jobs,” says Howard Mann, senior adviser on international law at International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and co-author of a recent study on the impact of automation in the mining sector." IISD in the news The Guardian January 20, 2017 Tusentals miljarder i stöd till olja, kol och gas (Swedish-language article) "Ett sådant nätverk är GSI, Global Subsidies Initiative. Laura Merrill vid GSI säger att de låga oljepriserna gör att de statliga stöden lättare kan minskas." IISD in the news Sverige Radio January 15, 2017 Video-Game Tech Digging Real Dirt for Caterpillar, Komatsu "The industry’s drive to protect profit margins will lead to a surge in development of new machines that will peak over the next 10 to 15 years, according to a report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development." IISD in the news Bloomberg January 10, 2017 Gasoline taxes fall despite promises to slow climate change-study "Peter Wooders, Director of Energy at the International Institute for Sustainable Development think-tank in Geneva, praised the study as a step to help track energy price reforms that are often opaque." IISD in the news Reuters January 9, 2017 Into the abyss: oil states face turmoil as climate policies bite "Efforts to diversify the Russian economy have foundered whenever the gas price has risen, says Ivetta Gerasimchuk, a lead of sustainable energy supplies at the Institute for Sustainable Development." IISD in the news Climate Home January 4, 2017 Development: Making every drop of water count Jo-Ellen Parry, in an opinion piece for Pakistan's Dawn newspaper, explains why better management of that country's water resources is becoming imperative. IISD in the news Dawn January 1, 2017 IISD Experimental Lakes Area: The world's living laboratory Sumeep Bath explains why IISD Experimental Lakes Area is such a special place in the Winnipeg Airport's The Hub magazine. IISD in the news The Hub Magazine January 1, 2017 Canada’s climate leadership sets the course toward a more resilient and cleaner economy "We must peak and bend global emissions as quickly as possible. To this end, we were pleased to see the Canadian government, following the first ministers’ meeting last week, putting forward a comprehensive plan to tackling Canada’s growing greenhouse gas emissions, The Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change." IISD in the news The Hill Times December 21, 2016 US fossil fuel subsidies a brake on sustainable transport “The US has lower energy taxes than many developing countries from Ethiopia to Turkey,” said Ivetta Gerasimchuk, an energy expert at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in Geneva. IISD in the news China Dialogue December 16, 2016 The future of trade: is the world open for business? "According to Aaron Cosbey, a senior associate at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), there is normally a less-than-adequate job done to cushion the blow of adjustment from trade liberalisation." IISD in the news Financier Worldwide December 14, 2016 Muddling the climate issue: Ontario’s auditor general misses the mark "Bonnie Lysyk’s report on climate change includes factual flaws and unbalanced analysis that paint an inaccurate picture of Ontario’s new climate policies." IISD in the news The Toronto Star December 13, 2016 Opinion: Canadian foreign aid an antidote for extremist nationalism "[A]t this moment of uncertainty for international cooperation, it is a critical time for Canada to continue championing international climate action as part of a much-needed antidote to toxic nationalism and the climate change denial that so often goes with it." IISD in the news National Observer December 8, 2016 Why Canada’s resource wealth should fuel the new economy "We believe a greater portion of resource revenues needs to be re-invested in creating the new economy Canada will need going forward. There are several ways we could do this, all of them well-tested." IISD in the news The Globe and Mail December 7, 2016 Pagination « First ‹ Previous … Page 78 Page 79 Current page 80 Page 81 Page 82 … Next › Last »