The 8-month hackathon aimed at finding solutions for Lake Winnipeg's water issues
With Lake Winnipeg facing environmental deterioration, a start-up competition is turning to the tech sector to help find solutions to the issues plaguing the lake.
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Weed in the Water: How does cannabis use affect our freshwater ecosystems?
Canada’s recent legalization of recreational cannabis is the impetus behind a unique research project launched last fall to understand its potential impact on freshwater plants and animals.
Webinar: The Energy Charter Treaty: To "modernize" or to exit?
This webinar, part of IISD's series of Webinars on Investment Law and Policy, focused on the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). The event was held on January 22, 2020, at 3:30 PM CET/9:30 AM EST.
Sustainable Asset Valuation Tool: Materials Management Infrastructure
This publication serves as a technical document for the development of IISD's SAVi for materials management infrastructure.
Mending Coastal Marshes
Recycled plastic bottles get a new life as artificial islands on the Louisiana coastline.
The EV revolution will take batteries, but are they ethical?
The EV revolution has been racking up a whole supply chain of trouble around the globe (including a recent lawsuit) related to an onslaught of often-contentious new mines opening to meet surging battery-metal demand, not to mention the coming tide of e-waste from old batteries.
Deep Dive Into Fisheries Subsidies, Part 2: Cheap gas and free nets causing problems for shrimp
Stories of success in Latin American fishing communities have nothing to do with the price of gas or getting cheap equipment. Instead, there must be a system that protects their business from illegal fishing.
How Costa Rica’s Environment Minister Talks to his Daughter About Climate Change
Do we need new, advanced technology to reduce carbon emissions? Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, Costa Rica’s Minister of Environment and Energy, says we already have the best “machine” for the job: trees.
India’s Largest Power Producer Wants NOx Norms Diluted For New Coal Plants
India’s power industry, led by its largest producer National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), is pushing to water down the norms for lethal nitrous oxide (NOx) emissions, saying pilot projects of technologies to cut down emissions have proved ineffective in India.