Startling Pollution Costs
We discuss a recent report, Costs of Pollution in Canada: Measuring the impacts on families, businesses and governments, with Canada's CTV News.
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La pollution coûte annuellement 4300 $ par famille, selon une étude
"Une étude chiffre les coûts directs des effets de la pollution sur la santé et le bien-être à 39 milliards de dollars par an au pays. Mais les données sur le sujet sont tellement clairsemées que la facture réelle pourrait bien être beaucoup plus élevée. L’Institut international du développement durable (IISD) publie jeudi un rapport qui se veut le portrait le plus exhaustif des coûts associés à la pollution jamais réalisé au Canada. Il s’est toutefois vite buté à une difficulté de taille : les lacunes dans les données de recherche sur le sujet."
Air pollution causes 7,700 premature deaths in Canada each year: report
"Air pollution cost Canadian families an estimated $36 billion in 2015 due to premature death and illness, a new research report says. The report, Costs of Pollution in Canada, is a compilation of scientific data on all aspects of pollution, from smog to oil spills and fertilizer use. It is being released today by the International Institute for Sustainable Development."
Smog Costs Canadians $36 Billion Annually
Peter Mansbridge, of CBC's The National, explores our recent findings regarding how much pollutions costs Canada.
NAFTA’s Environmental Record: History, outcomes, impacts and options
IISD has asked various experts from across Canada, the United States and Mexico to give their perspectives on NAFTA and the pending negotiations. This commentary, written by IISD President and CEO Scott Vaughan, is the introductary piece in this series.
Costs of Pollution in Canada: Measuring the impacts on families, businesses and governments
Pollution costs Canadian families, businesses and governments a startling amount every year. These costs add up to tens of billions of dollars at least. These are our findings from a new report on the cost of pollution in Canada.
Creating Sustainable Reform
IISD works with governments, international institutions, academics, and civil society to propose and support reform in international investment treaties, laws and policies. We are leading the way on global investor-state dispute settlement reform.
Pollution Costs Canadians Tens of Billions Every Year, Reveals New One-of-its-kind Report
Pollution costs Canadians tens of billions of dollars every year in terms of impacts on their health and well-being, their pocketbooks and the value of their homes, buildings, roads and the natural environment. These are the major findings from our latest report.
Winnipeggers are recycling more, using less water, and producing less greenhouse gas, says new report
Winnipeggers reduced the per capita amount of waste sent to local landfills over a 15-year period—using recycling, composting and other programs to more than triple diverted waste. Winnipeggers also used 50 per cent less water and produced fewer greenhouse gas emissions over the same period.
Financial Supports for Coal and Renewables in Indonesia
This report shows that the “true cost” of coal, including subsidies and externalities such as GHG emissions and air pollution, is considerably greater than the cost of renewable energy in Indonesia.