"Une première étude détaillée des soutiens financiers de l’État québécois aux énergies fossiles, réalisée par Équiterre et l’Institut international du développement durable (IIDD), démontre ainsi que le soutien financier du gouvernement à la « consommation » d’hydrocarbures a atteint au moins 1,7 milliard de dollars depuis l’année fiscale 2011-2012."
"On this full-length feature of a podcast episode, Joel talks to Bruno Gelinas-Faucher about the involvement of ICJ judges in investor-state arbitration, prompted by a recent report from the International Institute for Sustainable Investment."
“There certainly are some GHG benefits from [oilsands research and development],” says Philip Gass, senior energy researcher at IISD. “But the point is that it is still support for continued use of fossil fuels over other alternatives. That’s where it is definitely still a subsidy to fossil fuels even if there is some benefit.”
"The International Institute for Sustainable Development has said driverless technology increases mining output by an estimated 15-20%, "while decreasing fuel and maintenance costs by 10-15%, and 8%, respectively"."
This year, a new reality, based on a new international paradigm regarding refugees, must emerge. Here are five steps that need to be set in motion to make this happen. (This article is in Danish. An English-language version can be found here).