A New Year of Subsidy Reform
2016 begins with two historic global achievements in place to reform subsidies that harm the poor and damage the environment.
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Dinner Event: Canada and the 2030 Agenda
On January 26, 2016, IISD hosted a dinner event in Ottawa convening leaders from business, government, academia and civil society to discuss key sustainability issues and Canada's role in addressing them.
Canada Post-COP21
Scott Vaughan speaks to Robyn Bresnahan about Canada's role in the post-2015 world.
Canada in the Post-2015 World
A half-day panel discussing the implications of the Paris Climate Change Conference and the SDGs for Canada and the international community.
Cheap Oil Seen by EU as Good Time to Cut Fossil-Fuel Subsidies
Scrapping subsidies for fossil fuels in 20 nations would cut national carbon-dioxide emissions by an average of 11 percent within five years, according to a study last year by the International Institute for Sustainable Development in Winnipeg, Canada, and the Nordic Council of Ministers in Copenhagen.
Made in Manitoba environmental solutions
"Innovative solutions developed here in Manitoba to collectively deal with our flooding and nutrient- and carbon-reduction issues that also create economic growth and jobs, will help us and the global community" says Richard Grosshans, IISD Senior Research Scientist.
Winnipeg's smoking rate the lowest it has been in 10 years, report says
"Winnipeg's smoking rate is the lowest it has been in 10 years, and it's below the national average, a report released ahead of National Smoking Week says. Peg, a community indicator system that tracks the city's well-being, looked at Winnipeg's data from the 2014 Canadian Community Health Survey in a report released Thursday."
Naked Budgets: A fiscal argument to save the climate
Two news stories this week, emerging from either side of the Atlantic, encapsulate the climate change conundrum.