Howard Mann wrote this op-ed after testifying to the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade regarding the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement. His submission and the article detail his expert analysis and essential view that the draft agreement "will give foreign investors in Canada the most investor-friendly set of corporate rights ever included by Canada in a treaty."
We won an award! "IISD is excited to be honoured by Green Action Centre and be included alongside the great organizations that are past winners. We are extremely proud of the commitment of our employees, who deliver on our goals of sustainable commuting," said IISD Vice-President Janice Gair.
In the wake of the typhoon, reports say land developers are taking land left by residents who fled the storm. IISD's report "Addressing Land Ownership after Natural Disasters" detailed the importance of land to resilience to natural disasters following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
IISD Senior Fellow Simon Zadek spent a year in China. He reflects on his experience and developing issues such as political economy, pollution, corporate social responsibility and the green agenda.
Mulcair, a national party leader, spoke to the Economic Club of Canada about his party's policy positions regarding energy. Maclean's notes that his numbers on Canadian fossil fuel subsidies match those in this IISD report.
This new book by Sam Tranum examines energy usage and shortages in India, both now and in the future. His research is informed by and cites IISD Global Subsidies Initiative's A Citizens' Guide to Energy Subsidies in India.
IISD's Matthew McCandless and Carin Smaller presented on sustainable agricultural investment at the Central Africa Seminar in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea in November 2013. Read the key related publication: Making Investment Work for Africa: What role for parliamentarians?
Ivetta Gerasimchuk sat down for a nine-minute Russian language interview, answering questions on IISD in general, energy pricing, energy consumption, energy efficiency and climate change.