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'Nobody was happy': Alberta coal town Grande Cache struggles with mine closure

"But even if that happens, in order to compete internationally, the mine will need to use more automation, which is a growing trend in the coal industry. It means more use of self-driving vehicles, autonomous crushers and automated monitoring systems. According to the Winnipeg-based International Institute for Sustainable Development this would replace 40 to 80 per cent of coal miners."

IISD in the news October 20, 2017

UNIGE-IISD Lunch Series on Investment Disputes: Implementing the OECD Tax Erosion and Profit Shifting Action Items

Investor–state dispute settlement cases have significant public policy implications, including in the areas of health, environmental protection, economic development and taxation.This lunch series aims to examine the relationships between international investment law cases and sustainable development goals and policies.

Event October 19, 2017

From Bali to Marrakech: A decade of international climate negotiations

This book builds on IISD's Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) coverage of a decade of climate change negotiations from the meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) in Bali, Indonesia in 2007 to Marrakech, Morocco in 2016.

Publication October 19, 2017

Boat tours bring awareness

"Providing in depth information about the Netley Marsh renewal project was Richard Grosshans, who is a senior research scientist with the International Institute for Sustainable Development. He has conducted extensive research in Netley-Libau Marsh on Lake Winnipeg and has examined the long term wetland changes."

IISD in the news October 18, 2017

Investment for Sustainable Development: Views from the Global South

This brief presents the priorities for investment policy-making from a developing country perspective.

Brief October 18, 2017

Towards an Indicative List of FDI Sustainability Characteristics

Based on a review of 150 instruments, ranging from international investment agreements to codes of multinational enterprises, this paper identifies ten core characteristics of sustainable FDI and twenty emerging sustainable FDI characteristics widely accepted across ten stakeholder groups

Report October 17, 2017

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'Nobody was happy': Alberta coal town Grande Cache struggles with mine closure

UNIGE-IISD Lunch Series on Investment Disputes: Implementing the OECD Tax Erosion and Profit Shifting Action Items

From Bali to Marrakech: A decade of international climate negotiations

Boat tours bring awareness

Investment for Sustainable Development: Views from the Global South

Towards an Indicative List of FDI Sustainability Characteristics

Tracking the SDGs in Canadian Cities: SDG 1

Four Lessons on Communicating ASM from IIED’s Stories of Change Initiative

IGF's 13th Annual General Meeting: Managing Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

Disaggregated Data is Essential to Leave No One Behind