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Our president, Scott Vaughan, explains to the Globe and Mail the work IISD is doing towards a low-carbon economy.
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Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development Annual General Meeting Report
From October 27–29, 2015, the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development convened its 11th Annual General Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland.
“Lake Winnipeg is not dead”: expert on zebra mussels
"While zebra mussels are a growing concern on Lake Winnipeg and neighboring bodies of water, one local researcher says that doesn’t mean people should throw up their hands and say it’s a lost cause. “Zebra mussels invaded Lake Erie in 1986, they are still there….and the fishery in Lake Erie is doing very well,” Scott Higgins said. “Water quality has some issues in western Lake Erie, partially it’s related to zebra mussels but in large parts it’s not. Many of these are the same problems we face in Lake Winnipeg.”"
The heat is on: Trudeau faces big challenges in climate change fight
"Scott Vaughan, president and CEO of the International Institute for Sustainable Development and Canada’s former federal environment commissioner, said the Paris talks are critical because climate science has become so “absolutely clear” in the last few years that it demands countries act now."
Atlas showing future climate change under development
"The Prairie Climate Centre provides stakeholders in Manitoba and across the Prairies with this kind of upto-date and high-quality data depicting the nature of climate changes expected to occur, said Henry (Hank) Venema, director of planning for the centre, which will be housed at the University of Winnipeg’s Richardson College for the Environment."
Winnipeg's drinking water is vulnerable to zebra mussels, experts say
IISD Experimental Lakes Area expert Scott Higgins talks about the potential for a zebra mussels infestation in Shoal Lake, Manitoba.
India provided $103 million per year in national subsidies to oil, gas and coal producers
"Investment by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in fossil fuel production represented a large portion of overall government support, says a research study from IISD."