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Federal government announces next steps for establishing carbon pricing across Canada: Reaction

Jane McDonald, Managing Director at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, responds to the federal government announcing its next steps for establishing carbon pricing across Canada.

Insight December 21, 2017

What Happens When Oil Sands Pipelines Spill?

"In June next year, a remote lake in Canada will suffer eight simultaneous oil spills. But it will be for a good cause. Scientists are trying to learn how dilbit, or diluted bitumen -- the complex mixture of bitumen, gasoline and other chemicals that flows through pipelines and is hauled on railway cars away from Canada's oil sands -- behaves when it is released into the environment."

IISD in the news December 21, 2017

2017 Disaster Lessons: Climate-sensitive planning is a must

Responding to climate change has become more urgent than ever. This guest blog post from Climate Diplomacy explains what we have learned about responding to disasters this year.

Insight December 21, 2017

Investment Treaty News Quarterly (ITN), Volume 8, Issue 4, December 2017

Investment Treaty News (ITN) is IISD’s flagship quarterly journal on international investment law and policy.

Newsletter December 21, 2017

Investment and the WTO Conference

Investment facilitation—if structured right—could reshape global investment law frameworks for the better. However, this solution-oriented cooperative approach is not well-suited for the WTO.

Policy Analysis December 20, 2017

New Year’s Resolutions: Is a pollution-free planet possible to achieve?

Is UNEA’s high ambition of a pollution-free planet unrealistic? Christian Ledwell explores opportunities for countries to have a significant impact through regulatory action that focuses on three specific pollutants.

Insight December 19, 2017

How to Best Manage Water Retention Sites to Protect Manitoba's Environment

Water retention sites—vital for protecting Manitoba from floods—must be well managed so Manitobans can enjoy the abundance of additional environmental benefits they can bring.

Brief December 19, 2017

Reducing How Much Nitrogen Enters a Lake Has Little Impact on Algal Blooms, Find Canadian Scientists

Lakes suffering from harmful algal blooms may not respond to reduced, or even discontinued, artificial nitrogen loading. Many blue-green algae responsible for algal blooms can fix atmospheric nitrogen dissolved in the water, and therefore water stewards should focus their efforts on removing phosphorus from lakes to combat algal blooms.

Press release December 17, 2017

Strengthening Gender Considerations in Kiribati’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Process

The purpose of this scoping study is to explore options for strengthening gender considerations in Kiribati’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process with a focus on its NAP document, the Joint Implementation Plan on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management (KJIP), which is expected to be revised in 2018 to reflect the government’s new priorities.

Report December 17, 2017

Leveraging the Power of the Public Purse: Using public procurement of low-carbon innovation for sustainable infrastructure recommendations to the European Commission and EU member states

i24c and International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) publish recommendations for the European Commission and member state authorities on how to better leverage the power of the public purse to drive demand of low-carbon innovation in sustainable infrastructure.

Brief December 15, 2017

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