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Rethinking Wealth: The case for moving beyond GDP

For decades, GDP has been a defining indicator of the strength of countries’ economies. However, GDP only reflects the size of an economy; it does not account for factors that are central to well-being.
Podcast August 12, 2022

Time's Running Out on Canada's Inefficient CAD 8.6 Billion of Support for Big Oil

The clock is ticking on two of the federal government’s promises to make tangible progress to stop subsidizing and funding fossil fuels by the end of 2022. But the government continues to provide huge support to the industry, and while lower than the previous year, it is still over CAD 8.6 billion.
Policy Analysis August 9, 2022

The Cost of Plastic Pollution: How economic instruments can address recovery and prevention

The problem of plastic pollution is gaining increasing attention from the media, from politicians, from scientists, from environmentalists, and, hopefully, from the public. However, unlike the problem of climate change for which our technological and business communities are presenting numerous partial solutions which taken together are likely to make a very big difference, there is relatively little being put forward on meaningful solutions for our plastic problems.
IISD in the news August 8, 2022