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Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP): Targets and Indicators and the SDGs
The United Nations and its Member States are currently crafting a post-2015 development agenda to build on the Millennium Development Goals. Outcomes of previous UN Summits have shown that the objective of shifting to sustainable consumption and production (SCP) patterns is central to achieving sustainable development.
Manitoba plans to kill off zebra mussels in Lake Winnipeg
IISD-ELA scientific researcher Scott Higgins comments on Manitoba's plan to kill off zebra mussels in Lake Winnipeg.
Immunization rates dropping
The latest indicator from our Peg project finds that "[i]mmunization rates in young children in Winnipeg are trending down at a time when a measles scare is grabbing headlines across Canada."
Commodity eco-certification skyrockets, but standards slip
This Australian environment news website takes an in-depth look at IISD's recent State of Sustainability Initiatives (SSI) Review 2014.
Biofuel Mandates - A Farce EPA Can No Longer Ignore
"[IISD's] report estimated it is almost 100 times more efficient and far less costly to raise CAFE standards and increase vehicle emissions requirements than it is to continue blending ethanol into gasoline…"