Big Data: What is it? How Can It Help Advance Sustainable Development?
What is big data and how could it help advance sustainable development? We sat down with Geoff Gunn from our Water Program to learn more.
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This Manitoba researcher is turning cattails into lake-saving biofuel
"Research scientist Richard Grosshans is counting on cattails to help clean up Lake Winnipeg and Manitoba's wetlands, while also offering an organic, sustainable source of biofuel."
Standards and Biodiversity
The Standards and Biodiversity Report analyzes the criteria and market coverage of 15 major agricultural voluntary sustainability standards against key biodiversity parameters.
Expert Workshop: Public Procurement and Innovation for Low-Carbon Infrastructure
Cement is responsible for 5 per cent of anthropogenic CO2 emissions. IISD will be co-hosting an expert workshop in Brussels on June 23, 2017 that aims to establish effective measures that link public procurement and low-carbon development in the construction industry. We seek to validate our findings and gather further input on strategic recommendations from all relevant stakeholders (industry, public procurers, policy-makers, investors, experts).
Trade, Investment Law and Public Health: The Phillip Morris saga
Companies are increasingly relying on international trade and investment agreements to challenge domestic regulatory measures. This luncheon will examine what the proceedings backed by Philip Morris and its affiliates mean for public health measures and the fight against tobacco consumption.
The Energy Charter Treaty
The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) is an energy investment agreement that has grown into an obstacle to impactful climate policies—and a safeguard for the fossil fuel industry. The European Union, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom have all withdrawn from the treaty, which IISD advocated for, and must now neutralize its 'sunset clause'.
2016 IGF Annual Report
The achievements and objectives of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) are detailed in its first annual report.
Zebra mussel spread prompts concerns about visitors to Grand Beach
"Scott Higgins is a research scientist with the IISD Experimental Lakes Area, based in Winnipeg. Higgins said there are beaches along the Great Lakes that have been covered with shells in the past, but it doesn't necessarily mean the health of the lake will be drastically harmed."
Zebra mussels spreading in Lake Winnipeg; scientist says news isn’t all bad
"Higgins says zebra mussels have been confirmed in four bodies of water in Manitoba: Cedar Lake, Singush Lake in Duck Mountain Provincial Park, the Red River and Lake Winnipeg since 2013. Higgins says in about the 700 or so lakes that have been invaded in North America, there are only two examples where they’ve been effectively eliminated, and both were small lakes where potash was added."
Making the International Trade System Work for Climate Change: Five Ways to Address Fossil Fuel Subsidies through the WTO and International Trade Agreements
Can the international trade system be a catalyst for reforming fossil fuel subsidies (FFSs) to help relieve the burden on the public purse, reduce local and global air pollution, improve energy security and tackle climate change?