'Peggers big givers
Latest indicator from the highly successful Peg projects reveals that Winnipeggers’ charitable donations have increased at a faster rate than the national rate for the last ten years.
Latest indicator from the highly successful Peg projects reveals that Winnipeggers’ charitable donations have increased at a faster rate than the national rate for the last ten years.
"Everybody is absolutely focused on what needs to be done practically, concretely to get an agreement in 2015," [Scott Vaughan] said in an interview with CBC News, referring to the next key climate conference to be held in Paris next year. Earlier in the week, Scott also spoke with CBC about US and Canada coal policy.
IPS speaks with Robert Repetto who argues, just before the UN Climate Summit, that “[a]cting on climate change will not hurt domestic economic growth, and in fact is more likely to boost growth.”
“Una evaluación realizada entre enero y abril de este año por el Instituto Internacional para el Desarrollo Sustentable (IIDS) […identificó…] las fortalezas y debilidades de las leyes y políticas mineras dominicanas.”
Jason Potts talks Bonsucro and sustainable sugar with The Guardian’s Tim Smedley.
Dave Sawyer: “But one has to ask why so many world leaders would come together to talk climate change a full year and a half ahead of the Paris conference? There are three important drivers likely underpinning this renewed political interest…”
Phil Gass speaks to Business News Network TV about Canadian and US coal policy.
IISD senior fellow and associate Simon Zadek writes for the World Economic forum’s blog.
IISD-ELA’s Michael Rennie celebrates the future of the Experimental Lakes Area under IISD’s operation.
“Governments award procurement contracts for goods and services to a range of businesses. These contracts can comprise “everything from office supplies to jet fighters to consultants”, according to the International Institute for Sustainable Development.”