Environmental and economic impact of British energy policy
Peter Wooders, the director of our Energy program, calls on the UK to stop subsidising fossil fuels.
Peter Wooders, the director of our Energy program, calls on the UK to stop subsidising fossil fuels.
Dimple Roy and Jo-Ellen Parry argue in an opinion piece in the Manitoba Cooperator that collective action is the best way to respond to the threat to Manitoba's lakes.
"India is trying to streamline the way it delivers billions of dollars of cheap food, fuel and fertilizer to the poor. It may, however, have overstated its progress so far—by a factor of 100. That’s the conclusion of researchers at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, or IISD, a Canada-based think tank. Their focus is India’s new system of “direct benefit transfers” for supplying cooking gas."
"IISD (International Institute for Sustainable Development) has come up with a research paper that refutes government’s claims on savings in the Aadhar-linked LPG subsidy scheme."
"Lake Winnipeg, the 10th-largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area, has received international attention for its declining water quality. This underscores the urgency with which Manitobans must act to protect our lakes and the economic, cultural and ecological value they provide. Luckily, we already have many of the answers in hand."
Hank Venema argues that climate change adaptation and resilience measures should on the enviroment agenda of the new Manitoba provincial government in an opinion piece for the Winnipeg Free Press.
"Volunteerism in Winnipeg increased to nearly 38 per cent in 2013 from 35 per cent in 2010, according to a new report from Peg, a project run by United Way Winnipeg and the International Institute for Sustainable Development, using data from Statistics Canada. The Peg report coincides with National Volunteer Week, which celebrates Canada’s 12.7 million volunteers."
"Richard Bridle, a project researcher who supports IISD's (International Institute for Sustainable Development) Geneva-based GSI, said that subsidies are often used as an unjustified payment to an inefficient industry. To know what the fossil fuel subsidies really were, one should first have a clear mind on what subsidies are in a legal and economic context."
Aaron Cosbey talks to The Economist's Intelligence Unit on sustainable certification.
"The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development makes the timeline clear. We have 15 years to hit the targets and meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is a race toward a sustainable future that has already begun."