Newsroom Media Coverage View IISD's latest media coverage from around the world. Press Media Coverage What's new in sustainable development Recent news coverage about IISD Displaying 821 - 840 of 1967 Fish can bounce back quickly from mercury pollution An encouraging new experiment hints that cutting off mercury pollution to bodies of water can quickly translate into lower levels of the toxic substance in seafood. IISD in the news Popular Science December 16, 2021 Reducing Mercury Entering Lakes Could Reduce Mercury in the Fish We Eat This is according to a new paper, published today in Nature. During the study, conducted over 15 years, scientists intentionally added a traceable form of mercury to a lake and its watershed. They discovered that the new mercury they added quickly built up in fish populations, and then declined almost as quickly once they stopped additions. IISD in the news Technology Networks December 16, 2021 Freshwater fish can recover from mercury pollution in just a few years Mercury pollution is a major global environmental problem, with small-scale gold mining and coal burning the two biggest sources, but fish can recover quickly when the pollution stops. IISD in the news New Scientist December 15, 2021 Experimental lake shows fish populations can recover quickly from mercury contamination Mercury pollution is a global problem. Emissions from gold mining, coal burning, and other industrial processes travel through the atmosphere, eventually falling to Earth as rain or snow. The poison can make its way to fish and the humans who eat them, where it can damage the developing nervous system, causing problems with memory and language in children exposed in the womb. IISD in the news Science Magazine December 15, 2021 Study: Fish can recover from mercury pollution faster than thought Mercury pollution remains a problem in many parts of the Great Lakes, but new research from Canada’s Experimental Lakes Area in northern Ontario shows that efforts to reduce the amount of mercury going into a lake can have quick and dramatic effects on the levels of the pollutant in fish populations. IISD in the news Great Lakes Now December 15, 2021 Predicting recovery of mercury-contaminated fish populations Reducing mercury pollution entering lakes lowers how much harmful mercury is found in freshwater fish destined for consumers' plates. IISD in the news Phys.org December 15, 2021 Liberia Launches Nat'l Adaption Plan and 1st Adaptation Communication to Combat Climate Change Liberia has launched its National Adaption Plan (NAP) which is intended to help Liberia tackle the issue of climate change through a sound adaptation programme that involves a whole-of-society approach to achieve the goals, vision, and specific objectives. IISD in the news Front Page Africa December 15, 2021 Canada's energy regulator criticized for not modelling a net-zero future The federal agency tasked with projecting Canada's supply and demand of energy for the next few decades is drawing criticism for what's missing in its latest annual report: A roadmap for the sector to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. IISD in the news CBC News December 14, 2021 Biden halts federal aid to new fossil fuel projects overseas, with some exceptions The Biden administration has ordered an immediate halt to new federal support for coal plants and other carbon-intensive projects overseas, a major policy shift designed to fight climate change and accelerate renewable energy worldwide. IISD in the news The Straits Times December 11, 2021 Podcast | COP26: Main overview and outcomes The 26th edition of the United Nations Climate Change Conference ended in Glasgow on 13 November. In the fallout of the negotiations, Michael Nicholson, Head of UK Environmental Policy at IEEP, gathered experts from two member organisations of IEEP’s Think Sustainable Europe network to try and give an overview of what COP26 meant for global action against climate change. IISD in the news Institute for European Environmental Policy December 10, 2021 Biden halts federal aid to new fossil fuel projects overseas The Biden administration has ordered an immediate halt to new federal support for coal plants and other carbon-intensive projects overseas, a major policy shift designed to fight climate change and accelerate renewable energy worldwide. IISD in the news The Boston Globe December 10, 2021 U.S. to Pull Out of Carbon Projects Overseas Entirely for First Time Following Biden Order The Biden administration intends to pull U.S. funding from all foreign "carbon-intensive projects" in a move that will bar American backing of these projects abroad for the "first time," Bloomberg News reported Friday after obtaining a cable sent to U.S. embassies. IISD in the news Newsweek December 10, 2021 Biden Halts Federal Aid to New Fossil Fuel Projects Overseas The Biden administration has ordered an immediate halt to new federal support for coal plants and other carbon-intensive projects overseas, a major policy shift designed to fight climate change and accelerate renewable energy worldwide. IISD in the news The Washington Post December 10, 2021 Rich Americans Have Higher Carbon Footprints than Other Wealthy People The richest people are releasing vast amounts of carbon dioxide compared with lower-income people, according to a new report. IISD in the news Scientific American December 8, 2021 Coree Tull and Dave Zehnder: Time to invest in watershed security Recent report from International Institute for Sustainable Development shows that natural infrastructure, like forests and wetlands, provides same services at half the cost of built infrastructure. IISD in the news The Province December 6, 2021 How piecemeal carbon pricing affects cross-border lending In June the IMF made the latest of many calls from economists for a market-oriented policy to tackle climate change. “Carbon pricing... is the least-cost option to deliver deep emission cuts,” it argued in a paper written ahead of a meeting of the leaders of the G20 group of large economies. Carbon taxes, as this newspaper has long argued, can be a powerful way to force polluters to pay for the harm they do to the environment by burning fossil fuels. IISD in the news The Economist December 4, 2021 Aucun parti n’agira à la hauteur que requiert la crise climatique (in French) Alors que la crise climatique exige une réduction drastique et rapide de nos GES à zéro émission pour 2030 comme l’ont réclamée les étudiants à la marche du 24 septembre dernier, les partis politiques de l’Assemblée nationale sont plus que timorés dans leurs objectifs. Maintien de l’objectif de Charest de -37.5% pour la CAQ, -55% pour QS, -45% pour le PLQ de Anglade et -50% pour le PQ. IISD in the news Le Journal de Québec December 3, 2021 Glasgow summit pledge to phase out fossil fuel subsidies faces an uphill battle Subsidies that make coal, oil and gas cheaper are widely recognized as a roadblock to a transition toward cleaner energy. But they’ve proven hard to get rid of. IISD in the news The World December 3, 2021 Round-The-Clock Renewable Energy Projects with Battery Storage are the Future Renewable energy supply round-the-clock (RTC) with the help of battery storage overcomes the intermittency associated with solar and wind, which generate energy only when there is enough sunshine and wind. IISD in the news Mercom Clean Energy Insights December 2, 2021 Critics want Trudeau to dump oil and gas fund Green Party MPs and environmental groups say a financial relief program for onshore oil and gas companies should be scrapped after a scathing report by Canada’s climate watchdog was released Thursday. IISD in the news The National Observer November 29, 2021 Pagination « First ‹ Previous … Page 40 Page 41 Current page 42 Page 43 Page 44 … Next › Last »