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 1461 - 1480 of 2009 Feds accept recommendations for low-carbon future Canada is one step closer to a clean energy future after the Minister of Natural Resources Jim Carr accepted recommendations from the Generation Energy Council - including Jane McDonald, Managing Director of IISD - to transition to a low-carbon future. IISD in the news Ottawa Citizen June 29, 2018 How a deliberate oil spill will help protect the environment "It’s rare that oil is spilled intentionally. But that is what recently happened at a lake in Ontario, Canada." This story is also available in Chinese, Spanish, Hindi and Arabic. IISD in the news BBC Future June 25, 2018 Deliberate oil spill for science Although there have been many previous studies on the effects of oil spills on the environment, there are gaps in understanding long-term effects and natural recovery, especially in connection with dilbit and how the chemical mix changes over time in the environment. The complex study involves three phases at Canada’s unique freshwater experimental project at IISD Experimental Lakes Area. IISD in the news Radio Canada International June 18, 2018 Study launched to test impact of crude and bitumen spill on lake life "Researchers were in northwestern Ontario over the weekend spilling diluted oilsands bitumen and crude oil into a lake to study how the ecosystem, from microbes to fish, responds. The pilot project, known as Freshwater Oil Spill Remediation Study, is being done at the International Institute for Sustainable Development Experimental Lakes Area southeast of Kenora, Ont." IISD in the news The Globe and Mail June 17, 2018 Canada's billions in fossil fuel subsidies to go under the microscope The report, completed by Oil Change International and the International Institute for Sustainable Development, concluded that the seven biggest developed economies in the world collectively contribute more than $100 billion a year to help the fossil fuel industry. IISD in the news The Canadian Press June 15, 2018 Website to track city's sustainability development progress The website is an example to other cities not just in Canada, but the rest of the world Jane McDonald, the managing director for IISD, said after the unveiling. MacDonald said the website will first be expanded to other Canadian cities and then internationally. IISD in the news Winnipeg Sun June 15, 2018 Restoring freshwater ecosystems "A biology professor at Lakehead University has been awarded $150,000 in grants to study freshwater ecosystem recovery strategies at the Experimental Lakes Area and walleye populations on Lake Superior." IISD in the news TBNewsWatch June 13, 2018 Dismantling of Ontario’s cap-and-trade program could render more than $2-billion in emission allowances worthless Doug Ford’s commitment to end cap-and-trade could render worthless more than $2-billion of existing emission allowances held by businesses in Ontario and elsewhere, while leaving industry and consumers facing a more onerous federal carbon levy. IISD in the news The Globe and Mail June 10, 2018 G7 Summit assessment During one of the most fractious G7 meetings, our David McLaughlin shares insights on climate leadership and major issues. IISD in the news CTV News Network June 9, 2018 OPINION: Funneling infrastructure money through ‘climate lens’ far-sighted The Government of Canada announced Friday that it is adopting a “climate lens” for new federally supported infrastructure projects. This climate lens goal is to make climate change considerations part of the planning and development of new infrastructure projects. This is a welcome and overdue initiative for Canada. IISD in the news Halifax Chronicle Herald June 1, 2018 In export- and domestic-driven coal boon, Indonesia neglects renewables Indonesia will miss its target of generating 23 percent of its energy from new and renewable sources by 2025 unless it makes significant policy and regulatory changes, according to a report from the Geneva-based Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). IISD in the news Mongabay May 30, 2018 Mussels flex reach, threaten northern Lake Winnipeg and Manitoba Hydro stations "The concerns are all over the map about what's going to happen to the lake. We've heard everything from zebra mussels won't have a big impact on the lake to the lake is dead," said Scott Higgins, research scientist with the International Institute for Sustainable Development's Experimental Lakes Area, southeast of Kenora, Ont." IISD in the news CBC Manitoba May 27, 2018 Experts Warn Invasive Zebra Mussel Could Spread to Other Provinces IISD-ELA's Scott Higgins explains why zebra mussels are such a problem for Canada's lakes, and how we can try to minimize the problem. IISD in the news City TV May 23, 2018 Scientists are planning an oily bitumen spill in this Ontario lake "They’ll look at how the oil changes chemically and physically over time, and how the toxicity changes chemically and physically over time," said Palace, a toxicologist with 25 years of experience. "That will be a 12-week study and we will follow up the residual impacts over the next several years." IISD in the news National Observer May 22, 2018 Bonn voyage: ‘Satisfactory’ session leaves the hard work to Bangkok “Gender parity is very important for [us] and we mainstream it in our work,” said Ivetta Gerasimchuk of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), who moderated a panel in Bonn on Saturday with 5 women and 3 men. On why it is important that there is gender parity at climate events, Gerasimchuk said: “it is my firm belief that the true transition away from fossil fuels is in the hands of women.” IISD in the news Climate Home News May 10, 2018 Revue Politique on carbon pricing and the cost of pollution As debate rages on in Ottawa about the carbon tax costs the federal government wants to impose on provinces that don’t already charge such a tax, Rob Smith, from the International Institute for Sustainable Development, explains the real costs of pollution as well as the impact of this measure. IISD in the news CPAC May 9, 2018 Canada Takes the Lead on Methane Emissions "In the fight against climate change, one of the most damaging greenhouse gases is also one of the least regulated. Unless new strategies are developed to measure and reduce atmospheric methane, the targets set by the Paris climate agreement are unlikely to be met." IISD in the news Project Syndicate April 27, 2018 Nutrition Financing Needs a Paradigm Shift: Save the Children "And then we worked with the International Institute of Sustainable Development. They released a paper indicating that there’s roughly $11 billion a year required until 2030 and nutrition-sensitive [efforts] including agriculture and [water, sanitation and hygiene] and social-protection intervention. We basically added those two things up, the extrapolation plus the nutrition sensitivity." IISD in the news News Deeply April 25, 2018 How can the media do a better job of covering sustainable development? “Sustainability is not just about environment; it’s about economic issues. It’s about social issues. And they’re all interconnected,” says Zahra Sethna, director of communications at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, a think tank. IISD in the news TVO The Agenda April 23, 2018 Trans Mountain spill 'could have significant impacts' says Canadian government scientist "This summer, work will begin to study the effect of a diluted bitumen spill in the Experimental Lakes Area in Ontario to look at the fate and behaviour of dilbit in a Boreal freshwater lake." IISD in the news CBC Quirks and Quarks April 23, 2018 Pagination « First ‹ Previous … Page 72 Page 73 Current page 74 Page 75 Page 76 … Next › Last »