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 1621 - 1640 of 2027 New report says pollution costs Canadian economy ‘tens of billions’ each year "Pollution costs Canadians tens of billions of dollars every year, according to a new report that is billed as the first comprehensive review of the “startling” economic toll of everything from city smog to road salt runoff." IISD in the news Toronto Star June 1, 2017 Winnipeggers sending less waste to landfill "Winnipeggers recycling efforts are paying off and less waste is ending up in the landfill. That's one of the key findings from a report released Thursday by Peg, a community health indicator system for Winnipeg led by the United Way of Winnipeg and the International Institute for Sustainable Development." IISD in the news Winnipeg Free Press June 1, 2017 Winnipeggers better at recycling, conserving water, Peg report says Winnipeggers are getting better at recycling but the total amount of residential waste continues to grow. That's one of the major takeaways from new data released Thursday by Peg, a community health indicator system led by the United Way of Winnipeg and the International Institute for Sustainable Development. IISD in the news CBC Manitoba June 1, 2017 New study shines light on heavy cost of pollution in Canada "Robert Smith from the International Institute for Sustainable Development explains the study, “Costs of Pollution in Canada.”" IISD in the news Global News June 1, 2017 Smog is expensive "Pollution is expensive business. It apparently costs the Canadian economy tens of billions of dollars every year, according to a new report released Thursday by the International Institute for Sustainable Development. The not-for-profit organization set out to measure the impact of pollution on Canadian families, businesses and the government, in order to comprehensively tally the economic toll pollution takes on Canadians." IISD in the news VICE June 1, 2017 Startling Pollution Costs We discuss a recent report, Costs of Pollution in Canada: Measuring the impacts on families, businesses and governments, with Canada's CTV News. IISD in the news CTV News June 1, 2017 La pollution coûte annuellement 4300 $ par famille, selon une étude "Une étude chiffre les coûts directs des effets de la pollution sur la santé et le bien-être à 39 milliards de dollars par an au pays. Mais les données sur le sujet sont tellement clairsemées que la facture réelle pourrait bien être beaucoup plus élevée. L’Institut international du développement durable (IISD) publie jeudi un rapport qui se veut le portrait le plus exhaustif des coûts associés à la pollution jamais réalisé au Canada. Il s’est toutefois vite buté à une difficulté de taille : les lacunes dans les données de recherche sur le sujet." IISD in the news Radio Canada June 1, 2017 Air pollution causes 7,700 premature deaths in Canada each year: report "Air pollution cost Canadian families an estimated $36 billion in 2015 due to premature death and illness, a new research report says. The report, Costs of Pollution in Canada, is a compilation of scientific data on all aspects of pollution, from smog to oil spills and fertilizer use. It is being released today by the International Institute for Sustainable Development." IISD in the news The Globe and Mail June 1, 2017 Smog Costs Canadians $36 Billion Annually Peter Mansbridge, of CBC's The National, explores our recent findings regarding how much pollutions costs Canada. IISD in the news CBC The National June 1, 2017 Civil war in the oilpatch "Amin Asadollahi, climate change mitigation lead for North America at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, said any fossil fuel firm that opposes climate policies at this point in time is hedging their bets." IISD in the news National Observer May 25, 2017 With more questions than answers, single terminal proposal at KCI flies into headwinds "An unsolicited proposal is no reason to abandon competitive processes, said Laura Turley, an associate with the International Institute for Sustainable Development. Competitive bidding on public projects is essential to discovering the right price." IISD in the news The Kansas City Star May 21, 2017 New toolkit to help govts manage small-scale mining sector "Governments struggling to manage the complex and sometimes chaotic artisanal and small-scale mining sector have a new toolkit, which was developed by the Intergovernmental Forums on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF)." IISD in the news Mining Weekly May 19, 2017 Expertos abogan por invertir en nutrición sin pensar solo en productividad "La especialista del Instituto Internacional para el Desarrollo Sostenible (IISD) Carin Smaller sostuvo que, además del hambre que sigue afectando a unos 800 millones de personas en el mundo, preocupan la malnutrición y las carencias de micronutrientes que padecen unos 2.000 millones." IISD in the news El Periodico May 9, 2017 Millions of Canadian Lakes Could Hold Clues About Ancient Life "Some lakes in Canada look like the oceans on our planet that existed some 2.5 billion years ago, when microbial life thrived in an oxygen-free environment. And what's living in those lakes today could help scientists understand what early life forms on Earth were like, too, an important piece of the puzzle in understanding how all of us came to be." IISD in the news VICE April 28, 2017 There's Only One Thing Holding Up Canada's Economy Right Now "A report last year from the International Institute for Sustainable Development urged Canada to reduce its reliance on both housing and oil, arguing the industries have put the economy on a “roller coaster.” IISD in the news The Huffington Post April 28, 2017 Professors, students, advocates take to the streets in March for Science rally Michael Paterson, a senior research scientist with IISD Experimental Lakes Area, said the days when scientific research was widely accepted based on data are on the wane. "Sadly, when you look at what is going on in the world, that's not the case," Paterson said. "Support for science is diminishing everywhere. If we don't speak out, leaders forget." IISD in the news Winnipeg Free Press April 22, 2017 Report highlights jobs and revenue impact of automation in mining “Our analysis suggests that host countries will increasingly be at risk of reduced socioeconomic benefits from mining as existing new technologies are further rolled out in the near and medium terms,” says report lead author and IISD development economist Aaron Cosbey. IISD in the news Mining Weekly April 21, 2017 Can Canada help rid the world of toxic pollution? "In an increasingly isolationist world, with governmental polices around the globe turning inward, we cannot forget that nations must work together if we are to effectively tackle our most pressing environmental crises. Climate change, pollutants, chemicals—none of these respect national borders as they travel freely between our countries, wreaking whatever havoc they may." IISD in the news National Observer April 21, 2017 UK Is In No Position to Lecture Saudis on Oil Dependence "UK prime minister Theresa May visited Riyadh in early April with the intent of “deepening a true strategic partnership” and “helping to wean Saudi Arabia off oil dependency”. That’s rich. In the North Sea oil fields, Britain is propping up a dying industry. Multi-billion tax breaks, supplemented in the 2017 budget, are given at the expense of diversifying the economy towards lower-carbon energy sources." IISD in the news The Energy Collective April 18, 2017 Public opposition leaves loss-making electricity distribution firms powerless to raise tariffs "To understand how consumers react to tariff reforms, the International Institute for Sustainable Development, a policy research institute based out of Canada, undertook a survey in which respondents were questioned about their knowledge of existing electricity subsidies and their scale, their thoughts on tariff reforms and willingness to pay for a more reliable supply." IISD in the news Scroll.in April 17, 2017 Pagination « First ‹ Previous … Page 80 Page 81 Current page 82 Page 83 Page 84 … Next › Last »