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 1661 - 1680 of 2009 Gasoline taxes fall despite promises to slow climate change-study "Peter Wooders, Director of Energy at the International Institute for Sustainable Development think-tank in Geneva, praised the study as a step to help track energy price reforms that are often opaque." IISD in the news Reuters January 9, 2017 Into the abyss: oil states face turmoil as climate policies bite "Efforts to diversify the Russian economy have foundered whenever the gas price has risen, says Ivetta Gerasimchuk, a lead of sustainable energy supplies at the Institute for Sustainable Development." IISD in the news Climate Home January 4, 2017 Development: Making every drop of water count Jo-Ellen Parry, in an opinion piece for Pakistan's Dawn newspaper, explains why better management of that country's water resources is becoming imperative. IISD in the news Dawn January 1, 2017 IISD Experimental Lakes Area: The world's living laboratory Sumeep Bath explains why IISD Experimental Lakes Area is such a special place in the Winnipeg Airport's The Hub magazine. IISD in the news The Hub Magazine January 1, 2017 Canada’s climate leadership sets the course toward a more resilient and cleaner economy "We must peak and bend global emissions as quickly as possible. To this end, we were pleased to see the Canadian government, following the first ministers’ meeting last week, putting forward a comprehensive plan to tackling Canada’s growing greenhouse gas emissions, The Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change." IISD in the news The Hill Times December 21, 2016 US fossil fuel subsidies a brake on sustainable transport “The US has lower energy taxes than many developing countries from Ethiopia to Turkey,” said Ivetta Gerasimchuk, an energy expert at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in Geneva. IISD in the news China Dialogue December 16, 2016 The future of trade: is the world open for business? "According to Aaron Cosbey, a senior associate at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), there is normally a less-than-adequate job done to cushion the blow of adjustment from trade liberalisation." IISD in the news Financier Worldwide December 14, 2016 Muddling the climate issue: Ontario’s auditor general misses the mark "Bonnie Lysyk’s report on climate change includes factual flaws and unbalanced analysis that paint an inaccurate picture of Ontario’s new climate policies." IISD in the news The Toronto Star December 13, 2016 Opinion: Canadian foreign aid an antidote for extremist nationalism "[A]t this moment of uncertainty for international cooperation, it is a critical time for Canada to continue championing international climate action as part of a much-needed antidote to toxic nationalism and the climate change denial that so often goes with it." IISD in the news National Observer December 8, 2016 Why Canada’s resource wealth should fuel the new economy "We believe a greater portion of resource revenues needs to be re-invested in creating the new economy Canada will need going forward. There are several ways we could do this, all of them well-tested." IISD in the news The Globe and Mail December 7, 2016 Justin Trudeau's pipeline challenge truly begins "We need now to look at how do we take the revenues from those pipelines, the rent that Canada can get from those pipelines, and invest them in new, higher quality, higher growth jobs in order to push up those human capital investments," Vaughan, a former commissioner of the environment and sustainable development, said." IISD in the news CBC The House December 3, 2016 Canada's stagnant, slipping national wealth overly reliant on oil and gas: study "A comprehensive measure of Canada's national wealth shows it has been stagnant for decades and is too heavily dependent on housing and oil and gas, says a groundbreaking national report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development." IISD in the news CBC News December 2, 2016 Comprehensive Wealth Scott Vaughan explains to CBC Power and Politics' Rosemary Barton why Canada should adopt a 'comprehensive wealth' approach. (Clip begins at 1:16:45). IISD in the news CBC Power & Politics December 2, 2016 Canada's Comprehensive Wealth Peter Van Dusen (CPAC) speaks to Scott Vaughan and Robert Smith about what a 'comprehensive wealth' approach can reveal about Canada's progress. Clip starts at 19:20. IISD in the news CPAC December 1, 2016 Le Québec devrait être un chef de file de la réforme des subventions aux hydrocarbures (French-language article) Frédéric Gagnon-Lebrun, in an opinion piece for Les Affaires, explains why Quebec can take the lead in the campaign to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies. IISD in the news Les Affaires November 26, 2016 Medical school conducts research with ELA The Northern Ontario School of Medicine and the Experimental Lakes area have agreed to collaborate on research into environmental health. IISD in the news TB News Watch November 23, 2016 Climate change not a left-right issue "In Monday’s speech from the throne, Pallister reiterated the province’s support for a made-in-Manitoba approach to carbon pricing. Manitoba’s throne speech suggests carbon pricing is part of a broader suite of policies that address environmental challenges and economic aspirations." IISD in the news Winnipeg Free Press November 23, 2016 New numbers show extent of drug, alcohol abuse in Winnipeg neighbourhoods New numbers released by Peg reveal the extent of alcohol and drug abuse in Winnipeg neigbourhoods. IISD in the news CTV Winnipeg November 19, 2016 Hammond must avoid more North Sea oil subsidies in the autumn statement "Ahead of the autumn statement next week [...], we urge the chancellor not to answer calls from oil producers in the North Sea for another round of government subsidies." IISD in the news The Guardian November 18, 2016 From Waste to Resource: Using drain and land maintenance waste for bioenergy and compost Karla Zubrycki explains how we have been working with the City of Winnipeg to develop bioenergy and compost out of cattails and grasses from ditches in Manitoba. (Article published with permission from Municipal World). IISD in the news Municipal World November 10, 2016 Pagination « First ‹ Previous … Page 82 Page 83 Current page 84 Page 85 Page 86 … Next › Last »