"According to an International Institute for Sustainable Development report called “Costs of Pollution in Canada,” the consequences of air pollution alone on Canadians’ health cost Canadians $36 billion in 2015 —that’s about $1,000 per person."
"Other conference speakers such as Hank Venema, spoke of the need to create a new class of infrastructure comprised of networked distributive storage systems across the Prairies. He also offered ideas on why investors will be interested to help pay for it."
"A study released last year by the International Institute for Sustainable Development pegged the number of premature deaths in Canada caused by air pollution in 2015 at 7,700, with a total cost to society of $36 billion."
"As members of the G20, both India and Canada committed to phasing out fossil fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption in 2009. Both countries have made progress on the ground."
"In fact, according to the 2016 data released by the International Institute for Sustainable Development last month, India gave just 0.8 per cent of its electricity subsidies for distributed solutions, while coal, oil and gas transmission and distribution received about $20 billion, with much of these being price support subsidies for artificially low tariffs."