"In 2009 – 2 years prior to the Arab Spring – the International Institute for Sustainable Development warned that rising temperatures due to climate change could impact crop yields and increase violent conflict in the Middle East."
"In 2016, global spending on oil and gas projects was more than double the total spent on renewables. That imbalance can be addressed only by restructuring the mechanisms, particularly existing trade treaties, that govern how energy investments are made and managed."
Jane McDonald speaks to CBC's The National to break down Manitoba's recent announcement on carbon pricing for the province.
"For every consumer who switches from kerosene to solar resources for lighting, the government could annually save around Rs 600 [...] according to several studies by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) a not-for-profit organisation based in Canada."
"The world’s trade policymakers need to leave behind their obsession with a parallel world of moving goods more freely and start getting serious about mitigating climate change through trade agreements."