Cost of Pollution: Extreme Weather
Did you know that the cost of climate change-related heat waves in Canada is estimated to have been $1.6 billion in 2015?
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Cost of Pollution: Contaminated Sites
Did you know that average annual cost of managing contaminated sites under federal jurisdiction in Canada was $283 million between 2005/06 and 2014/15?
Cost of Pollution: Persistent Organic Pollutants
Did you know that the cost of persistent organic pollutants to Canada is estimated to be in the billions, but we still don't know for sure?
Cost of Pollution: Smog
Did you know that smog cost Canada $36 billion in 2015?
MPs call for stronger law against toxic chemicals
"The Winnipeg-based International Institute for Sustainable Development estimates that the costs of pollution in Canada exceeded $35 billion in 2015."
Listening to Local Voices: What makes adaptation unique in the agriculture sector?
Achieving a more resilient agricultural sector is fundamental not only for a low-carbon future, but also to realize developmental goals related to the eradication of poverty and hunger, while learning how to better cope, adapt and transform in the face of climate change impacts.
Trump’s rejection of Paris Agreement is a call to action and resolve for us all
"U.S. President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate change puts the United States at odds not just with the international community, but with overwhelming scientific evidence and the publicly expressed wishes of hundreds of American companies, from Apple to Exxon. U.S. President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate change puts the United States at odds not just with the international community, but with overwhelming scientific evidence and the publicly expressed wishes of hundreds of American companies, from Apple to Exxon."
Pollution costs Canadians billions
"Pollution costs Canadians at least $39 billion per year. And that is a very conservative number. The estimate was produced in a groundbreaking study released today by the Winnipeg-based International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), called The Costs of Pollution in Canada: Measuring the impacts on families, businesses and governments."
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."
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."