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Increasing number of Winnipeggers face limitations due to inadequate physical or mental support

Our Peg project reveals that the percentage of Winnipeggers reporting activity limitations due to inadequate physical or mental support is consistently higher than the national average.

Press release May 15, 2017

Transferring Fossil Fuel Subsidies to Clean Energy Could Yield Major Savings in Dollars and GHG Emissions – Report

A new report from the Nordic Council of Ministers finds that redirecting fossil fuel subsidies toward the clean energy transition could help climate vulnerable countries reap major savings while slashing greenhouse gas emissions.

Press release May 10, 2017

Making the Switch: From fossil fuel subsidies to sustainable energy

This report estimates fossil fuel subsidies to be around USD 425 billion. Such subsidies represent large lost opportunities for governments to invest in renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable development.

Report May 10, 2017

Microplastics: What are they and what can we do about them?

What exactly are microplastics? What are they doing to our water? And why should you be worried? We sat down with IISD Experimental Lakes Area research fellow Dr. Michael Rennie, who has recently worked on the impact of microplastics on fresh water, and he gave us the lowdown on them.

Insight May 10, 2017

Mind the Gap: Fossil Fuel Subsidies Could Fill the SDG Financing Gap

Research suggests that removing all consumer fossil fuel subsidies would decrease global carbon emissions anywhere between 6–8 per cent by 2050. Swapping savings into sustainable energy would improve emissions reductions further.

Explainer May 10, 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 May 9, 2017

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Increasing number of Winnipeggers face limitations due to inadequate physical or mental support

Transferring Fossil Fuel Subsidies to Clean Energy Could Yield Major Savings in Dollars and GHG Emissions – Report

Making the Switch: From fossil fuel subsidies to sustainable energy

Microplastics: What are they and what can we do about them?

Mind the Gap: Fossil Fuel Subsidies Could Fill the SDG Financing Gap

Expertos abogan por invertir en nutrición sin pensar solo en productividad

IISD Speech: President and CEO Scott Vaughan at the UN Economic and Social Council, 2017 Integrated Segment, New York

International Investment Law and Human Rights: Urbaser v Argentina

IISD Statement to the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade

Examining the Renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement