Canada Advancing Global Efforts on Mercury Management
This brief summarizes the state of knowledge on mercury management in Canada based on recent reports, as well as decades of research at the IISD-Experimental Lake Area (IISD-ELA).
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IISD Reporting Services coverage of 7th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Mercury (INC 7)
Ever since the original Minamata Convention on Mercury in Kumamoto and Minamata, Japan, IISD's Reporting Services team has been at all the major follow-up events, to bring you the latest news and updates from those who are negotiating the reduction of mercury emissions around the world.
Zebra Mussels in Manitoba: Here are the facts
Do you really understand why zebra mussels are dangerous to our water? Moreover, what can you do about them? IISD Experimental Lakes Area research scientist Scott Higgins breaks it down for you.
Bold vision needed in the north
"We need to plan strategically in this resource-rich region of our province to make intelligent and sustainable decisions that protect our water and natural resources, bolster the economy and protect people’s well-being as the North adapts to these economic and climatic uncertainties."
Protecting Our Fresh Water from Mercury
We create groundbreaking science to explore the effects of mercury on fresh water, and then develop that into policy to keep our fresh water clear of mercury.
Developing Indicators for Sustainable Agriculture Standards
This webinar provided an overview of how we are understanding the sustainable agriculture standards being used worldwide
Coal Mining Jobs Trump Would Bring Back No Longer Exist
"And a recent study by the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment predicted that automation was likely to replace 40 to 80 percent of workers at mines."
Stephen Harper government-inspired 'Watershed' comes to Calgary
"While [Soutar] was working on the project, the Harper government shut down the Experimental Lakes Area project in Kenora, Ont. that was studying, among other things, the effects of the Alberta oilsands on Alberta's water systems. In an unprecedented move, Canadian scientists picketed the parliament and Soutar knew she had a real hook for her stage documentary."
Market forces may thwart Trump's support of coal industry: analyst
"Market forces are killing coal. Natural gas prices have plummeted, renewable energy production -- whether it be solar or wind -- are now cost competitive in some states, even more competitive than coal," said Amin Asadollahi, the International Institute for Sustainable Development's lead for climate change mitigation for North America. "Market forces are just working against coal."