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A brief analysis of the UN Sustainable Development Summit

The UN had at least two clear purposes in convening the Sustainable Development Summit―to adopt its development agenda for the next 15 years, the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” and to demonstrate that all countries are committed to its implementation.
Policy Analysis September 30, 2015

How We Do Things at IISD-ELA: Collecting a fish muscle biopsy

How We Do Things at IISD-ELA is a series of videos that highlight research conducted by scientists at the IISD Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA), a unique freshwater science research facility in northwest Ontario, Canada.
Insight September 30, 2015

Chapter: Trade and Sustainable Development from Redesigning Canadian Trade Policies for New Global Realities

Sustainable development is one of the most difficult policy challenges of our time. It is also closely linked to the global trading system. In this chapter from IRPP's Redesigning Canadian Trade Policies for New Global Realities, IISD President Scott Vaughan describes how environmental concerns have become part of international trade policy over the past two decades, and discusses some of the implications for Canada.
Policy Analysis September 28, 2015

Finance Sector Reforms are Key to a Greener Economy in China

GENEVA—September 28, 2015—China’s ambitions for a greener economy require broad use of its finance sector to drive the necessary investment, according to leading financial and environmental experts in an IISD report released today.
Press release September 27, 2015