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Can technology turn Canada's oilsands green?
“There certainly are some GHG benefits from [oilsands research and development],” says Philip Gass, senior energy researcher at IISD. “But the point is that it is still support for continued use of fossil fuels over other alternatives. That’s where it is definitely still a subsidy to fossil fuels even if there is some benefit.”
World Bank Land and Poverty conference: Land Governance in an Interconnected World
Five Steps We Must Take to Protect Refugees in the Future
Technology central to future of mine asset management
"The International Institute for Sustainable Development has said driverless technology increases mining output by an estimated 15-20%, "while decreasing fuel and maintenance costs by 10-15%, and 8%, respectively"."
Her er fem løsninger på udfordringen med fremtidens mange klimaflygtninge
This year, a new reality, based on a new international paradigm regarding refugees, must emerge. Here are five steps that need to be set in motion to make this happen. (This article is in Danish. An English-language version can be found here).
Performance-Based Procurement to Drive Inclusive, Sustainable Growth in the Western Cape Province
Innovation in Mining: Report to the 2018 International Mines Ministers Summit
Moving Towards Sustainable Performance-Based Procurement in the Western Cape
The goal is to study what happens when oil spills in a lake... without actually harming the lake
Jules Blais of the University of Ottawa speaks to CBC Ottawa's All in a Day with Alan Neal about upcoming research into the impacts of oil spills on fresh water at IISD Experimental Lakes Area.