IISD In The News
IISD's research, experts and publications are regularly featured by press outlets and on multimedia platforms around the world.
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It’s true: the oil patch doesn’t need handouts
Policy Options - January 21, 2019 Fossil fuel subsidies go way back in Canada, and Andrew Scheer’s scorn for the latest one says a lot. Let’s stop throwing good money after bad.
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Le PIB est-il encore le meilleur indicateur pour mesurer le bien-être économique ?
Le Journal de Montreal - January 21, 2019 Généralement, lorsqu'on tente de déterminer si l'économie va bien, on se fie à l'observation du produit intérieur brut (PIB).
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In The Hague’s Lofty Judicial Halls, Judges Wrangle Over Pay
The New York Times - January 20, 2019 They enjoy diplomatic perks, earn six-figure salaries and pay no taxes... So it may seem incongruous that the international judges — sitting on two of the most important global courts — are entangled in awkward legal questions over how much money they make and whether they deserve it.
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California utility’s bankruptcy filing is a warning about hidden climate-change financial risk
The Globe and Mail - January 20, 2019 Experts have long worried about the financial risk facing the world’s major greenhouse gas emitters.
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The lakes are frozen, but research is still being conducted at Experimental Lakes Area
Kenora Miner & News - January 18, 2019 The ELA is a different world in the winter, but the important research on a valuable resource does not take a winter vacation.
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The Toronto Stock Exchange is joining an international network that wants to green financial markets
National Observer - January 17, 2019 Canada’s largest stock exchange is in the process of joining a voluntary United Nations body that promotes greening financial markets and environmental disclosure.
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Experts seek more incentives to promote classification and recycling
China Daily - January 16, 2019 China needs to introduce more incentives for enterprises and the public to promote waste classification and recycling, according to international experts.
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Is China’s Belt and Road Initiative an Opportunity for Indonesian Renewable Energy?
The Diplomat - January 09, 2019 Is there a significant role for BRI to play in the Indonesian renewable energy sector?
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India focuses on renewable energy support policy
Environment Daily (Korea) - January 07, 2019 Fossil fuel subsidy decreased by 76%, electric power transmission and electric vehicle support expanded.
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Canada’s ‘unsustainable’ GDP growth is the result of short-term thinking
The Globe and Mail - January 02, 2019 It took Canada the better part of the past decade to bring a recession-trampled economy back up to full speed. But was that entire recovery an illusion?
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