IISD In The News
IISD's research, experts and publications are regularly featured by press outlets and on multimedia platforms around the world.
The list below is a selection of recent mentions. Click Here for other media-related content.
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Mining companies digging into the benefits of mechanised mining
CGTN Africa - February 15, 2017 Aaron Cosbey talks to CGTN about the impact of mechanization on the mining industry.
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How Trump may spur Canada to up its game on climate change
National Observer - February 07, 2017 "But Canada can also send its own clean energy south of the border, added Amin Asadollahi of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). Through regional pacts and state-level alliances, he said Canada may be able to counter some of the effects of Trump's support for pipelines and the emissions-heavy coal industry."
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New research at Hydro-Québec aims to take advantage of energy "revolution"
National Observer - February 02, 2017 "“If we are going to increase renewable and micro-renewable generation, we need to (first) enable people to sell to the grid,” said Amin Asadollahi, the lead on climate change mitigation for North America at the International Institute for Sustainable Development."
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Canadian Scientists Explain Exactly How Their Government Silenced Science
Smithsonian.com - January 30, 2017 "When the government announced they would no longer fund the ELA, there was a public outcry, says the ELA's current executive director, Matthew McCandless"
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Our future wealth is dwindling – one barrel at a time
The Globe and Mail - January 25, 2017 "“It was our natural capital that drove us into first place,” says Robert Smith, lead author of a study done in conjunction with the International Institute for Sustainable Development that looks at Canada in terms of its comprehensive wealth."
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Automated mining will cost jobs and tax income: it's time for governments to act
The Guardian - January 20, 2017 “If you’re moving from mines that employ 5,000 to 10,000 people down to 500 or 1,000, then you’re obviously not going to get the same amount of local jobs,” says Howard Mann, senior adviser on international law at International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and co-author of a recent study on the impact of automation in the mining sector."
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Tusentals miljarder i stöd till olja, kol och gas
Sverige Radio - January 15, 2017 (Swedish-language article) "Ett sådant nätverk är GSI, Global Subsidies Initiative. Laura Merrill vid GSI säger att de låga oljepriserna gör att de statliga stöden lättare kan minskas."
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Video-Game Tech Digging Real Dirt for Caterpillar, Komatsu
Bloomberg - January 10, 2017 "The industry’s drive to protect profit margins will lead to a surge in development of new machines that will peak over the next 10 to 15 years, according to a report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development."
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Gasoline taxes fall despite promises to slow climate change-study
Reuters - January 09, 2017 "Peter Wooders, Director of Energy at the International Institute for Sustainable Development think-tank in Geneva, praised the study as a step to help track energy price reforms that are often opaque."
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Into the abyss: oil states face turmoil as climate policies bite
Climate Home - January 04, 2017 "Efforts to diversify the Russian economy have foundered whenever the gas price has risen, says Ivetta Gerasimchuk, a lead of sustainable energy supplies at the Institute for Sustainable Development."
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