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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Comprehensive Wealth
CBC Power & Politics - December 02, 2016 Scott Vaughan explains to CBC Power and Politics' Rosemary Barton why Canada should adopt a 'comprehensive wealth' approach. (Clip begins at 1:16:45).
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Canada's Comprehensive Wealth
CPAC - December 01, 2016 Peter Van Dusen (CPAC) speaks to Scott Vaughan and Robert Smith about what a 'comprehensive wealth' approach can reveal about Canada's progress. Clip starts at 19:20.
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Le Québec devrait être un chef de file de la réforme des subventions aux hydrocarbures
Les Affaires - November 26, 2016 (French-language article) Frédéric Gagnon-Lebrun, in an opinion piece for Les Affaires, explains why Quebec can take the lead in the campaign to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies.
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Medical school conducts research with ELA
TB News Watch - November 23, 2016 The Northern Ontario School of Medicine and the Experimental Lakes area have agreed to collaborate on research into environmental health.
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Climate change not a left-right issue
Winnipeg Free Press - November 23, 2016 "In Monday’s speech from the throne, Pallister reiterated the province’s support for a made-in-Manitoba approach to carbon pricing. Manitoba’s throne speech suggests carbon pricing is part of a broader suite of policies that address environmental challenges and economic aspirations."
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New numbers show extent of drug, alcohol abuse in Winnipeg neighbourhoods
CTV Winnipeg - November 19, 2016 New numbers released by Peg reveal the extent of alcohol and drug abuse in Winnipeg neigbourhoods.
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Hammond must avoid more North Sea oil subsidies in the autumn statement
The Guardian - November 18, 2016 "Ahead of the autumn statement next week [...], we urge the chancellor not to answer calls from oil producers in the North Sea for another round of government subsidies."
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From Waste to Resource: Using drain and land maintenance waste for bioenergy and compost
Municipal World - November 10, 2016 Karla Zubrycki explains how we have been working with the City of Winnipeg to develop bioenergy and compost out of cattails and grasses from ditches in Manitoba. (Article published with permission from Municipal World).
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Trudeau says Trump priorities won’t influence carbon tax plan
Macleans - November 10, 2016 "“I don’t see this as being any reason to fundamentally change the course that the government has set.” Scott Vaughan of the Winnipeg-based International Institute for Sustainable Development, said in an interview from Marrakech, Morocco."
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Live Q&A: How can the environment and development sectors work together to achieve the SDGs?
The Guardian - October 26, 2016 Livia Bizikova participated in this interactive discussion on how two separate sectors can collaborate and align efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
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