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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Feds announce cash for Experimental Lakes Area
CBC Manitoba - August 10, 2016 "The Trudeau government is spending $1.7 million over the next two years on environmental research at the Experimental Lakes Area, the northwestern Ontario scientific facility once threatened with closure by the former Harper government."
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Ottawa commits to putting money back into Experimental Lakes Area
Macleans - August 10, 2016 "The federal Liberal government says it will spend $1.7 million over two years to support a renowned freshwater research station that nearly fell victim to Conservative budget cuts."
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Winnipeg house prices soared by 103% over a decade, report finds
CBC Manitoba - August 09, 2016 "The average price of a house in Winnipeg has skyrocketed in the past decade but remains well below the average price across Canada. That's one of the major takeaways from new data released Tuesday by Peg, a community health indicator system led by the United Way of Winnipeg and the International Institute for Sustainable Development."
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Experimental Lakes Area breathes new life into scientific research
CBC Manitoba - August 08, 2016 "The scientists are back and so is the research at outdoor laboratory once slated for closure." CBC Manitoba's Bartley Kives visits IISD-ELA to learn more about its new era.
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Under Trudeau, Canada Goes From Absent to Fully Engaged on Climate Change
World Politics Review - August 02, 2016 "Climate change could expose Canada’s energy sector to a number of risks and opportunities. The right policy signals play a critical role in helping the sector remain globally competitive in a world that is becoming increasingly carbon constrained." Amin Asadollahi discusses Canada's response to climate change.
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“We (May Not) Always Have Paris” - Three Steps To A Low Carbon Future
Huffington Post - July 27, 2016 "The Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) estimates that global fossil fuel subsidies could currently reach up to US$600 billion per year."
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Kanada versucht Kohleausstieg
Klimaretter.info - July 23, 2016 (German-language) David Runnalls comments on Canada's plans to phase out fossil fuel subsidies.
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The Blue Economy
World Ocean Observatory - July 05, 2016 "In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill discusses a recent report entitled "The State of Sustainability Initiatives Review: Standards and the Blue Economy" and the state of global fisheries. The new IISD report provides research, analysis, and suggested standards that might serve as policy and guidelines to...
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Carbon dioxide removal may be Prairies' best hope
Winnipeg Free Press - July 05, 2016 Why might getting rid of carbon dioxide be the prairies' best bet for climate change mitigation? And how can we go about doing this? Hank Venema of the Prairie Climate Centre makes the case in an opinion piece for the Winnipeg Free Press.
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Trudeau’s dilemma: climate targets or LNG
Interfax Global Energy - June 29, 2016 "Canada needs to be prepared to compete in a world that is becoming increasingly carbon-restrained," [Amin] Asadollahi said. However, he acknowledged the loss of oil and gas revenue – on which Canada relies heavily – would make for a difficult transition from fossil fuels to a zero-carbon economy.
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