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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G20 countries pay over $1,000 per citizen in fossil fuel subsidies, says IMF
The Guardian - August 04, 2015 "Fossil fuel subsidy reforms are beginning in dozens of countries, including India where subsidies for diesel ended in October 2014."
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Cheap oil helps India phase out fuel subsidies
The Christian Science Monitor - July 30, 2015 "According to the International Institute for Sustainable Development, around 30 countries trimmed their fossil fuel subsidy programs over the past year. That is why, countries such as Indonesia, Egypt, China – and as Mr. Subramanian noted – India have been able to achieve subsidy reform. Without the fall...
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Why are companies hiding their sustainable credentials?
Food and Drink Europe - July 29, 2015 "...only around half of total RSPO certified palm oil is sold as certified sustainable according to a report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)."
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India’s wealthy are finally letting go of an old socialist perk
The Washington Post - July 13, 2015 “It’s basically relying on people’s altruism to reduce subsidy expenditure,” said Kieran Clarke, a researcher for the International Institute for Sustainable Development in Geneva. “It’s noble but not very effective.”
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World looks to Ethiopia to break deadlock over financing new development goals
Thomson Reuters Foundation - July 10, 2015 "They really want to have the momentum going the right way," said Lynn Wagner, an expert on international negotiations with the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
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Could tax breaks be on the agenda for big oil companies?
World Finance - July 08, 2015 “The plummeting oil price has eaten into the margins of large oil and gas companies, and all around the world they are demanding a reduction in overall tax burden, especially on new projects”, says Ivetta Gerasimchuk, Senior Researcher for the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
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Winnipeg institute breathes new life into outdoor research station
Northern Ontario Business - June 30, 2015 “People have known about ELA, but that’s about it,” said Matt McCandless, executive director of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), a Winnipeg policy think tank now operating the 27,000-hectare former federal research station. “They don’t know what happens about ELA or haven’t been able to see...
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Pelly’s Lake watershed management project complete
Manitoba Cooperator - June 26, 2015 "The Pelly’s Lake watershed area encompasses about 23,000 acres and ongoing IISD research is showing the potential for removing 5,000 kg of phosphorus per year by keeping the wetland intact, said Justin Reid, manager for the LSRCD. The phosphorus is taken up by the vast sea of cattail that has established in the...
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El deterioro del planeta inquieta en lucha contra el hambre, dicen expertos
ElDia.es - June 16, 2015 (Spanish-language article) Gagnon-Lebrun pide a los países que sean "más ambiciosos" en sus compromisos y sinteticen en los próximos meses los puntos centrales del documento que están debatiendo para establecer el funcionamiento de un régimen nuevo, dejando los aspectos...
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Here’s Why Canada Needs Federal Carbon Pricing Leadership
DeSmog Canada - June 16, 2015 “Each province should be allowed to adopt its own approach,” Gass said. “Provinces should adopt whatever carbon pricing system they think will deliver the most reductions, they can administer and most importantly, a system that is politically acceptable.”
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