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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OPINION: Toward an Inclusive TPP Trade Pact
Inter Press Service - August 06, 2014 Senior Fellow Harsha V Singh comments on the implications of the Trans-Pacific Partnership for India and China.
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New Zealanders fear that China is snapping up their pristine farmland
Quartz - August 06, 2014 “According to a 2012 study by the International Institute for Sustainable Development, Chinese firms had invested in at least 8.3 million hectares of farmland in developing countries.”
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Climate governance evolving to make room for new actors
Climate Action - August 01, 2014 This article co-authored by IISD President Scott Vaughan explores the evolving landscape of climate change policy innovation both inside and outside of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process.
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The urbanist's guide to Amsterdam
The Guardian - July 29, 2014 Jennifer Lenhart, writer and editor for the Earth Negotiations Bulletin, imparts the joys of one of her favourite sustainable cities, Amsterdam.
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Increasing Value for Money in Infrastructure Investment
ISB Insight - July 26, 2014 IISD's Oshani Perera and Tilmann Liebert submitted this article to one of the most prestigious and widely read journals in India.
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Energy industry outgrowing policy, practices, experts say
SNL Financial - July 26, 2014 "Destructive accidents on pipelines and rails have shaken public confidence in the industry's ability to move product safely and in regulators' ability to keep up with evolving circumstances," Daniel Gagnier, International Institute for Sustainable Development's chairman of the board, said.
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A TPPing Point on Trade?
Center for Global Development - July 21, 2014 “TPP? TTIP? In the world of trade negotiations, there is no shortage of acronyms. And who better to break them down for us than Harsha Singh, former deputy director general at the World Trade Organization?”
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Clean trillion dollars needed for 'green' investment
China.org.cn - July 16, 2014 An exploration of our Greening China's Financial System report in light of the recent UNEP report that claims an additional "clean trillion" dollars will be needed annually to green the US$ 5 trillion that will be required every year for infrastructure investment globally up until 2030. Read More
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Is Canada Putting All of Its Eggs in the Oilsands Basket?
DeSmog Canada - July 12, 2014 "You run the risk in developing fossil fuels that one day will either become fully depleted or too expensive to extract," Philip Gass, a policy analyst at the International Institute of Sustainable Development, said from Winnipeg.
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Eco-Forum Finances China's Green Transformation
China Radio International - July 11, 2014 "Mark Halle, vice president of the International Institute for Sustainable Development, says getting the corporate world to think long-term about the environment is key as the seeking of short-term results is incompatible with the requirements of sustainable development."
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