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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Case grows for subsidy cuts
MEED - July 10, 2014 "A study by the Global Subsidies Initiative says scrapping fuel subsidies will result in aggregate increases in GDP."
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IISD gets some big names to sit on the first Experimental Lakes Area Board of Directors
Kenora Daily Miner and News - July 09, 2014 A look at the new board for IISD-ELA.
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Ice miscalculation
Kommersant - July 08, 2014 Russian-language article covering the launch of one of our reports on government support to upstream oil & gas in Russia.
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Portage la Prairie tests systems to remove phosphorus, nitrogen from Lake Winnipeg
CTV Winnipeg - June 26, 2014 IISD's Hank Venema speaks about a new initiative in Portage La Prairie (Canada) to remove phosphorus and nitrogen from Lake Winnipeg.
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Green bonds take on a Chinese tinge
China Daily - June 20, 2014 "The International Institute for Sustainable Development published a report in February examining the prospects of developing a green bond market in China by allowing selected state-owned companies and local governments to issue green bonds to initially develop the market."
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G77 + China: Elementos crÃticos para el debate
Bolpress - June 18, 2014 Spanish-language article. "Desde 2007, China ha comprado tierras cultivables en América del Sur, el sudeste de Asia y África, según un informe del Instituto Internacional para el Desarrollo Sostenible."
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Indigenous development solving problems in communities
APTN - June 12, 2014 An IISD intern explains why sustainable development is important to her, and explains some of IISD's work in the Hudson Bay area.
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Experimental Lakes Reopens
CBC - June 09, 2014 Scientists at the Experimental Lakes Area near Kenora are back to work, after two years of uncertainty. Jeff Walters paid a visit to the remote area, and found out why employees are so excited to get back to their research.
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Turning up the heat: Manitoba caught in climate change crosshairs
Winnipeg Free Press - June 07, 2014 "The best way to reduce our vulnerability to climate change is through mitigation," said Jo-Ellen Parry, the deputy director for climate change and energy at the IISD. "The more we mitigate now pushes us into a low level of change versus a high level of change."
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Ganho de escala
Valor Econômico - June 05, 2014 Brazil's leading economic publication references our recent State of Sustainability Initiatives 2014 report in this Portuguese-language article.
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