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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The 8-month hackathon aimed at finding solutions for Lake Winnipeg's water issues
CTV Winnipeg - January 24, 2020 With Lake Winnipeg facing environmental deterioration, a start-up competition is turning to the tech sector to help find solutions to the issues plaguing the lake.
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Weed in the Water: How does cannabis use affect our freshwater ecosystems?
Great Lakes Now - January 23, 2020 Canada’s recent legalization of recreational cannabis is the impetus behind a unique research project launched last fall to understand its potential impact on freshwater plants and animals.
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Mending Coastal Marshes
Hakai Magazine - January 21, 2020 Recycled plastic bottles get a new life as artificial islands on the Louisiana coastline.
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The EV revolution will take batteries, but are they ethical?
Corporate Knights - January 20, 2020 The EV revolution has been racking up a whole supply chain of trouble around the globe (including a recent lawsuit) related to an onslaught of often-contentious new mines opening to meet surging battery-metal demand, not to mention the coming tide of e-waste from old batteries.
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India’s Largest Power Producer Wants NOx Norms Diluted For New Coal Plants
IndiaSpend - January 20, 2020 India’s power industry, led by its largest producer National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), is pushing to water down the norms for lethal nitrous oxide (NOx) emissions, saying pilot projects of technologies to cut down emissions have proved ineffective in India.
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The hottest new thing in sustainable building is, uh, wood
Vox - January 16, 2020 Architects, builders, and sustainability advocates are all abuzz over a new building material they say could substantially reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the building sector.
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Young innovators team up to clean up Lake Winnipeg
Global News - January 15, 2020 Young innovators from across Canada are coming together to create solutions for the problems affecting Lake Winnipeg.
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To neutralise populism, give people more control
The Economist - January 15, 2020 Providing individuals with greater agency can improve our politics, say Robin Varghese and Sarah Pray of the Open Society Foundations.
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Some Winnipeg neighbourhoods 'left behind' by rest of city: report
CTV - January 10, 2020 While Winnipeg is making strides when it comes to the environment, education and income, some neighbourhoods are being left behind by the rest of the city, according to a new report measuring the city's progress.
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LNG too risky, despite generous subsidies
Focus on Victoria - January 07, 2020 To hear our political leaders tell it, liquefied natural gas (LNG) is the solution to all that ails us. For instance, in December 2019 federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau called Canadian LNG a “very positive opportunity.”
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