IISD In The News
IISD's research, experts and publications are regularly featured by press outlets and on multimedia platforms around the world.
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Trade negotiators have missed a deadline to help protect fish stocks
The Economist - January 02, 2020 In 2015, world leaders signed up to a long list of sustainable development goals, among them an agreement to limit government subsidies that contribute to overfishing.
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Why targeting LPG subsidies to women matters
Energy Times - December 23, 2019 In recent years, everyday lives of many women in India have changed with LPG making cooking healthier and faster. However, nearly 50% of women in rural areas still don’t have access to this clean cooking source.
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Oil majors and environmental groups hold Toronto forum to address challenges of climate change
Globe and Mail - December 23, 2019 In Toronto, executives from some of Canada’s biggest oil companies were sitting across the table from environmental leaders, academics, Indigenous leaders and government officials, hoping to find a way to bridge the Grand Canyon-sized divide.
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Alum a useful tool to combat toxic algae
Manitoba Co-operator - December 23, 2019 It’s no magic bullet, but aluminum sulphate can significantly reduce toxic algal blooms in lakes, American scientist John Holz told conservationists at a Winnipeg conference on December 3.
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Teen who pushed for Indigenous rights at COP25 disappointed
CBC Kids - December 19, 2019 When it came to negotiating a climate deal at COP25 in Madrid last week, there was no agreement on the main issue — but that’s not why Ta’Kaiya Blaney was disappointed.
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Morneau asked to wrap up fossil fuel subsidy review, as advocates worry phase-out plan is stalling
iPolitics - December 18, 2019 The prime minister has tasked Finance Minister Bill Morneau to finish a report on a list of federal fossil fuel subsidies, although environmentalists worry that efforts to eventually phase out such measures are hitting roadblocks.
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Province pushes Winnipeg to produce phosphorus reduction plan
Winnipeg Free Press - December 05, 2019 "A project steering committee will oversee implementation of both the interim phosphorus reduction strategy to commence in February, as well implementation of the upgrades to meet the licence requirements. It will be assisted by an advisory committee that will include representatives from the city, multiple provincial government departments, as well as key stakeholders, such as the...
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Why climate change adaptation is the unloved sibling at COP25: Don Pittis
CBC - December 02, 2019 Political turmoil has come to the heart of the global movement to try to stop climate change — and for once, it has nothing to do with U.S. President Donald Trump.
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How Ignoring Guidelines On Coal Power Plants Has Turned Delhi Into An Irreversible Gas Chamber
India Times - November 30, 2019 It has been almost four years since the central government sent out a notification on air pollution standards for India’s coal-fired power plants.
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China fears trade conflicts, climate change could pose threat to food security
South China Morning Post - November 30, 2019 Global trade conflicts and the increasing trend towards unilateral trade agreements have raised alarm bells in Beijing about how China can continue to feed its 1.4 billion people.
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