Press Releases
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March 27, 2015
Turkey’s Coal Subsidies Equaled US$730 Million in 2013
GENEVA—27 March 2015—Turkey is spending upwards of US$730 million in subsidies to the coal industry, according to a new report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). This is despite the fact that renewable energy is already cheaper than coal when external costs, such as health and environmental damage caused by burning coal, are taken into account....
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March 23, 2015
New Research Reveals Impact of China’s Carbon Policies on Business
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March 20, 2015
Green Finance is a Growing Focus for China
Report on “Greening China’s Financial System” coming in April ...
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February 26, 2015
CRiSTAL Parks: The Community-based Risk Screening Tool – Adaptation and Livelihoods with a focus on Protected Areas
February 25, 2015 ...
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February 13, 2015
Manitobans Back Ambitious Targets for Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Boreal Forest, poll shows
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February 12, 2015
1/5 of Downtown residents walk or bike to work, Peg data reveals
February 13th is Winter Bike to Work Day. How many Winnipeggers use active transportation to get to work year-round? ...
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February 11, 2015
Removing fossil-fuel subsidies results in huge benefits for the climate—new report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEGENEVA—11 February 2015—Eliminating the hundreds of billions of dollars that governments are spending on fossil-fuel subsidies would reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by between 6 and 13 per cent by 2050.This is according to a new report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) which demonstrates the considerable impact that removing fossil...
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February 02, 2015
IISD Celebrates World Wetlands Day by Highlighting how to use Manitoba Cattail to Clean Drinking Water and Provide Heating
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January 27, 2015
A Tribute to Howard Ferguson
By Dr. James Bruce, IISD-ELA Board member ...
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January 23, 2015
IISD appoints Håkan Nordström—trade policy expert—as senior associate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWINNIPEG—January 23, 2015—The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is pleased to announce the appointment of Håkan Nordström as a senior associate.As a senior associate at IISD, Håkan will focus on trade and climate change issues, including the prospect of forming a transatlantic carbon market in the context of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment...
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