Press Releases
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July 21, 2010
IISD urges Canada to use Internet/IT to secure sustainable prosperity and build green economy
WINNIPEG—July 21, 2010—The International Institute for Sustainable Development urges Canada to secure sustainable prosperity by using the Internet and other digital technologies to help build a green economy and address the major social and environmental challenges facing Canadians and others around the world. The Digital Economy and the Green Economy: Opportunities for Strategic...
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June 22, 2010
IISD's Alanna Mitchell wins 2010 Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment
WINNIPEG—June 22, 2010—International Institute for Sustainable Development associate Alanna Mitchell is the winner of the 2010 Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment for her book: Sea Sick: The Global Ocean in Crisis. Mitchell is the first book author to receive the Grantham Prize and the first Canadian entrant to win the US$75,000 prize, announced today by...
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June 17, 2010
IISD urges Canada to take lead on global fossil fuel subsidy reform at the G20 summit
Membership in Friends of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform continues to growWINNIPEG—June 17, 2010—The International Institute for Sustainable Development is encouraged that climate change is on the agenda of the G8 and G20 meetings in Toronto next week and hopes Canada will follow-up with a solid commitment on fossil fuel subsidy reform as a critical next step. "As chair of the G20...
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June 10, 2010
IISD's GSI says pressure from 'Friends' could be catalyst for G20 action on fossil fuel subsidy reform
WINNIPEG—June 10, 2010—The International Institute for Sustainable Development's Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) is encouraged that increasing pressure from the international community may be the catalyst needed to ensure fossil fuel subsidy reform is high on the climate change agenda of the G20 summit in Toronto this month. This follows a GSI meeting in Paris last week, where...
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June 10, 2010
IISD Board marks 20 years: welcomes Tattenbach, farewells Runnalls
WINNIPEG—June 10, 2010—The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) international board of directors is meeting in Winnipeg this week for the annual general meeting marking the institute's 20th anniversary and a change of leadership. IISD chair Dan Gagnier said there are three areas in which IISD has made tremendous contributions since it started life 20 years ago....
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April 21, 2010
IISD's GSI tackles reform of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies ahead of G20 meeting of finance ministers
Urges G20 to ensure climate change, energy security and poverty alleviation objectives are met GENEVA—April 21, 2010—The International Institute for Sustainable Development's Geneva-based Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) has issued a five-part series of reports into how nations might remove fossil-fuel subsidies, on the eve of a meeting of G20 finance ministers in Washington this...
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March 29, 2010
Integrated Environmental Assessment Training Package launched at GEO-5 conference
NAIROBI--March 29, 2010--More than 100 people attended the launch today of a new and interactive Training Package for Integrated Environmental Assessment (IEA). The launch of the training package took place alongside the First Global Intergovernmental and Multi-stakeholder Consultation on the Fifth Global Environment Outlook Report (GEO-5), at the UNEP headquarters in Nairobi. The GEO report is...
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March 24, 2010
Entrepreneur's Toolkit Goes Live at Globe 2010
VANCOUVER—March 24, 2010—The Entrepreneur's Toolkit, an online tool developed to support the global community of social and environmental entrepreneurs, is being launched this week at the Globe 2010 conference on the environment in Vancouver. The Toolkit is a joint initiative of the International Institute for Sustainable Development, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation...
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March 04, 2010
Moving Phosphorus from Noxious to Precious: IISD report sets out the challenges for Lake Winnipeg
WINNIPEG—March 4, 2010—The International Institute for Sustainable Development has issued a report today looking at ways to keep phosphorus on the land and out of waterways as part of an overall plan to address issues associated with the health of Lake Winnipeg. The problem of excessive phosphorus loading is affecting water bodies in all parts of the world, including Lake Winnipeg,...
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March 01, 2010
IISD conference demonstrates high level of interest in accountability
WINNIPEG—March 1, 2010—The International Institute for Sustainable Development expects a full house at the Canadian Sustainability Indicators Network's two-day conference on Accountability Through Measurement in Toronto, March 2 and 3. Interest in accountability through measurement has been growing steadily, with government, business and community members in CSIN rising to 1,200...
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