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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Slick science: How researchers are preparing for Canada’s next major oil spill
The Globe and Mail - July 30, 2019 Controlled leaks of Alberta bitumen in the Ontario wilderness are teaching scientists how big petrochemical disasters behave and how to clean up after them – insights that are needed now more than ever.
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COAL: Industry gets $64B lifeline from G-20 governments
ClimateWire - July 26, 2019 Asian governments are stepping up their support for coal-fired power plants, handing a lifeline worth $64 billion a year to an industry struggling to maintain investment from private investors.
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Gabon : des cadres à l’école de la négociation de traités et d’accords internationaux d’investissement
Agence Ecofin - July 25, 2019 Pour faciliter l’élaboration d’une stratégie globale des accords de promotion des investissements et sauvegarder les intérêts du pays, le gouvernement gabonais a entrepris de mettre ses cadres à l’école de la négociation des traités et accords d’investissements.
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Fuel Subsidies 3 Times Higher Than e-Vehicle Budget: Report
Business Television India - July 25, 2019 India's subsidies to petrol and diesel between October 2018 and June 2019 amounted to almost three times the three-year government budget for electric vehicle (EV) support, a new study revealed on Thursday.
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Is EU-akkoord Bolsonaro-bestendig?
NRC Handelsblad - July 22, 2019 Het handelsakkoord tussen EU en Mercosur bindt Brazilië aan de klimaatafspraken van ‘Parijs’. Maar in de praktijk heeft president Bolsonaro lak aan milieuzorg.
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Think Tank Awards 2019—the winners!
Prospect Magazine - July 18, 2019 In a fractious new world, think tanks are more important than ever. But who is producing the best research? We announced our winners in parliament's Churchill Room on 17th July.
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10 boats entering B.C. since April found with invasive mussels
CBC - July 18, 2019 The Okanagan Water Board is renewing its call to the province to implement stronger inspection programs for boats coming into B.C., after discovering that between April 1 and July 5, there were 10 vessels intercepted carrying invasive zebra mussels.
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Researchers to measure microplastics in pristine northwestern Ontario lakes
CBC - July 13, 2019 Scientists expect to find microplastics in lakes humans barely touch — they just don't know how much or how it winds up so far away from people and industrial activity.
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‘Not For the Faint-Hearted’: The Struggles of Women in Zimbabwe’s Mining Industry
The Zimbabwean - July 08, 2019 Female miners seek equal opportunity in Zimbabwe’s male-dominated mining industry, but several cultural and financial obstacles stand in their way.
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Ottawa earmarks $2.2M to help fight Lake Winnipeg algae blooms
Winnipeg Free Press - July 04, 2019 The federal Liberals are unveiling a slew of measures aimed at cutting down on Lake Winnipeg’s algae blooms, the Free Press has learned, as cabin — and election — season gets underway.
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