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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A U.S.-China investment war is quietly emerging, and the environment will be the ultimate casualty
Salon - December 08, 2018 The US Senate passes a law to counter China's "economic warfare" — specifically the Belt & Road Initiative.
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Calling time on fossil fuel subsidies
UN Environment - December 07, 2018 UN Environment is working with governments to collect internationally coherent data on fossil fuel subsidies that can help advance global efforts to address climate change.
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The French Lesson on Climate Policy
U.S. News and World Report - December 07, 2018 President Emmanuel Macron is showing that failing to engage with the public invited the mass protests across the country.
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France's Gas Tax Disaster Shows We Can't Save Earth by Screwing Over Poor People
Gizmodo - December 05, 2018 The mass revolt against [the gas tax] doesn’t mean those groups oppose climate action. It means that Macron needs to include them in discussions about the best way to address climate change as part of a just transition, something the world at-large is grappling with as it aims to get a handle on carbon emissions.
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We must study marijuana's impact on the environment before it's too late
The Guardian - December 04, 2018 The focus on human health with Canada’s legalization has highlighted the lack of discussion on the potential effects on freshwater supplies.
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Freshwater lakes' pollution problems go beyond plastics
Salon - November 24, 2018 Focusing solely on plastic pollution ignores the myriad problems — from algae to pollution — that plague our lakes
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Can Poland end its toxic relationship with coal?
Deutsche Welle - November 23, 2018 Poland, host of the upcoming COP24 climate conference, has long had a love affair with coal. Can it say goodbye and commit to renewables?
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Experimental Lakes area launches artist-in-residence program
CBC - November 20, 2018 Several artists will be invited to visit the famous freshwater research site in 2019.
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GDP is no longer an accurate measure of economic progress. Here's why
World Economic Forum - November 13, 2018 We need reliable metrics to know how we are performing on the yardsticks of our economy, sustainability and social harmony. Unfortunately, our radar to track progress is far from satisfactory. Countries still use a 20th-century metric to measure wellbeing: Gross Domestic Product, or GDP.
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Meet 2018’s Top 30 Under 30 in Sustainability
Corporate Knights - November 06, 2018 One act at a time, these winners are tackling the big sustainability problems of our day and have no plans on stopping.
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