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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Kaptur’s bill in Ohio doesn't get to the root causes of what plagues our lakes
The Hill - November 05, 2018 Limiting microcystin in our water supplies is a noble endeavour, but it is a Band-Aid that highlights a more pressing need — to tackle the overarching issue of algal blooms in our bodies of water.
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Can’t Fight the Moonlight? Actually, You Can
European Journal of International Law - November 05, 2018 The earthquake started in earnest in November 2017. At its epicentre was a report, published in November 2017 by two researchers at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).
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New Restrictions on Arbitral Appointments for Sitting ICJ Judges
European Journal of International Law - November 05, 2018 The Court’s change of direction follows a report released by the International Institute for Sustainable Development in November 2017 highlighting that sitting ICJ judges had acted as arbitrators in 90 investor-State disputes.
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Farmers prefer provincial carbon tax to Ottawa’s
Manitoba Cooperator - November 01, 2018 Manitoba’s plan, which Premier Brian Pallister withdrew Oct. 4, would have exempted not only fuels burned in farm equipment, but in grain dryers and livestock barns.
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Comprehensive Wealth in Canada
CBC - October 31, 2018 GDP guides decision makers when they craft policies for a country and measure its progress, but the International Institute for Sustainable Development says GDP is not the best measurement of wealth and well-being in the long-term.
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Latest report: GDP should not be the sole criterion for measuring national wealth
Epoch Times - October 31, 2018 (machine translated text) Canada is considered to be a rich, economically developed country, thanks to abundant natural resources and highly developed technology, but a recent report on Canadian wealth found that Canada’s wealthy resources are not as diverse as the economy.
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La CIJ anuncia que sus jueces no participarán en arbitraje de inversión o comercial
CIAR Global - October 30, 2018 El presidente de la Corte Internacional de Justicia (CIJ) Abdulqawi A. Yusuf ha anunciado que los miembros de su institución no participarán en arbitraje de inversión ni en arbitrajes comerciales.
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Future of Canada’s GDP performance fragile: report
Business in Vancouver - October 30, 2018 Canada’s economy has grown steadily since 1980, but a new report from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) says there are several factors that suggest it is on shaky ground.
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Les Canadiens et les Canadiennes préoccupés par l’avenir financiers de leurs enfants
L'initiative - October 30, 2018 Un rapport publié aujourd’hui par l’Institut international du développement durable (IISD) suggère que c’est avec raison que les Canadiens et les Canadiennes s’inquiètent au sujet de leur futur bien-être financier.
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Canada may not be as wealthy as you think
The Star - October 30, 2018 The resources that make Canada wealthy aren’t increasing at the same pace as economic activity, potentially leaving future generations worse off, a new report on the country’s wealth has found.
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