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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Seafood joins fair trade revolution, a scallop at a time
Missourian - April 16, 2017 Jason Potts, a senior associate with the International Institute for Sustainable Development located in Montreal, said the question of "are these things actually working?" remains a difficult one to answer. "We're attempting to answer this question. My message to the world is we need more impact research, and more data. Better data," he said.
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Nortel's toxic legacy: Cleaning up former sites to cost millions
CBC Ottawa - April 12, 2017 "Under Canadian law the polluter is supposed to pay, but if there is no polluter [because] they've gone then taxpayers have to pick up the bill for doing the cleanup," said Scott Vaughan, president of the International Institute for Sustainable Development and former federal commissioner of the environment.
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That fleece you're wearing is starting to pill — and may be polluting Lake Winnipeg
CBC Manitoba - April 06, 2017 "We're worried about it because of the potential effects [microplastics] can have on our ecosystems," said Mike Rennie, a senior author on the study and research fellow with the Winnipeg-based International Institute for Sustainable Development.
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Opinion: It's good business for cities to prepare for climate change
Edmonton Journal - April 06, 2017 "Canadian cities need to take action to prepare for climate change impacts. It’s a smart investment. It’s good urban policy. And, perhaps less obviously, it’s strategic for business development."
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Bold vision needed in the north
Winnipeg Free Press - April 04, 2017 "We need to plan strategically in this resource-rich region of our province to make intelligent and sustainable decisions that protect our water and natural resources, bolster the economy and protect people’s well-being as the North adapts to these economic and climatic uncertainties."
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Coal Mining Jobs Trump Would Bring Back No Longer Exist
The New York Times - March 29, 2017 "And a recent study by the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment predicted that automation was likely to replace 40 to 80 percent of workers at mines."
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Stephen Harper government-inspired 'Watershed' comes to Calgary
Calgary Sun - March 28, 2017 "While [Soutar] was working on the project, the Harper government shut down the Experimental Lakes Area project in Kenora, Ont. that was studying, among other things, the effects of the Alberta oilsands on Alberta's water systems. In an unprecedented move, Canadian scientists picketed the parliament and Soutar knew she had a real hook for her stage documentary."
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Market forces may thwart Trump's support of coal industry: analyst
CTV News - March 28, 2017 "Market forces are killing coal. Natural gas prices have plummeted, renewable energy production -- whether it be solar or wind -- are now cost competitive in some states, even more competitive than coal," said Amin Asadollahi, the International Institute for Sustainable Development's lead for climate change mitigation for North America. "Market forces are just working against coal."
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Pricing carbon pollution will strengthen the economy
Policy Options - March 27, 2017 "Pricing carbon pollution is about making it expensive for companies to burn fossil fuels, so they will choose cleaner forms of energy or use less."
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Study investigates affordability of housing in city
Winnipeg Free Press - March 24, 2017 "The percentage of Winnipeggers living in so-called core housing has steadily dropped since the early 1990s and is below the national average, a study shows. The study was in a profile released Thursday by Peg, led by the United Way and the International Institute of Sustainable Development. It’s a community indicator data system that measures the socioeconomic health of Winnipeg year over year."
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