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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Indonesia should lead fuel subsidy reform
The Jakarta Post - September 09, 2016 "It’s time for the G20 to deliver on fossil fuel subsidy reform. And the progress that Indonesia has made at home in removing inefficient subsidies puts it in a good spot to show leadership abroad."
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The 101 on how global trade treaties came to threaten the environment
Monga Bay - September 08, 2016 "When the first few big NAFTA Chapter 11-based dispute cases hit Europe, a bit of a shockwave ensued, said Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, group director of the Economic Law & Policy Program at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)."
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IISD developing new partnerships for future Experimental Lakes Area research projects
Kenora Daily Miner - September 07, 2016 "New research is being planned and new friendships are being cultivated for scientists at the International Institute for Sustainable Development Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA)."
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The G20 Embraces Green Finance
Project Syndicate - September 07, 2016 IISD Senior Fellow and Associate Simon Zadek and Ma Jun underline the importance of green finance at this week's G20 Summit.
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Canada should lead on fossil fuel subsidy reform
National Observer - August 31, 2016 "Imagine the Canadian government taxed cigarettes with one hand, while handing out tax breaks to tobacco companies with the other. That would rightly be called a walking contradiction—but not far from our treatment of the fossil fuel sector."
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Canadian Taxpayers Fork Out $3.3 Billion Every Year to Super Profitable Oil Companies
DeSmog Canada - August 31, 2016 "Some of the largest, most profitable companies in Canada are collectively receiving an estimated $3.3 billion in subsidies every year from Canadian taxpayers, according to a new analysis from the International Institute for Sustainable Development."
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Exploring the Experimental Lakes
The Dryden Observer - August 31, 2016 "Down the road in our own backyard lies a world class research facility known as the Experimental Lakes Area [...] IISD has kept the facility running and now it hopes to reach out more to the surrounding communities to invite them into their world of aquatic research that has been running since 1969."
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The effect millions of zebra mussels could have on Manitoba ecosystems, infrastructure
Global Winnipeg - August 17, 2016 “I’ve been working on this for over 10 years and every time I see this it’s still astounding, it surprises me every time,” Scott Higgins, research scientist with International Institute for Sustainable Development said."
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Experimental Lakes Project making a difference around the world
Global Winnipeg - August 15, 2016 The Executive Director of IISD Experimental Lakes Area, Matt McCandless, talks to Global Winnipeg about why the facility is so important.
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Experimental Lakes Area funding restored
Winnipeg Free Press - August 10, 2016 "A fresh water research facility once in danger of closing has seen its federal funding revived by the Liberal Trudeau government. Almost $2 million will flow from Ottawa to the Experimental Lakes Area over the next two years, Winnipeg South MP Terry Duguid said Wednesday."
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