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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North American climate leadership could benefit both environment and the economy
The Hill Times - June 29, 2016 What potential does the 3 amigos meeting have to impact Canada's environment and economy? Our climate change lead, Amin Asadollahi, makes our case an opinion piece for The Hill Times.
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Chinese Visit to IISD-ELA
Phoenix North America Chinese Channel - June 28, 2016 (Mandarin-language). Phoenix North America Chinese Channel reports of some exciting new intiatives at IISD-ELA after it visited the site a couple of weeks ago. The clip begins at 2:40.
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Can We Count On Technology To Address Our Environmental Challenges?
The Huffington Post Canada - June 23, 2016 "How much can emerging technologies help change our environment, and will they alone help address some of the environmental challenges we are faced with?"
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To remove fossil fuel subsidies in ten years, a plan is needed now
The Hill Times - June 14, 2016 "In short, Canada has been sending the right signals, but now is the time to translate those messages into action. Broadly speaking, that requires three things."
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Canadian students to participate in major Lake Winnipeg watershed research project
Canadian Geographic - June 10, 2016 "Students from eighteen high schools will spend the next couple of weeks collecting various data on the watershed — including phosphate and nitrate levels, turbidity, and species identification — as part of a citizen science project initiated by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and Canadian Geographic Education."
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Winnipeg: A bikeable, walkable city?
Metro Winnipeg - June 08, 2016 "Statistics Canada commuter surveys from 2011 show about 7.6 per cent of Winnipeggers walk or bike to work as their primary mode of transportation—Bike Winnipeg will tell you the number has increased since then."
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Sustainable Seafood Boom Brings Hope To An Overfished Planet
Huffington Post - May 18, 2016 "A new report about the surge of the global sustainable seafood market this month reveals how consumer and corporate decisions could significantly move the needle when it comes to tackling the world’s environmental woes."
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In 2080, Winnipeg summers could be as hot as the Texas desert: projections
Winnipeg Free Press - May 13, 2016 Summers in Winnipeg in 2080 will be as hot and dry as they are today in the Texas Panhandle if worldwide greenhouse-gas emissions continue unabated, according to the first detailed climate-change projections conducted for the Canadian Prairies.
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Sustainable Seafood Surging, But Not Everywhere
Discovery News - May 12, 2016 "Last year, 23 metric million tons of seafood certified as sustainable was sold worldwide to the tune of $11.5 billion, accounting for 14 percent of global production, according to a study published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)."
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Reeling it in: global sustainable seafood market hits $11.5bn
The Guardian - May 12, 2016 The global sustainable seafood market hit $11.5bn in retail sales last year, a result of commitments by large restaurant chains and retailers such as Walmart, Whole Foods, Ikea and McDonald’s to source certified seafood and address decades of mismanagement, according to a report...
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