Press Releases
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June 17, 2015
Morocco submits its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution to the UNFCCC
Morocco launched its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) at a National Conference on Climate Change on June 2nd in Rabat.
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June 02, 2015
New report offers comprehensive overview of progress on environment Millennium Development Goal
WINNIPEG—June 2 2015—A new and comprehensive overview of progress on Millennium Development Goal number 7 (MDG-7), Ensuring Environmental Sustainability, based on official indicators and data, has just been released.
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May 14, 2015
World-class scientific facility IISD Experimental Lakes Area continues to grow with second freshwater research season
WINNIPEG—May 14 2015—IISD Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA) is pleased to announce the launch of its second research season, marked by an expansion of its experimental research and a growth in the number of research staff and educational opportunities offered.
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May 06, 2015
IISD Responds to European Commission’s Proposed International Investment Court
GENEVA—May 6, 2015—The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) welcomes efforts taken by the European Commission to address serious weaknesses in the global governance of foreign investment, announced this week by European Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström. However, IISD cautions against including a special mechanism to settle disputes between foreign...
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April 20, 2015
New Research Shows China Could Reap Significant Benefits by Scaling up Green Public Procurement
BEIJING—20 April 2015—First-of-its kind modeling by the International Institute for Sustainable Development demonstrates the significant environmental, social and economic benefits that China could achieve by leveraging the huge sums involved in public spending.
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April 17, 2015
Governments Call for the Removal of Harmful Fossil-Fuel Subsidies
GENEVA—17 April 2015—A coalition of governments are calling for the phase-out of subsidies to fossil fuels in the lead-up to a major climate conference in Paris.
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April 17, 2015
Communiqué in Support of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform Launched in Washington
On April 17, 2015 in Washington D.C., a group of eight countries known as the Friends of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform released a Communiqué encouraging governments to prioritize the reform of fossil-fuel subsidies ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris this year. The Friends, with the support of the International Institute for Sustainable Development, are...
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April 13, 2015
IISD Welcomes Ontario’s Commitment to Cap and Trade | L’IIDD salue l’engagement de l’Ontario en faveur d’un système de plafonnement et d’échange des droits d’émission de gaz à effet de serre
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April 01, 2015
IISD Responds to USA Climate Plan
WINNIPEG —March 31, 2015—The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) congratulates the USA for its official commitment towards a new international climate change agreement, announced today.
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March 28, 2015
IISD felicita a México por su Compromiso Climático ante la cumbre de Paris / IISD Congratulates Mexico on Climate Pledges Ahead of Paris Summit
(English continues after)WINNIPEG—28 de marzo 2015—El Gobierno de México anunció hoy su compromiso ambicioso hacia un nuevo acuerdo internacional sobre el cambio climático. Como parte de sus Contribuciones Previstas y Determinadas a Nivel Nacional (INDCs por sus siglas en inglés) de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (CMNUCC), México anunció que sus...
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