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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IMF report: A $5 trillion case for ending fossil fuel subsidies?
Christian Science Monitor - May 19, 2015 "In 2014, nearly 30 countries, including Egypt, Indonesia, and India, implemented some form of fossil fuel subsidy reform, according to the Global Subsidies Initiative."
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Experimental Lakes Area research begins
Kenora Daily Miner - May 18, 2015 "Researchers are diving into their projects at the Experimental Lakes Area near Kenora this month."
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Afschaffen energiesubsidies levert louter winnaars op
Duurzaam News - May 10, 2015 (Dutch-language) "Dit bleek tijdens een workshop die eind april werd georganiseerd door HIER Klimaatbureau. Sprekers van de Wereldbank, het Internationaal Energie Agentschap, het Global Subsidies Initiative en Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland gingen in op de vraag welke kansen het afschaffen van energiesubsidies biedt in de aanloop naar de Parijse...
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Energy poverty stifles sub-Saharan Africa’s economic development
World Finance Magazine - May 03, 2015 “Energy poverty matters for the same reason that poverty matters – we have a duty to ensure that those less well-off then ourselves have access to a good standard of living and equal opportunities”, says Richard Bridle, an energy analyst with the IISD’s Global Subsidies Initiative."
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Los biocombustibles pierden fuelle en la UE por competir con los alimentos
Mundo Agropecuario - April 30, 2015 (Spanish-language article) "Si bien se espera que la Comisión Europea y los productores de combustibles informen cada año de las emisiones por el cambio indirecto del uso de la tierra, Gerasimchuk considera que eso no se puede controlar de forma efectiva y que “la única forma de prevenirlo es detener...
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Winnipeg doing well at cutting down water use and waste, study says
Winnipeg Free Press - April 21, 2015 "Winnipeggers deserve a pat on the back this Earth Day. A Winnipeg-based environmental think tank crunched the numbers in a city study which concludes we’re good at cutting down water and garbage, two key indicators of environmentally friendly cities. Winnipeg’s doing pretty well, the International Institute on Sustainable Development said in a statement Tuesday."
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IMF spring meetings: Greece, oil, and the post-Ebola economic crisis
Deutsche Welle - April 19, 2015 "Many developing countries subsidize gasoline and other fossil fuels to make them more affordable for consumers - subsidies that cost over $500 billion (460 billion euros) per year according to the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). That's four times as much as the subsidies for clean, renewable energy."
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NZ calls for end of fossil fuel subsidies
3 News New Zealand - April 18, 2015 "The group known as the Friends of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform released a communique encouraging governments to prioritise 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 encouraging other governments to endorse the statement."
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The resource curse: why countries that have so much, often have so little
The New Economy - April 18, 2015 “Being resource rich is a challenge because there’s enormous potential for people to profit personally”, says Chris Beaton, Research and Communications Officer at the International Institute for Sustainable Development. “Political factions can grow around who-helps-who-get-rich and average citizens may not...
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France backs fight against fossil fuel subsidies ahead of Paris climate change conference
RTI - April 17, 2015 “It’s important for France to be part of such an effort from many countries around the world to show these subsidies for fossil fuels need to go,” Laura Merrill, senior researcher with Global Subsidies Initiative in Geneva told RFI.
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