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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Fossil fuel clampdown could finally be on its way
World Finance - March 25, 2015 According to Chris Beaton, Research and Communications Officer at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD): “Fossil-fuel consumer subsidies hamper economic growth by taking away scarce resources that could be put to better purposes.”
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Report: The push to transform China’s financial system
The Fifth Estate - March 25, 2015 Developing a green financing system for China is crucial to speed the transition to a green economy, according to a new report. And while the cost of such a move enters the hundreds of billions of dollars, the pay off in terms of increasing quality of life and future growth prospects for the country is well worth the...
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China's greening of its financial market reform
China Daily - March 24, 2015 In this op-ed for China Daily, IISD Senior Fellow and Associate Simon Zadek talks about China's greening of its financial market reform.
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Subsidised Thailand: A fool's paradise
Asia One News - March 24, 2015 However, evidence shows that energy subsidies have unintended consequences for the economy, the environment and social equity. They strain public finances, encourage over-consumption, and benefit wealthier citizens far more than the poor," the International Institute for Sustainable Development said in its report Read More
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A look back at Canada’s climate change inaction in 2014
The Globe and Mail - March 23, 2015 "Despite Canada’s faltering reputation on the climate change front, Philip Gass, a senior energy researcher with the International Institute for Sustainable Development, credited the Harper government with pledging $300-million to the Green Climate Fund at the end of the G20 summit. “We’re very happy to see...
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Winnipeggers feel better about city than they realize, study indicates
Winnipeg Free Press - March 20, 2015 "It's important that people feel good about their city," said Charles Thrift, a project manager at the International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD), an independent policy research organization. "The research that we've put together here shows that how we perceive our city is a factor in how we live in...
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Turning water into gasoline
Business Vancouver - March 10, 2015 Our Board member Vicky Sharpe speaks to Business Vancouver about how to accelerate clean energy.
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Researcher has keen interest in health of marsh, lake
The Interlake Enterprise - March 10, 2015 IISD Senior Research Scientist Richard Grosshans talks about IISD's keen interest in the Netley-Libau Marsh and Lake Winnipeg.
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Nature's Resouce
Water Canada Magazine - March 09, 2015 Are prairie wetlands the ultimate green infrastructure? This is what IISD's Karla Zubrycki (along with Ducks Unlimited and the Lake Winnipeg Foundation) set out to answer in this article in Water Canada.
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Winnipeg researcher tapping into cattails for energy and helping lake to heal
CTV Winnipeg - March 03, 2015 IISD Senior Researcher Richard Grosshans explains how we are working to develop cattails as a viable source of bioenergy in Manitoba.
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