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The State of Sustainability Initiatives Launches New Website
WINNIPEG—July 29 2015—The State of Sustainability Initiatives (SSI), a research initiative that provides a bird’s eye view of market and performance trends of the most prevalent sustainability standards and initiatives, has launched a new website.
40% more Winnipeggers participate in arts and cultural events than five years ago
It’s officially summer in Winnipeg! With some of the city’s biggest festivals and events coming up, we took a look at two Peg indicators: Participation in Arts & Cultural Events and Parks & Open Space.
Leaders committed to work together for fossil fuel subsidy reform
WINNIPEG—July 3 2015—The Friends of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform joined 40 senior decision makers from business, government and international organisations to call for the end of fossil fuel subsidies.
New Centre for Climate Risk Reduction on the Prairies to be established
WINNIPEG—June 23 2015—The University of Winnipeg and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) are pleased to announce a new joint initiative—The Centre for Climate Risk Reduction on the Prairies.
Webinar: "The End of Coal: Learning from the success of Ontario’s coal phase-out"
The question is not if coal will be phased out from our energy systems, but how. To explore this question, IISD hosted a web-based discussion of lessons learned from Ontario’s successful coal phase-out on June 30.
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.
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.
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.
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.