/channels/taxonomy/term/2576/all en /channels/channels/event/montreal-premiere-how-power-city-360999 <p>We are excited to host the Montreal premiere of <em>How to Power a City</em>, a documentary that showcases climate solutions and renewable energy projects that communities are implementing.</p> Thu, 07 Nov 2024 23:54:43 +0000 webfull 204162 at /channels /channels/channels/event/call-faculty-project-proposals-queen-elizabeth-scholars-climate-resiliency-research-and-student-360884 <p>The McGill School of Population and Global Health (SPGH) is seeking faculty project proposals for their Queen Elizabeth Scholars climate resiliency research and student-training initiative in partnership with the University of the West Indies (UWI</p> Mon, 04 Nov 2024 16:03:57 +0000 webfull 204034 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-heat-waves-linked-climate-change-canadas-new-tool-357951 <p><!-- x-tinymce/html -->The Greater Montreal area is under a heat warning Monday as a warm and humid air mass could lead to a humidex value of 40. Environment and Climate Change Canada recently released the first results from its rapid extreme weather event attribution system, showing that human-caused climate change significantly increased the likelihood of recent heat waves in Quebec, Eastern Ontario, and Atlantic Canada​.</p> Mon, 15 Jul 2024 18:10:11 +0000 webfull 200786 at /channels /channels/channels/news/can-hopeful-moments-lead-hopeful-futures-357900 <h2 style="text-align:center">Can hopeful moments lead to hopeful futures?</h2> <p style="text-align:center">By Daphne Chalmers (McGill, Education), Julia Freeman (McGill, Bieler School of Environment), Diane Dechief (McGill, Office of Science Education), Natalya Gomez (McGill, Earth and Planetary Sciences), Blane Harvey (McGill, Education), Amy Janzwood (McGill, Bieler School of Environment/Political Science) and Nik Luka (McGill, Architecture and Urban Planning)</p> Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:50:46 +0000 webfull 200723 at /channels /channels/channels/news/how-climate-change-affecting-where-species-live-357786 <p>As the climate warms, many species are on the move, raising new challenges for policy-makers around the world. Shifts in the ranges of mosquitoes and disease-bearing ticks and bats are introducing illnesses such as malaria and Lyme disease into regions where health-care systems are unprepared. Movements of commercially important fish from one jurisdiction to another are shifting job opportunities and causing trade disputes.</p> Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:44:19 +0000 webfull 200666 at /channels /channels/channels/news/alumna-henna-hundal-climate-activity-357697 <p>Our alumna, Henna Hundal, from the MPP Cohort of 2020-21, has been making significant contributions to climate change advocacy. Henna has been featured prominently in the media, addressing urgent environmental issues. As a delegate to the U.N. Climate Change Conferences, she recently discussed the influence of Big Oil on climate policy in an <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/06/world/video/un-climate-heat-hell-warning-hundal-vause-intv-060612aseg2-cnni-world-fast">interview with CNN's John Vause</a>, following the U.N.</p> Wed, 12 Jun 2024 15:56:12 +0000 webfull 200483 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-concerns-over-canadas-hydro-capacity-357617 <p>Lower-than-normal rain and snow have reduced Canada’s hydropower production, raising worries in the industry about the effects of climate change. In March, U.S. electricity exports to Canada reached their highest level since at least 2010. The increasing flow of power north is part of a worrying trend for North America. (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/business/energy-environment/canada-hydropower-electric-grids.html?unlocked_article_code=1.w00.UEkJ.J6oZbriL3GBz&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&u2g=i&sgrp=c-cb">New York Times</a>)</p> Wed, 05 Jun 2024 20:13:53 +0000 webfull 200395 at /channels /channels/channels/news/government-canada-invests-6m-climate-change-adaptation-and-interdisciplinary-research-mcgill-357527 <p> <i>Two McGill-led climate change mitigation projects receive funding from the New Frontiers in Research</i><i> </i><i>Fund’s (NFRF) International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Competition.</i> <i>Thirteen researchers receive grants through the NFRF Exploration Competition.</i></p> Wed, 05 Jun 2024 17:55:03 +0000 webfull 200392 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-satellite-mission-decode-clouds-role-climate-change-357437 <p>The EarthCARE satellite, a groundbreaking mission set to enhance our understanding of clouds and aerosols in the climate system, is ready for launch. Scheduled to lift off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than May 28, 2024, this mission aims to provide invaluable data on cloud-aerosol interactions. These insights will significantly contribute to our knowledge of climate change and inform future strategies for climate adaptation and mitigation.</p> Fri, 24 May 2024 16:11:06 +0000 webfull 200170 at /channels /channels/channels/event/csso-speaker-series-tiona-w-zuzul-356423 <h2><b>Tiona W. Zuzul</b></h2> <h3><b>Assistant Professor of Business Administration – Harvard Business School</b></h3> <p><em>MANAGING THE PROMISE-RISK TENSION: RECRAFTING FRAMINGS OF INNOVATION AFTER CATASTROPHIC FAILURE</em></p> Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:40:55 +0000 webfull 198994 at /channels /channels/channels/news/surprising-new-evidence-happiness-and-wealth-355286 <p>Global polls typically show that people in industrialized countries where incomes are relatively high report greater levels of satisfaction with life than those in low-income countries.</p> <p>But now the first large-scale survey to look at happiness in small, non-industrialized communities living close to nature paints quite a different picture.</p> <p><b>Looking at happiness in non-industrialized settings</b></p> Thu, 08 Feb 2024 14:41:09 +0000 webfull 197597 at /channels /channels/channels/event/csso-speaker-series-frank-wijen-355242 <h2><b>Frank Wijen</b></h2> <h3><b>Professor of Global Sustainable Strategies<br /> KU Leuven’s Faculty of Economics and Business and Visiting Professor at HEC Paris</b></h3> Tue, 06 Feb 2024 15:58:35 +0000 webfull 197545 at /channels /channels/channels/news/kamala-harris-set-attend-global-climate-conference-dubai-cnn-353310 <p>December 2, 2023 | Kim Brunhuber speaks with MPP alumni <a href="/maxbellschool/article/our-people/henna-hundal">Henna Hundal</a>, a delegate to the U.N. Climate Change Conference, about what to expect from U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the COP28 climate conference.</p> <p>She also talks about COP28 being the first climate conference to have a dedicated day for health effects of climate change. </p> Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:59:39 +0000 webfull 195413 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-how-climate-change-can-affect-fall-colours-352218 <p>The customary reds, oranges and yellows of the trees, marking the arrival of fall, may have appeared early this year, or not at all. The dramatic summer weather that brought wildfires in some parts of the country and heavy rain in others is being reflected in fall colours across Canada, researchers say.</p> Tue, 24 Oct 2023 20:30:55 +0000 webfull 194189 at /channels /channels/channels/event/seminar-climate-change-and-insecurity-canada-351608 <p>Join us for the third seminar of the DGPH seminar series with Dr. Will Greaves, PhD, Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Victoria. Dr.</p> Tue, 03 Oct 2023 21:14:34 +0000 webfull 193517 at /channels