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EUC and SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

paultran — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 19:16:35 +0000

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation. Functioning and resilient infrastructure projects are the foundation for successful communities, but our infrastructure and industries must be continuously re-imagined and upgraded. Goal 9 ensures the promotion of innovative sustainable technologies and equal and universal access to information and financial markets, which are paramount […]

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Ontario on track to see major increases in greenhouse gas emissions

paultran — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 16:43:44 +0000

Add pollution and costs from electricity generation to that list too By Mark WinfieldColleen Kaiser The Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator’s (IESO) Annual Planning Outlook report released last week contains some very bad news for Ontarians in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, air quality, and future electricity costs. The directions laid out in the report also present […]

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The New Deal, racism and war

paultran — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 21:49:30 +0000

By Prof Justin Podur The original New Deal has credited with saving the US economy from the Great Depression and, perhaps, saving the country from socialism. The original New Deal, and its champion, Franklin D. Roosevelt, are credited with saving the US economy from the Great Depression - and perhaps preventing the country from adopting 'socialism'. The […]

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A mosaic of solutions for one-planet prosperity

paultran — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 21:37:00 +0000

Climate change is not the problem. It is merely the most dramatic symptom of a major challenge that humanity is reluctant to acknowledge: We use more goods and services from nature than ecosystems can sustainably renew. More precisely, we use as much as if we lived on 1.74 Earths, according to the latest edition of […]

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Sustainable Environmental Management (BES)

paultran — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 14:08:49 +0000

Explore some of the most critical issues facing the earth today: the climate crisis, the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services, waste management, energy consumption and sustainable solutions. In the Sustainable Environmental Management program, you will investigate how the environment and natural resources are managed, and how we can transition toward more just and sustainable […]

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5 ways Norway leads and Canada lags on climate action

paultran — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 20:49:52 +0000

As major oil and gas producers and exporters, Norway and Canada share a particular responsibility for confronting the planet’s existential climate threat. However, their different political, economic and cultural features have resulted in major differences in their climate policy track records. Overall, Norway is a leader on climate change performance and Canada is a laggard. The 2021 Climate […]

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