What Europe’s exceptionally low winds mean for the future energy grid

Through summer and early autumn 2021, Europe experienced a long period of dry conditions and low wind speeds. The beautifully bright and still weather may have...

Extreme rain heads for California’s wildfire burn scars, raising risk of mudslides – this is what cascading climate disasters look like

A powerful storm system known as an atmospheric river is heading for northern California and Oregon, a region in the midst of an historic drought. While...

Sorry Boris Johnson, the UK will not become the Qatar of hydrogen

“Britain will become the Qatar of hydrogen,” Boris Johnson declared as the government laid out its 368-page strategy for reaching net zero emissions by 2050. It...

Companies operating at sea must embrace conservation and sustainability — and not wait to be forced into it

Eco-art, design and architecture can be agents of environmental change in the public realm

Many of us are aware of the environmental crisis, and the need to change how we operate. On a daily basis, a variety of media offer...

To be resilient, the Canadian Prairie needs lots of wetlands

When many Canadians think of the Prairies, they envision beautiful endless landscapes of agricultural fields stretching across the horizon, perfect for a photo-op on a cross-country...

A test to diagnose psychopaths can help identify fish behaviours that could benefit aquaculture

In November 1888, fear stalked the streets of London as the Whitechapel Murderer claimed his latest victim. The unusually gruesome attacks had puzzled investigators, so police...

A new fossil discovery may add hundreds of millions of years to the evolutionary history of animals

Ever wonder how and when animals swanned onto the evolutionary stage? When, where and why did animals first appear? What were they like? Life has existed...

The climate emergency warrants a strong mandate on zero-emission vehicles from the federal government

To prevent the worst of climate change, we must increasingly buy zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). Transportation accounts for one-quarter of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions, and so our...

Canada is aiming for carbon neutrality and that will mean big changes to how we produce and consume energy

Canada recently adopted a target to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and increased its greenhouse gas reduction targets for 2030. It is now committed to cutting...