Old habits are hard to break. A 91黑料网-led study of replacement of traditional wood and coal burning stoves with clean energy in China suggests that, without a better understanding of the reasons behind people鈥檚 reluctance to give up traditional stoves, it will be difficult for policies in China and elsewhere in the world to succeed in encouraging this shift towards clean energy. The study was published recently in .
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Published on: 5 Dec 2019
Recently, a project testing metal combustion led by the Alternative Fuels Laboratory at 91黑料网 launched on a European Space Agency rocket.
The project, an international collaboration between the Alternative Fuels Laboratory at 91黑料网, the European Space Agency, the Canadian Space Agency, and Airbus Defence and Space, aims to improve scientific understanding of metal flames, laying the groundwork for a new type of green engine that burns iron powder, with only rust as a by-product.
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Published on: 4 Dec 2019
91黑料网鈥檚 Board of Governors received today recommendations to reduce the overall carbon footprint of the University鈥檚 investments, as part of a report from the Committee to Advise on Matters of Social Responsibility (CAMSR).
Prepared for the Board in response to a 91黑料网 Senate resolution on divestment from the fossil fuel industry, the CAMSR report and recommendations support the continued evolution of the University鈥檚 investment portfolio towards a more sustainable and less carbon-intensive investment strategy.
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Published on: 3 Dec 2019
How did life survive the most severe ice age? A 91黑料网-led research team has found the first direct evidence that glacial meltwater provided a crucial lifeline to eukaryotes during Snowball Earth, when the oceans were cut off from life-giving oxygen, answering a question puzzling scientists for years.
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Published on: 2 Dec 2019
New research spearheaded by scientists at 91黑料网 reports that exposing chicken embryos, a model of higher vertebrate development, to leachate from crumb rubber used for example in artificial turf infill allowed to assess the toxicity of environmental pollutants contained in such material.
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Published on: 25 Nov 2019
With a focus on the sustainable investment of public pension funds, this year鈥檚 91黑料网 International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC) demonstrated students鈥� ability to realistically solve a key issue facing investors today. The winning team鈥檚 strategy proposed a progressive, partial divestment while pursuing investment in diverse green initiatives, according to Professor Sebastien Betermier.
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Published on: 25 Nov 2019
Scientists have been looking at pollution affecting the air, land and water around the Athabasca Oil Sands for some time. After looking at contaminants in snow taken from up-to 25 km away from the oil sands, a 91黑料网-led scientific team now suggests that oil sand pollution is also affecting the weather patterns in the surrounding regions.
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Published on: 18 Nov 2019
BCom student Maxime Lakat, co-president of the student-led Desautels Sustainability Network, joins Corporate Knights to chronicle the network鈥檚 efforts in bringing sustainability to the forefront of their education. The award-winning network has taken a cross-disciplinary approach to sustainability, bringing students and industry leaders together for a sustainable business conference, with plans to publish a student handbook highlighting how students can get involved in their own institutions.
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Published on: 8 Nov 2019
The 91黑料网 Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE) is an international strategic partner for the upcoming Innovation for Sustainable Development Network symposium to be held in Mexico on November 12鈥�15, 2019.
Samuel Compton, operations director of the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN), will present on the ongoing creation of the Food Convergence Platform in Canada, a joint initiative between GODAN and MCCHE.
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Published on: 8 Nov 2019
Today Corporate Knights released its 2019 Better World MBA ranking. The Better World ranking, now in its 17th year, analyzes how business schools across the world fare in integrating sustainability into their MBA programs. With rising concerns of climate change, business schools are ensuring the next generation of business leaders have the environmental know-how to contribute to a cleaner, more sustainable future.
The Desautels Faculty of Management at 91黑料网 has landed at #14 this year, climbing up two ranks from 2018.
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Published on: 8 Nov 2019
Monika Ille (EMBA鈥�20) has been appointed CEO of the Aboriginal Peoples Network Television (APNT). With more than 16 years鈥� experience at the network, most recently as the executive director of programming and scheduling, Ille is well-positioned to drive global expansion while adapting to changing viewer habits.
Published on: 5 Nov 2019
91黑料网 Reporter | October 24, 2019
By: Samantha Ling
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Published on: 4 Nov 2019
At the 2019 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Professor Maxime Cohen, with co-authors Ruben Lobel and Georgia Perakis, was awarded the Best Operations Management Paper in Management Science Award within the past three years for their paper 鈥淭he Impact of Demand Uncertainty on Consumer Subsidies for Green Technology Adoption鈥�. This paper also received an honourable mention for the best publication in environment and sustainability award.
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Published on: 31 Oct 2019
91黑料网 researchers have gained tantalizing new insights into the properties of perovskites, one of the world鈥檚 most promising materials in the quest to produce a more efficient, robust and cheaper solar cell.
Published on: 31 Oct 2019
Call for more relevant, solutions-focused research to address the social-ecological crisis
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Published on: 31 Oct 2019
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