Air and AtmosphereArticle - Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Truck emissions strategy needed: Conference Board report
OTTAWA -- A briefing from the Conference Board of Canada says emissions from heavy trucks is a problem effectively being ignored in North America.
Article - Friday, March 19, 2010
Regulate geoengineering before it's too late, say MPs
Climate manipulation must be regulated at the UN level to avoid countries taking matters into their own hands, says a committee of MPs
Article - Tuesday, March 16, 2010
GHG cut requires 'total' transport effort: Conf Board
OTTAWA -- Despite impressive improvements in fuel and engine efficiency over the years, truck-generated emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) are still an important area for policy attention, according to a Conference Board of Canada report.
Article - Monday, February 1, 2010
Environmental groups losing interest in lobbying Prentice
Frustration is mounting that the government has locked itself into an environmental policy bunker on climate change.
Article - Monday, January 25, 2010
Wind power a viable, but unreliable source of energy in quake shattered Haiti
TORONTO - Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister is eyeing the potential for wind power along Haiti's coastline as part of the effort to improve the earthquake ravaged country's capacity for power production.
Article - Monday, January 25, 2010
Concerned about the consequences
COPENHAGEN: - Civil society clearly has something to say about this, "says physicist Jason Blackstock, who works for the think tank Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).
Article - Thursday, January 14, 2010
Geo-political expert and award-winning journalist gives talk at CIGI
Waterloo, Ontario – January 14, 2010 – Geo-political expert and award-winning journalist Cleo Paskal will give a talk at The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) on January 14, as part of CIGI’s ongoing Signature Lecture Series.
Article - Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Experts gather in Uganda to build adaptation strategy for climate change in Africa
Kampala, Uganda – October 28, 2009 – The Centre for International Governance Innovation’s (CIGI) African Initiative is hosting the first of its kind congress addressing the most serious and immediate impacts of climate change in Africa, November 1-4. This event aims to provide guidelines and strategies for mitigation and adaptation in African nations least able to cope with this global challenge.
Article - Thursday, September 17, 2009
CIGI panel discussion explores connections between global financial markets and global environment
Waterloo, Ontario – September 17, 2009 – The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is hosting a public panel discussion on September 24, entitled The Global Financial and Environmental Crises: Connections and Parallels?
Article - Thursday, September 3, 2009
The harsh reality of climate change
In June 2010, Canada will host the G8 summit in Huntsville, Ontario. One of the most contentious issues will be climate change and a possible discussion on concrete targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.