Alternative EnergyArticle - Monday, May 10, 2010
Africa must move climate change higher on priority list
The power outage that swept across north-central U.S. and southeastern Canada in 2003 left businesses incapacitated, many closing their doors to wait out the blackout. About 55 million people were affected. Hospitals were forced to rely on backup generators.
Article - Monday, April 12, 2010
CIGI releases comprehensive Nuclear Energy Futures report
Waterloo, Canada – April 12, 2010 – As the nuclear summit in Washington hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama unfolded today, The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) released the main report of its Nuclear Energy Futures (NEF) project online. The undertaking is the culmination of three-and-a-half years of research into the purported nuclear energy revival and its implications for global governance.
Article - Monday, April 5, 2010
New regulations called for amid nuclear power revival
Aging infrastructure and international terrorism spur need for international safety guidelines, former UN official says
Article - 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 - Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Louise Fréchette gives talk on global nuclear governance at CIGI
Waterloo, Ontario – March 31, 2010 – In the lead up to next month’s international meeting of leaders on nuclear proliferation in Washington, Louise Fréchette, former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and a distinguished fellow at The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), will give a public lecture on April 5.
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 - Friday, March 5, 2010
Flaws must be fixed before nuclear revival
As the author of The Future of Nuclear Energy to 2030 and its Implications for Safety, Security and Non-Proliferation, released by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) last month, I wish to respond to Patrick Moore's reading of it.
Article - Friday, March 5, 2010
Flaws must be fixed before nuclear revival
As the author of The Future of Nuclear Energy to 2030 and its Implications for Safety, Security and Non-Proliferation, released by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) last month, I wish to respond to Patrick Moore's reading of it.
Article - Friday, February 12, 2010
Nuclear industry faces challenges
The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers has issued a statement in support of the nuclear energy industry. The statement issued February 5, says nuclear power is a "clean energy source" that "provides low cost and dependable power." The society says that nuclear is the best power source in the province to supplement the growing renewable power industry since nuclear provides a counterbalance to the intermittent generation of solar and wind power.
Article - Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Report: World Nuclear Power Renaissance Unlikely Before 2030
Despite some powerful drivers, nuclear power faces too many barriers compared to other means of generating electricity, and that means that a significant expansion of nuclear power is unlikely to occur before 2030, the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), a Canadian think tank, said in a report on Thursday.