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Climate: 66. Oil: 47. While far from an exhaustive analysis, a quick word search reveals a bit about the priorities in Justin Trudeau’s latest budget , released March 22 to mixed reviews from environmentalists. The fiscal plan aims to put Canada on the path to a low carbon economy, while at the...
Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order he said would end “the war on coal.” The order launches a review of the Clean Power Plan, which limits greenhouse-gas emissions at coal-fired power plants. It also lifts a moratorium on new federal coal leases, and nixes requirements...
For the first time in Canada, a University of British Columbia engineer has found a way to use Wi-Fi to determine the number of building occupants and adjust ventilation accordingly – saving energy without sacrificing air quality. “Every day, thousands of smartphones, laptops and tablets connect to...
Green buildings bring the sought-after pairing of environmental benefit and short-term financial gain, according to an article by energy-efficiency experts. Organizations such as the Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance (CEEA) state that retrofitting old buildings and constructing green buildings...
It could be the coming battle royale for the future of the automotive sector: EVs or fuel cells? Both technologies have grown by leaps and bounds in recent years, but it remains to be seen whether one has the long-term edge over the other. Late last month, researchers at the University of Texas at...
Vancouver endured its longest cold snap in more than 30 years this winter, with heavy snowfall and temperatures that stayed below 5 C for weeks. The city’s plight may have attracted ridicule from the rest of Canada, where snow and freezing temperatures are hardly something to bat an eye at. But the...
Cities play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change, but directly measuring emissions remains a challenge. In a paper published today in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques , UBC researchers share a novel method they developed to map carbon dioxide emissions— the...

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