COVID-19 has rightly dominated our collective global attention in 2020. We’re inundated with a steady stream of information (and in some cases, disinformation) on how we are managing through this crisis.
IC3 member, Angela Carter, is an Associate Professor in Political Science and part of the Corporate Mapping Project, a research and public engagement project investigating the power and influence of the fossil fuel industry. Carter shares her climate change expertise in a recent article commenting on Canada's role in subsidizing the oil and gas industries during COVID-19.
Read the article by Angela Carter from March 26th, 2020.
IC3 member, Daniel Henstra, is an Associate Professor in Political Science and co-lead of the Climate Risk Research Group. Henstra was recently featured in Canada's National Obsevrer sharing his experitise on flood risk and emergency preparedness in light of COVID-19 circumstances.
Read the article in Canada's National Observer from March 20th, 2020.
IC3 member, Christine Dow, is featured in the Faculty of Environment's recent issue of ENVISION (ISSUE 5: TOGETHER FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE).
The original article and photo are available on Waterloo News.
The Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3)'s Executive Director, Daniel Scott, shares his expertise on the impacts of climate change on Canada's ski industry on CBC's The Current with Matt Galloway.
On Wednesday, Feb. 5th, 2020, the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change and Water Institute co-hosted an evening event, “Ideas to Shape the Future: Fighting Climate Change", at THEMUSEUM in downtown Kitchener. This event was part of THEMUSEUM’s exhibit “ALARM: Responding to Our Climate Emergency”. Seven institute researchers shared their insights and big ideas on tackling climate change at the individual, community, and global level.
IC3 Member, Monica Emelko, shares her expertise on the impacts of wildfires on water in an InsideClimate News article.
As the world's experts race to find ways to combat climate change, new findings from IC3 member, Juan Moreno-Cruz,reveal that an experimental process to redirect the sun's energy could mitigate both climate change and global income inequality.
In this interview, Sarah Burch, Executive Director of IC3 and Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Management, discusses the implications of pandemic responses for a sustainable recovery, and the role that small and medium-sized businesses can play.
As the longest United Nations climate talks on record end with a compromise in Madrid, new research from the University of Waterloo has found that higher emission reduction pledges consistent with the Paris Climate Agreement are needed to preserve ski tourism in Eastern Canada and the U.S.