Research stories in environment and energy

Waterloo launches Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)

Waterloo's SDSN joins 24 other SDSN networks world-wide who are harnessing the capacity of the people and organizations to mobilize around the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement

Researchers receive $1.2 million to restore fish in Nunavut rivers

The aim of the project is to restore fish in river systems near Kugluktuk, Nunavut. The funding is the largest investment ever made to protect Canada's coasts and waterways.

Improving solar technology to create a greener future

Two major avalanches linked to climate change

Waterloo Earth Scientist Stephen Evans helps uncover catastrophic collapse of two Tibetan glaciers using remote sensing. Measuring glacier changes using satellite data is an effective method for detecting threats.