With renewable energy systems such as solar and wind power now commonplace, safely harnessing power from beneath the sea could be the next frontier of sustainable energy generation.
REEP House for Sustainable Living began as a two-year project created in 1999 in the basement of the Environmental Studies (now Environment) building at the University of Waterloo. Their initial goal was to match academic research with practical action in the community.
AFTERMATH – The Second Flood, a documentary featuring School of Environment Enterprise and Development researcher Simron Singh recently premiered at Vienna's prestigious 'Weltmuseum' (World museum. A packed house of close to 300 guests attended the showing.
Former Canadian Prime Minister the Right Honorable Joe Clark gave the keynote address at a panel discussion on bridging opposing views on environment and economy during The University of Waterloo’s School of Environment, Enterprise and Development’s (SEED) annual round table discussion.
September 17, 2014 marked the start of the Second Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development Practice (ICSDP) at Columbia University in New York City.
Discover how a University of Waterloo researcher and a group of Environment and Business students partnered with musician Jack Johnson to reduce the environmental impact of his tours and promote sustainability one concert at a time.
Student Profile: Master of Development Practice Alumni, Scott Bohachyk
Dr. Blair Feltmate, Chair of Climate Adaptation Project, shared insights about the reality of the new normal of extreme weather events. Listen to the full CBC interview.
Last week CSA Group flew five of our recent Environment and Business program students, Team Aveneer, and advising Adjunct Professor, Lynn Johannson to compete in the CSA Group Academic Challenge as part of their annual conference.
We want to congratulate Team Aveneer on placing as finalists in the competition!