Canada’s zero-emissions vehicle sales target will need hundreds of thousands of EV charging points to be installed in homes, workplaces, retail spaces and along highway corridors in the coming years.
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Sharks and rays are traded for their meat, liver and other products. The global demand for these products has increased, and in India, the trade affects livelihoods and culture.
Innovations in food science and technology are well-positioned to address many existing food systems challenges.
In 1945, nuclear scientists established the Doomsday Clock to warn against human-made threats. This week, the clock’s display has brought us the closest we have ever been to global disaster.
Policies that encourage the use of low-carbon technology like heat pumps can help motivate residents to decarbonize their homes.
Agricultural technologies to grow food on Mars can help address climate change, sustainability and food scarcity challenges.
Evidence suggests that Ontario neither had a shortage of pre-authorized housing starts to accommodate its growing population, nor did it have a shortage of designated land to build such homes.
New research explores why Canadians want SUVs, what they like about them and what might steer drivers towards lower-emitting cars.
Neuroactive compounds in antidepressants enter our wastewater and affect how fish function. Identifying the potential damage to fish is paramount for protecting our aquatic ecosystems.
Molecule by molecule, a snowflake grows and eventually begins to fall. A scientific look at the amazing nature of snowflakes and snow.
Nature takes a unique approach to solving its icy surface problems. We found the solution to de-icing challenges in the feathers of adorable wobble-gaited penguins.
Rather than promoting individual electric vehicles for lower-income consumers, governments should fund electric public transit instead.
A guide to understanding hybrid and electric vehicles and deciding which is most suitable for your lifestyle.
Coffee capsules aren’t the biggest carbon culprits. It’s better to use a capsule than to waste coffee and water.
Unprecedented droughts leave the subsurface drier than usual, affecting water supply in subsequent years.
In order to meet its 2030 biodiversity targets, Canada is heavily relying on Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, which could do more harm than good for First Nations, Inuit and Métis.
We cannot think of nature as something set aside in wildernesses, far from human activity. We need to conserve some elements of nature everywhere, including in the cities we live in.
As protected and conserved areas increase, an equity-based approach that respects Indigenous rights can help bring the transformative changes we need to halt and reverse biodiversity loss.
New practices aim to improve soil health, return more carbon to soil and reduce greenhouse gas losses.
We need more targeted investments in solutions that have a positive impact on nature to reverse biodiversity loss.
Digital activities, like sending emails, contribute marginally to the annual carbon footprint of information and communication technology users.
Digital technologies have the potential to yield positive results, if co-developed and used ethically with Indigenous communities.
As we set conservation goals for the next decade, we need to evaluate what worked and what didn’t in our efforts to meet the 2020 biodiversity conservation targets.
The Alberta government is failing to ensure environmental liabilities are adequately accounted for and that progress is being made to address the province’s massive tailings ponds.
There have been 27 UN COP meetings. Despite these negotiations, the planet is on target to exceed emission thresholds for global warming. Given these failures, why continue with this process?