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A recent study suggests that divesting in fossil fuels not only allows investors to address their climate change concerns, it also reduces financial risks and increases financial returns.
Innovation in small-scale solar systems and mobile money systems is giving people in sub-Saharan Africa access to electricity at a lower cost than diesel or kerosene.
Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally. Mathematicians have joined the fight, developing models to both test cancer drug combinations and understand chemotherapy drug resistance.
We may think of Harry Potter as escapist delight, but J.K. Rowling’s books also contain an extended theme that has more in common with King Lear than most English professors might care to admit.
Distributed-energy technologies are a disruptive force that can improve the quality of life for the world’s most disadvantaged and poor.
Unlike most politicians, Donald Trump’s thoughts are laid bare via his Twitter feed. His State of the Union promise of a “new American moment” shows his intention to reinvent traditional politics.
China’s actions in the South China Sea are getting scant attention at Davos. But if the Chinese set a precedent for other rogue nations, there will be a profound impact on global free trade.
Military options should, and must, be on the table if diplomacy fails to compel North Korea to de-nuclearize.
Instead of treating the Trump administration as a campaign adversary, Canada needs to start working with the United States to renegotiate a NAFTA that serves both countries, not regimes like China.
Blockchain technology could be applied to our energy grids to make them smarter, and turn energy consumers into producers.
In the age of climate change, investors have different ideas about financial risk. Green bonds take social, environmental and governance issues into consideration, and could help fight climate change.
Science fiction is a genre meant to imagine the future, but in the case of Star Wars, it also looks to the past—revisiting old imperialist battles.
Fossil fuel divestment apparently works. Research suggests announcements of divestments have a significant impact on the fossil fuel industry’s share prices.
The reviews are coming in pretty harsh for Justice League. If Superman is awesome and Batman is awesome and Wonder Woman is awesome, shouldn’t the three of them together be thrice as awesome?
More than 200 remote communities in Canada rely on diesel fuel for energy. Cleaner options could fuel a better quality of life.
As the Lac Mégantic rail disaster trial begins, here’s how technology can help prevent a repeat of the tragedy that killed 47 people.
Amid news that solar power capacity will outstrip nuclear by 2018, what do those assertions really mean?
German elections are typically tame. Jockeying for power takes place later, in negotiations for a coalition government. Could the xenophobic Alternative for Germany form the opposition?
The swastika, an ancient and innocent symbol in many cultures for hundreds of years, now represents racial hatred. Should the swastika be banned in North America as it is in Germany?
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Associate professor, Culture and Language Studies, University of Waterloo
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PhD Student, Sustainabilty Management, University of Waterloo
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Associate Profesor, School of Planning, University of Waterloo
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Scientific Co-Director and Associate Professor, University of Waterloo
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Professor in the School of Planning, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo
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PhD Candidate, Political Science, University of Waterloo
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Associate Professor, Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Waterloo
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Chair in Social and Political Philosophy of Language, University of Waterloo
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Associate Professor and Schlegel-UW Research Chair in Dementia and Active Living, Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, University of Waterloo
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Professor, Computer Science, University of Waterloo
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Dorothy Killam Fellow, Canada Research Chair, Associate Professor, University of Waterloo
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Lecturer; Biology and Health, University of Waterloo
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Doctoral Candidate, Aging, Health and Well-being, University of Waterloo
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Professor of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo
