Energy & Sustainability

Dozens of students had an opportunity to learn about Canada’s nuclear industry first-hand from those who know it inside and out.

At Nuclear Renaissance 2.0, policymakers, industry leaders, researchers, and Indigenous representatives explored Canada’s role in building a net-zero future.

Santos dreamed of working in nuclear one day. Now, she's in it, with a summer research project that has the potential to change energy use in Canada someday.

Grad student Jolie Nguyen has spent two summers doing field work on an uninhabited Arctic island - surrounded by massive seabird colonies, polar bears, belugas and more.

How do firms and investors respond to biodiversity risks? Amir Akbari's research is highlighting the financial implications of environmental degradation - and bringing clarity to develop effective environmental policies and investment strategies.

"There's nowhere else I'd rather be, no one else I'd rather be working with and nothing else I'd rather be studying." Professor Sean Carey has made the Yukon his lab since he was a grad student.

Single-vehicle households that are replacing a gas-powered vehicle tend to choose different EVs from those adding an EV as a second car, with significantly different environmental and economic effects, a comprehensive survey of Canadian households shows.

New efforts by tech giants to revitalize nuclear - one of the safest and cleanest energy sources available - is an unexpected positive consequence of generative AI's vast power demands, write Goran Calic and Michael Tadrous.

McMaster PhD student recognized for weaving together Indigenous knowledge and Western science to protect freshwater turtles.

Political momentum is building to develop the Ring of Fire, which overlaps with one of the most important carbon storage systems in the world. Alemu Gonsamo explains why any development in this area should be done with long-term preservation in mind.

As built-up areas encroach on natural ones, we need new strategies for dealing with the impact of wildfires on buildings and communities, writes expert Ramla Karim Qureshi.

As peatlands dry and fire seasons lengthen, Greg Verkaik's research aims to better understand how peatlands influence wildfire behaviour - and how we can reduce the risk of deep-burning, smouldering fires.