Sustainable development
The University of Victoria (UVic) is poised to embark on a pioneering engineering expansion project, showcasing cutting-edge green building design and construction, while fostering innovation, sustainability, and community resilience. The project's design has reached the detailed stage, featuring a six-storey mass timber extension with a green roof, incorporating
Sustainable development
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has launched the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium, an alliance of leaders from diverse industries, aiming to accelerate the implementation of climate solutions. The consortium brings together influential companies with MIT to build a strategy for environmental innovation, fostering collaboration across sectors to
Sustainable development
Governments and stakeholders in Asia and the Pacific are urged to implement far-reaching reforms to strengthen the resilience of education and training systems in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new guidance note from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) outlines the need for critical policy reforms and concrete actions
Sustainable development
Researchers at Metropolitan University have shed light on the vital role of social media in shaping people's perceptions and behavior towards sustainability and environmental protection. The study, conducted among social network users, reveals that individuals familiar with the concept of sustainability consider environmental protection to be highly important.
Sustainable development
The European Tourism Association (ETOA) and its partners have acknowledged the significant impact of climate change on the tourism industry and have declared a Climate Emergency. This move comes as the association prioritizes sustainability and climate-imposed adaptation across the industry, recognizing that managing the Covid-19 crisis and recovery plans are
Climate change
As the world grapples with the challenges of climate change, the debate over the best solution for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation has gained momentum. Eric Feunteun, head of the electric car program at Renault, is adamant that electric vehicles are the answer to curbing climate change. However, the
Climate change
Bill Gates, the world's richest person and co-chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has emerged as a key diplomat in the fight against climate change. In June, he met with French President Franois Hollande to urge energy innovation to be a top agenda item at the
Climate change
Countries around the world are striving to implement policies and programs to transition to clean energy and reduce their carbon footprint. A new partnership between the Clean Energy Ministerial's Clean Energy Solutions Center and the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), hosted by the United Nations Environmental Programme,
Climate change
President Obama's efforts to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate catastrophic warming are being undermined by Fox News, which sent correspondent Geraldo Rivera to Paris to downplay the threat of climate change. Fox News co-hosts Steve Doocy and Elisabeth Hasselbeck have been spreading misinformation about the Earth's
Group of Eight
In a move towards recognizing the role of human activities in global warming, the G8 leaders came together to emphasize the importance of acting on climate change. The summit aimed to lay the groundwork for negotiations between leading current and future sources of greenhouse gases in the "post-Kyoto"
Group of Eight
As the eight world leaders gather for the G8 summit in Scotland, their domestic challenges may overshadow the agenda to address global issues such as helping Africa and climate change. The leaders are dealing with declining popularity and political problems in their home countries, which may limit their ability to
