Air quality is a major challenge globally and is the single greatest environmental risk to human health. More than 90 per cent of the world’s population lives in areas that exceed the World Health Organization guideline for healthy air. In North America, Canada and the United States of America have …
India and Canada on Wednesday completed the final formality to enable uranium sales to India by signing a commercial agreement after a bilateral meeting between PM Narendra Modi and his counterpart Stephen Harper in Ottawa. Under the $280 million agreement with Canadian producer Cameco, India will purchase more than 3,000 …
(Reuters) - The leaders of nine Canadian provinces and territories on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to take stronger measures to reduce the country's greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard stressed the urgency of enacting taxes on carbon, creating cap-and-trade systems or using technology to …
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, shakes hands with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper as Mr. Harper returns a sculpture of a woman known as “parrot lady” at the Parliamentary Library on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday. ASSOCIATED PRESS Canada and India signed a uranium-supply agreement on Wednesday that …
Report says a carbon fee is vital and country should exploit renewable energy to decarbonize electricity grid – but doesn’t discuss highly polluting tar sands The team unanimously endorsed putting a price on carbon pollution as a key strategy. Without a carbon fee, the price of electricity on the market …
PARIS – The glaciers of western Canada, one of the world’s most picturesque mountain regions, are likely to largely melt away over just three generations, scientists say. By 2100, the glaciers of Alberta and British Columbia are set to shrink by 75 percent in area compared to 2005 levels, and …
Radiation from Japan’s 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has for the first time been detected along a North American shoreline, though at levels too low to pose a significant threat to human or marine life, scientists said on Monday. Trace amounts of Cesium-134 and Cesium-137 were detected in samples collected on …
Canada has always been a land of majesty, mystery and stand-up comedians. But come 2100 A.D., the Great White North will be a lot less icy: A new study predicts that Western Canada will lose 70 percent of its glaciers to climate change by the end of the century. “Most …
Forest fires destroyed vast areas of woodland in Canada and Russia between 2011 and 2013, greatly contributing to greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, satellite data reveals Vast areas of forest in Canada and Russia were lost to fire in 2013, according to new satellite data. But there were …
New research casts doubt on the theory that polar bears could survive habitat loss as sea ice declines by foraging for food on land Polar bears face starvation as their frozen habitat shrinks because they will not adapt to land-based foods, according to new research. As the sea ice around …
OTTAWA -- A United Nations-sponsored report says Canada remained among the top 10 countries in the world for investment in renewable energy last year. The annual report released this morning found global investment in renewable energies, not including hydro-electric power, climbed 17 per cent in 2014 to around $270 billion. …
Canada lynx gained new federal protections in New Mexico on Thursday, wildlife officials announced, serving as an important step towards this elusive species' recovery. Imperiled Lynx Gain New Ground Five conservation groups filed a lawsuit Monday against Idaho wildlife officials, contending the state failed to restrict illegal trappings that endanger …
Farms, roads and towns are fast slicing up the world's wilderness, leaving 70 per cent of the world's remaining forested land less than one km from a forest edge, a US-led study showed. The report, by two dozen researchers on five continents and using data the covers the past 35 …
With the exception of Canada, all countries with universal health insurance systems provide universal coverage of prescription drugs. Progress toward universal public drug coverage in Canada has been slow, in part because of concerns about the potential costs. We sought to estimate the cost of implementing universal public coverage of …
Infrastructure such as dams and reservoirs are critical water-supply features in several regions of the world. However, ongoing population growth, increased demand and climate variability/change necessitate the better understanding of these systems, particularly in terms of their long-term trends. The Sooke Reservoir (SR) of British Columbia, Canada is one such …
Britain falls behind France to 8th place in ranking of attractiveness for renewable energy investment Britain’s ability to attract investment to fund renewable energy projects has fallen to its lowest level in 12 years, threatening hopes the UK will ever achieve energy security or hit its 2020 target of 15pc …
In this first report of the GMO Inquiry 2015, investigate what genetically modified (GM) crops are grown in Canada and around the world, where they are being grown, how much of each one is being grown, and where they end up in our food system. Where in the world are …
The American Southwest now has a 50 percent chance of entering a 30-year "megadrought." Scientists have examined the past in order to better understand rainfall patterns of today and have found that while the southwest is headed toward a drought, the Pacific Northwest will continue to warm with slightly drier …
A short-term surge in sea levels along North America’s northeast coast in 2009 and 2010 lasted longer than previously thought and was the result of changes in ocean circulation linked to climate change, according to research published in the upcoming issue of the journal Nature Communications. The 4-inch surface level …
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Tuesday rejected an attempt by lawmakers to force his hand on the Keystone XL oil pipeline, using his veto pen to sweep aside one of the first major challenges to his authority by the new Republican Congress. With no fanfare and a 104-word letter to …
The Weather Research and Forecasting model with Chemistry (WRF/Chem) simulation with the 2005 Carbon Bond gas-phase mechanism coupled to the Modal for Aerosol Dynamics for Europe and the Volatility Basis Set approach for Secondary Organic Aerosol (SOA) are conducted over a domain in North America for 2006 and 2010 as …
