As rural China rapidly adopts clean energy, use of traditional wood and coal stoves persists

Published: 5 December 2019

Old habits are hard to break. A McGill-led study of replacement of traditional wood and coal burning stoves with clean energy in China suggests that, without a better understanding of the reasons...

Experts: Federal cabinet selection

Published: 20 November 2019

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to unveil his new cabinet Wednesday, with significant changes expected to important portfolios such as foreign affairs, environment and climate change, and...

Expert: Tornado Season in the US

Published: 30 May 2019

“After a slow start, tornado season in the United States has suddenly become supercharged, with 500 twisters touching down over the past month and 12 consecutive days with eight or more of the...

Global warming hits sea creatures hardest 

Published: 24 April 2019

The greater vulnerability of sea creatures may significantly impact human communities that rely on fish and shellfish for food and economic activity, according to the study published in the journal...

Rising global shipping traffic could lead to surge in invasive species

Published: 18 March 2019

Rising global maritime traffic could lead to sharp increases in invasive species around the world over the next 30 years, according to a new study by McGill University researchers....

Melting ice sheets may cause ‘climate chaos’ according to new modelling

Published: 6 February 2019

The weather these days is wild and will be wilder still within a century. In part, because the water from melting ice sheets off Greenland and in the Antarctic will cause extreme weather and...

The importance of ‘edge populations’ to biodiversity

Published: 17 December 2018

More than two-thirds of Canada’s biodiversity is made up of species that occur within the country’s borders only at the very northern edge of their range. Biologists have long debated how much...

Experts: COP24 UN Climate Change Conference

Published: 4 December 2018

Sébastien Jodoin, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, McGill University

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