Using sunlight to turn two greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals

Published: 16 September 2024

McGill University researchers have harnessed the power of sunlight to transform two of the most harmful greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals. The discovery could help combat climate change and...

McGill project awarded $1.7 million to mitigate housing crisis and climate change

Published: 29 May 2024

As Canada faces the dual challenges of contending with a housing crisis at the same time as facing the impacts of severe climate change, the need to find innovative and practical solutions remains...

Battery breakthrough could usher in greener, cheaper electric vehicles

Published: 28 May 2024

The global shift to electric vehicles is gaining momentum, yet the extraction of battery materials has a significant environmental footprint that comes with high costs....

Eating the way we do hurts us and the planet, study finds

Published: 6 May 2024

In an age of abundance and variety in food options, are Canadians eating better than they were half a century ago? According to a recent paper by researchers at McGill University and the...

Science for a Sustainable Society: A McGill Symposium

Tuesday, January 26, 2016 04:00toWednesday, January 27, 2016 18:00

  View the website for updates about the Symposium.  3450 rue McTavish, Montreal, QC, H3A 0E5, CA/researchCategory: Dept. of Chemistry Research and innovation

Major Announcement on the funding for sustainable agriculture

Published: 9 June 2017

with Jean-Claude Poissant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and Francis Scarpaleggia, Member of Parliament, Lac-Saint-Louis...

Future Ready: The Advocate for a Better Anthropocene

29 Jun 2020

When you think of the Earth 50 years from now, what do you see? Do you imagine desolate cities, scorched forests, dead oceans, lost biodiversity? Elena Bennett wants you to know the future doesn’t...

Sustainable Labs Working Group Resources for Researchers

11 Dec 2018

The Sustainable Labs Working Group brings together students, staff and faculty working to embed sustainability considerations into lab processes.  For Researchers

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