China’s coal burning contributes a significant amount of the total CO2 and greenhouse gases in the air, but its government claims to be working towards reducing its emissions. Marietta Armanyous looks at whether China is actually making efforts to change its impact on climate change from a negative to positive one.
Tag: Climate change
Interview with Cathy Orlando of Citizens Climate Lobby
Listen as Jonathan Todorov interviews Cathy Orlando of Citizens Climate Lobby as they discuss climate solution options in Canada.
How to DIY an IR Degree, Part 5: Climate Change, Global Health, and Supplementary Courses
Benson Cheung revisits his series on the DIY international relations degree with a list of new courses and new thematic concentrations on climate change and global health.
The Projected Effects of a National Price on Carbon
Editor Jemma Finnegan explores how a National Floor Price on Carbon will affect the Canadian Consumer.
What You Need to Know about Carbon Tax
Jemma Finnegan explains the essentials of the carbon tax.
A Race against Time: Paris Agreement Deadline Looms over Canada’s Slow Moving Climate Change Policy
Why hasn’t Canada ratified the Paris Agreement? Charlotte Le Vay explores why Canadian federal and provincial actors haven’t found consensus on climate change policy to the meet Paris Agreement GHG emission reduction targets.
A Turning Point in the Fight Against Climate Change? China and US Ratify the Paris Agreement
Jemma Finnegan discusses the US and China’s historical commitment to the Paris Agreement and what it means for the global climate regime.
Interview with William S. Clarke
Lira Loloci interviews William S. Clarke, Managing Director at Winwick Business Solutions, a company that provides business advice to address global environmental challenges. Mr. Clarke discusses the most economically feasible technologies to address climate change.
The Solution to Climate Change Could be Nuclear
Is the bias against nuclear energy a barrier to effective climate action? Juliette Bronchtein explores the potential and obstacles of alternative nuclear fuel sources.
Climate Mitigation vs. Geoengineering: What should the future look like?
Given that international cooperation in climate policy is hard to achieve amongst countries due to problems of free riding, Lira Loloci discusses the effects of funding geoengineering approaches to climate change alongside mitigation efforts.