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Wednesday, December 8, 2021
What the World Needs Now: Indigenous Rights, Health Care, and Transition Pathways to Net Zero Watch our November 2021 faculty panel discussion with three SPPA faculty members on the importance of good public policy to help solve the crucial issues of the world today. James Meadowcroft In our rapidly changing world, economic, social and... More
Monday, November 1, 2021
SPPA Open House: Good Public Policy — What the World Needs Now Watch our 2021 faculty panel discussion with three SPPA faculty members on the importance of good public policy to help solve the crucial issues of the world today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTRowhZJDno Student Experiences Our students join us from unique and diverse career and... More
Thursday, September 9, 2021
Written by Cameron Roberts for The Conversation. The coronavirus crisis gives us a golden opportunity to make our society more sustainable, as politicians and organizations around the world have already noted. Just like how the oil crises of the 1970s led many countries to revolutionize their energy systems, the pandemic has given us a... More
Monday, May 17, 2021
Corey Diamond, executive director of Efficiency Canada at Carleton University, took part in a $10-million announcement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today to support energy efficiency in Canada’s residential sector. The funds will be used to recruit and train approximately 2,000 energy advisers across Canada, with a focus on... More
Thursday, November 5, 2020
On September 15th, 2020, Efficiency Canada hosted a webinar on becoming a policy advisor. The speaker, Jérôme Bilodeau, teaches a course on Energy Efficiency Policy at Carleton University and Efficiency Canada is housed at Carleton University’s Sustainable Energy Research Centre (CSERC). What careers are there in energy efficiency? How can I... More
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Congratulations to the following Master's in Sustainable Energy, Master of Public Policy and Administration and PhD in Public Policy students and recent graduates, recipients of SPPA's internal awards for 2020. Usually, these awards are presented at the annual SPPA Gala, but the Gala was cancelled this year due to COVID-19. These awards speak to... More
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Congratulations to MA in Sustainable Energy graduate Lavy (Leo) Khoushinsky who has been awarded the Zuhair A. Hassan Graduate Scholarship. This is a wonderful achievement that speaks to his hard work, dedication and scholastic excellence. We are all very proud of what Leo has done in his time with us and we look forward... More
Thursday, May 21, 2020
By Sissi De Flaviis Carleton University’s James Meadowcroft, a political science and public policy and administration professor, is one of 14 members in a new task force designed to make recommendations to the Canadian government to build a clean and resilient economy post-COVID-19. Meadowcroft is an international specialist in sustainable... More
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
The School is very pleased to announce the first-ever winner of the Dr. Glen Toner Scholarship – Balie Walker. This is a fitting recognition of Balie’s contributions to the School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) and her excellent work as a student in the Master of Arts (MA) in Sustainable Energy program. “She... More
Monday, May 11, 2020
From the Carleton Newsroom... By Tyrone Burke Canada’s coastline is 243,042 kilometres long — far longer than that of any other country. If you stretched out the shoreline of every island and inlet, it would wrap around the equator six times over – or extend nearly two-thirds of the way to the moon. Tracking... More
Thursday, April 2, 2020
The challenge of energy transition in the Global South: The case of electricity generation planning in Ghana Anthony Afful-Dadzie Alexandra Mallett Eric Afful-Dadzie Highlights The study expounds on the major challenges that prevent countries in the Global South from fully embracing renewable energy. The study advances the debate on the... More
Thursday, February 13, 2020
From Graduate Studies News... Creating and executing renewable energy plans and projects involves both policymakers and engineers. Nathalin Moy, a Master of Arts student in Sustainable Energy, is exploring how to improve the public engagement process for renewable energy projects to come. The Sustainable Energy Engineering and Policy program is a... More
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