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Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Two SPPA professors have ranked in the top 40 of political science researchers in Canada out of a pool of more than 3,000 academics assembled by Research.com. The company ranks researchers based on the h-index, publications, and citation values. The data is gathered through Google Scholar and Microsoft Academic Graph. Graeme Auld studies the rise... More
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, May 10, 2021
From the Carleton Research news room: "Transition Accelerator Report Assesses Pathways to Net Zero Emissions for Critical Sectors of the Economy It is time for a major shift in the way that we approach the climate problem. That’s the message of Pathways to Net Zero a new report from Transition Accelerator, a pan-Canadian Charity that works... More
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Professors Graeme Auld and James Meadowcroft are part of a co-authoring team that has published a new articles in the journal Global Environmental Politics as part of a project, led by Professor Hayley Stevenson, examining the way the concept of ecosystem services has been taken up by international organizations. You can find the article... 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, January 14, 2020
From FPA's "Another Take: A Researcher's Perspective on the News" By Karen Kelly Photos by Bryan Gagnon After decades of watching Canada pursue a half-hearted climate policy, James Meadowcroft says something significant happened during the recent federal campaign. “The Liberals released a platform that committed Canada to achieving net zero... More
Sunday, June 23, 2019
From the Carleton Newsroom... By Tyrone Burke In the 1880s, Thomas Edison took the first commercial light bulbs to market and in a few short decades, electrification was transforming industrialized cities. The change was radical and irrevocable — exactly the kind of change that is needed to address major environmental challenges we face today.... More
Monday, November 5, 2018
From the FPA Newsroom... Researchers in the Faculty of Public Affairs are taking the lead in Efficiency Canada, a new national organization focused on improving energy efficiency as one component in the fight against climate change. “Carleton researchers are doing groundbreaking research on energy efficiency in numerous areas, including policy,... More
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