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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
Friday, August 17, 2018
SPPA Director Graeme Auld sat down with Professor James Meadowcroft to talk about his recent article in the journal Canadian Public Policy. “Let’s Get this Transition Moving!” argues that we ought to think about climate change not as a question of targets but more as a long, and ongoing, transition that will move us from our current... More
Friday, May 4, 2018
The Ontario Network for Sustainable Energy Policy (ONSEP) held its annual workshop from April 23 to 25, 2018 in Picton, Ontario. SPPA professor Alexandra Mallett and Sustainable Energy Policy (SEP) student Nathalin Moy presented their research (along with Craig Merrett, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) regarding renewable energy project... More
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