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Thursday, June 15, 2023

Sustainable Energy Student – Recipient of the 2023 Dr. Glen Toner Scholarship

Dr. Glen Toner Scholarship This Scholarship was established in 2019 by colleagues and former students of Dr. Glen Toner, to formally acknowledge the impact of Glen’s leadership on their professional accomplishments. Throughout his career, Glen has placed a premium on mentoring his students and creating opportunities to grow their networks and... More

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Ahmed Abdulla: U.S. Should Begin Laying the Foundation for New and Advanced Nuclear Reactors, Says New Report

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor, Ahmed Abdula, Article "U.S. Should Begin Laying the Foundation for New and Advanced Nuclear Reactors, Says New Report" was published in the National Academies, Sciences, Engineering, Medicine. April 27th, 2023 Highlights Nuclear power is witnessing renewed interest as a method of generating... More

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Lisa Mills: Getting closure? Mining rehabilitation reform in Queensland and Western Australia

SPPA Professor Lisa Mills‘ paper “Getting closure? Mining rehabilitation reform in Queensland and Western Australia” was published in The Extractive Industries and Society, vol 11, September 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2022.101097 Highlights Mining legacies arising from orphaned and abandoned mines a global issue. Reform to... More

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Alexandra Mallett: Public participation in environmental impact assessment processes through various channels – can you listen to us now? Lessons from a Brazilian mining case

Pedro Biolin Neto and SPPA Associate Professor Alexandra Mallett‘s paper Public participation in environmental impact assessment processes through various channels – Can you listen to us now? Lessons from a Brazilian mining case was recently published in Extractive Industries and Society, Volume 13, March 2023, 101186, as part of a special... More

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Daniel Bowie, SE alumni, Starts at Transition Accelerator

Daniel Bowie joined the Transition Accelerator, founded by James Meadowcroft Research Director, to help design, model, and assess the technoeconomic viability of promising end-use electrification pathways and to identify opportunities to accelerate the deployment of electrification as a key decarbonization strategy. Prior to joining the Transition... More

Thursday, March 23, 2023

SE Alumni Aman Chahal To Speak at Research Money Conference

Sustainable Energy Alumni, Aman Chahal, will be speaking at the upcoming Research Money Conference between April 18th-19th 2023 In Ottawa, at the National Arts Centre. Aman Chahal is currently an Industrial Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Alberta working to design an incubator to inspire students to explore their... More

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Sustainable Energy Merch is Here!

You can now order your Sustainable Energy merchandise. Choose from the following options: Design 1: Embroidered Hoodie Design 2: Embroidered Quarter-zip Sweater Design 3: Embroidered Crew neck Sweater Design 4: Printed T-shirt (Name can not be printed on these) If you are interested in placing an order, please contact Christine May... More

Monday, January 9, 2023

Carleton Researchers Address Sustainable Housing

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Student Experience: Sartaj Javed, MA-SE

I was raised in Toronto, Ontario and completed my undergraduate degree of a BA in political Science at Western University. I came to Carleton University to study in the Master of Arts in Sustainable Energy. I was deciding between the SPPA and other prominent public policy graduate programs and felt that the Sustainable Energy program hones... More

Friday, August 20, 2021

Alternative Forms of Innovation for a More Sustainable Society

As Canada works towards net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, capturing carbon or sustainable energy technology is often the focus. The role of public policy and the cooperation of governments, industry and local communities is also critical to accomplish the goal. The media also has a role to play in public acceptance of new technologies.... More

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Professor Stephan Schott co-edits the Canadian Journal for European and Russian Studies

Associate Professor Stephan Schott co-edits a special edition of the Canadian Journal for European and Russian Studies titled “Carbon Politics in Canada and Europe: Coping with Jurisdictional and Interest Diversity”, and publishes an article in the issue with Miranda Alice Schreurs of the Technical University of Munich. Learn more about the... More