Conclusions emerging from the UN climate conference in Glasgow are stark, clear, and compelling – alarm bells are ringing, red flags are up, and the tide is going out. Moving away from the use of fossil fuels will now become the dominant narrative of a fundamental economic transformation.

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The silent strength of Indigenous renewable energy micro-grids

For the first time since the 1970s, silence descended on the tiny, isolated village of Old Crow in Canada’s Arctic in August. For generations, the community of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in the Yukon, about 100 kilometers east of the Alaskan border, had suffered the incessant drone of diesel-powered generators to meet its electricity needs...

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How climate change can create jobs in the MENA region

In the past weeks, the world has witnessed disastrous extreme weather events that have cost the lives of thousands of people and billions of dollars in damages (deadly floods in Asia - China and India - and Europe – Belgium and Germany. And deadly heatwaves in British Columbia, Canada). Scientists are linking these extreme weather events to our changing climate, but can we react to climate change as an opportunity for this region...

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Geothermal energy takes advantage of the heat under your feet in order to charge your devices and keep your home toasty in colder months. But given the relative lack of attention the energy source receives compared to other generation resources, let's examine the basics. Geothermal power generation is a method of producing electricity. By tapping into the inner Earth, we can leverage the planet's thermal energy to spin a turbine generator with steam...

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The integration of electric vehicles (EVs) with the energy grid has become an important area of research due to the increasing EV penetration in today’s transportation systems. Under appropriate management of EV charging and discharging, the grid can currently satisfy the energy requirements of a considerable number of EVs. Furthermore, EVs can help enhance the reliability and stability of the energy grid through ancillary services such as energy storage. 

This paper proposes the EV routing…

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In the presence of a global pandemic (COVID-19), the relentless pressure on global decision-makers is to ensure a balancing of health (reduce mortality impacts), economic goals (income for livelihood sustenance), and environmental sustainability (stabilize GHG emissions long term). The global energy supply system is a dominant contributor to the GHG burden and deeply embedded in the economy with its current share of 85%, use of fossil fuels has remained…

Demand-response options have proven to be among the lowest cost ways to meet our peak electricity needs. Turning down power at key moments is much more cost-effective then building fossil-fuel power plants and costly transmission lines to meet short-term requirements. 

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Prof. Nathwani is a Fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA). He is the research cluster lead ‘STEM 4 Global Resilience'. He is the Founding Executive Director of the Waterloo Insitute for…

Higher education institutions such as the University of Waterloo are filled with bright students learning skills to shape the world, researchers pushing the boundaries of current knowledge systems, and partnerships that catalyze collaboration and impact. This mix is a perfect ecosystem for developing knowledge and actions that promote positive social and environmental change.

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 targets with 169 metrics that provide a framework for…

Truzaar Dordi (PhD Candidate, Climate Finance, University of Waterloo) is selected to be featured as one of this year's top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders by Corporate Knights! His research focuses on pathways for low-carbon transition through social and financial movements. He is also a recipient of the Energy Policy Research Fellowship with the Energy Council of Canada (ECC) in partnership with the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE). 

Truzaar’s research on stranded assets in…