Etiket: carbon
By bike to understand carbon neutrality
This text is part of the special section Higher Education In the spring of 2022, students from HEC Montréal cycled some 250 kilometers as part of an experiential course. A…
“The rural world is our great carbon sink, with new challenges, new populations”, Jean Viard
What is the meaning and role of a rural municipality today? The sociologist Jean Viard, director of research at the CNRS wonders today about rurality. Our rural territories are undergoing…
Abandoned mining sites are transformed into huge carbon sinks
Quebec has hundreds of old abandoned mining sites. Companies have found a way to give them a second life, while contributing to the fight against climate change: they are transforming…
No, the REM is not carbon neutral
On the eve of the general elections in Quebec, 24 of the 251 promises of the Legault government relate to the environment. The Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) claims to be…
Heidi Klum and her daughter Léni, her carbon copy: star duo at Milan Fashion Week, with Thylane Blondeau
Back to school is busy in terms of fashion. Milan Fashion Week kicked off on Tuesday, September 20. Impossible for fashion aficionados to miss this unmissable event in Italy to…
Burgundies aim for carbon neutrality in 2035
(Beaune) Burgundy wines are aiming for carbon neutrality by 2035, well before the national objective of 2050, the interprofession said on Wednesday. Posted at 10:47 a.m. “We are aiming for…
Quebec 2022: carbon neutral parties… except one
Almost all of the political parties are running a carbon neutral campaign and will offset all the greenhouse gases produced by driving on Quebec’s asphalt. The only delinquent caravan is…
college students taken to safety after suspected carbon monoxide
Students and teachers spent part of the morning in the playground this Thursday morning. Firefighters were called for suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. As a precaution, all the staff and students…
The Parti Québécois is considering carbon capture and storage
This text is taken from the Courrier de la Planète of September 13. To subscribe, Click here. Industrial carbon sequestration is discreetly making its way into the Quebec election…
Environment | Impossible to achieve carbon neutrality without dams, believes Legault
(Longueuil) François Legault firmly believes in it: according to him, it is impossible for Quebec to become carbon neutral by 2050 without building new hydroelectric dams. Posted at 11:55 a.m.…
The social cost of carbon
We know it. We would have to pay a lot more to pollute — or to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gases, it depends. But, whatever the social cost, the…
Carbon Emissions Plan | Ottawa refuses to give Atlantic premiers more time
(Halifax) The federal environment minister on Thursday rejected a request from Atlantic Canadian premiers to extend the deadline for submitting their carbon plans. Updated yesterday at 7:14 p.m. Keith Doucette…
Carbon neutrality | Minister Guilbeault issues a challenge to businesses
Désolé, votre navigateur ne supporte pas les videos Présenté comme « un programme d’éducation et de sensibilisation », le Défi carboneutre, une initiative volontaire pour les entreprises au Canada, a été lancé…
The race towards carbon neutrality
Here it is launched! We only have a few months left to tackle our foundation before it crumbles under our feet. Do we continue to patch up only the facade—ensuring…
Alizée: Family birthday with Annily and Maggy, her two daughters carbon copies!
The 17-year-old girl, who looks just as much like her mother with her long hair, does not hesitate, in fact, to expose her on her social networks, cuddling her and…
Nova Scotia seeks exemption from carbon tax
(Halifax) Nova Scotia is asking the federal government to be exempt from the carbon tax. Posted at 5:05 p.m. Provincial Premier Tim Houston made the announcement Friday during a press…
Nova Scotia seeks carbon tax exemption
Nova Scotia is asking the federal government to be exempt from the carbon tax. Provincial Premier Tim Houston made the announcement Friday during a press conference. He said Nova Scotia…
record carbon emissions linked to fires in France
France had never recorded such carbon emissions since 2003, the year the surveys began. Due to the numerous forest fires affecting the country this summer, carbon dioxide emissions are reaching…
SME Innovation | Reducing the carbon footprint of online advertising
Pollution also occurs through digital advertising campaigns. Every 1 million digital ad impressions would generate the same level of carbon dioxide emissions as a Montreal-Brussels return flight, according to Scope3.…
How to make a forest gobble carbon without getting too tired
Under the hot July sun, four forestry interns sink their teeth into fieldwork. In fact, they bite into the ground, with shovels, to dig small holes and plant 2000 spruce…