Canadian financial institutions are fuelling the climate change crisis

Once again, Canada will almost certainly fail to meet its target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45 per cent by 2030 in accordance with the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recommendations. This is despite the government’s optimistic spin on the release of its latest emissions inventory report. Jerry DeMarco, the environment commissioner in the Auditor General’s office, has […]

Bee-worthy tips and a garden party for World Bee Day

With pollinators, like bees, pollinating 87 of 115 leading food crops around the globe, protecting them from further decline is important for humans and ecosystems alike. On World Bee Day, May 20, people’s bee-haviour can go a long way towards providing food and creating and preserving bee habitats. 

What on Earth are you doing? Become a sustainable living ambassador, urge York U experts

What better time than Earth Month to learn about the environment and make a commitment to lead a more sustainable life?

Pollinator health, spring planting tips and why bee conservation is important

Canada’s ecological footprint declined during COVID-19, but is it back to pre-pandemic levels?

What is the size of Canada’s ecological footprint, and that of the rest of the world, and how did that change during the global pandemic? Researchers at York University will release the Ecological Footprint of Canada, and 200 other countries, from 1961 to 2022, at an online launch on Thursday, April 20, from 1 to 2 p.m.

York U drives positive change, empowers individuals to act

The new free microlecture series aims for a more sustainable future.

Big thinkers - three York University professors join ranks of CIFAR

Three York University professors join other big thinkers as part of two new programs launching today by the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) to delve into pressing and challenging questions facing humanity now and into the future.

A powerful new educational series on the climate crisis and sustainability

York U launches powerful resource to inspire action towards a greener future

New microlecture series features world-renowned academic experts

Report tackles big tech, personal data collection ahead of Canada’s competition policy review

As Canada starts reforming its competition policy, a new report out of York University says Canadians should not only be worried about the dominance of big tech and the lack of competition, but the privacy of their personal data as well.