#The ‘safe bets’ and ‘wild cards’ needed to meet Canada’s net zero emissions target

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“#The ‘safe bets’ and ‘wild cards’ needed to meet Canada’s net zero emissions target” Early-stage technologies like small modular reactors could help large industry slash its GHG emissions but careful public investment will be needed Christopher Ragan is the Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University, and the former Chair…

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#Huge forest fires put health at risk

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“#Huge forest fires put health at risk” Fire and smoke in Siberia in Summer 2019. Credit: Greenpeace Russia After Australia, Siberia is burning, indicating that the frequency of such events is on the rise, with myriad dire consequences: devastated ecosystems, risk of desertification, CO2 emissions, toxic particles, further climate impacts… An expert in atmospheric processes…