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Canada 150 Research Chair, 50 international experts, and $10M in funding: meet our new research network!

Canada 150 Research Chair, 50 international experts, and $10M in funding: meet our new research network!

$10M in new funding, including a new Canada 150 Research Chair, helps University of Ottawa attract global experts in the environment and economy.

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EEPRN Symposium on Natural Capital and Circular Economy at UOttawa

EEPRN Symposium on Natural Capital and Circular Economy at UOttawa

This by-invitation only event will convene academics, policy makers, private sector and NGO representatives to discuss research needs and opportunities

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Insights and Reactions from the IPCC Special Report on the impacts of Global Warming of 1.5 °C

Insights and Reactions from the IPCC Special Report on the impacts of Global Warming of 1.5 °C

The findings of the IPCC’s Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C remind readers that climate change is not a distant uncertain reality that future generations will deal with, but rather that it is happening here and now within present lifetimes.

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Smart Prosperity Graduate Student Travel Awards

Smart Prosperity Graduate Student Travel Awards

The Smart Prosperity Institute (SPI) offers travel awards for conference attendance on a competitive basis to current graduate students conducting environment-economy research of policy relevance for Canada.

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Research Funding Opportunity

Research Funding Opportunity

The Economics and Environmental Policy Research Network (EEPRN) is seeking proposals for academic research projects.

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Guest Blog: Promoting Smartphone Durability

Guest Blog: Promoting Smartphone Durability

Developing a reproducible approach to enhancing the durability of products with high rates of innovation will become increasingly important as Canada transitions towards a circular economy.

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Climate change legislation or litigation: Juliana v. United States

Climate change legislation or litigation: Juliana v. United States

Climate change litigation is on the rise, and the judicial systems of many countries will likely be fielding an increasing number of climate change related cases in the years ahead.

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Guest Blog: The Durability of Electronics

Guest Blog: The Durability of Electronics

Product durability is a key aspect of achieving a circular economy. Lengthening a product’s useful life decreases overall resource use, waste, and can save consumers money by minimizing the rate of product replacement.

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Guest Blog: Achieving Gender Parity in Canada’s Green Economy – What Stands in Our Way?

Guest Blog: Achieving Gender Parity in Canada’s Green Economy – What Stands in Our Way?

Why has achieving gender parity in the existing brown and emerging green economies been, as of now, relatively unsuccessful?


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