In 2013, Quebec implemented a cap-and-trade system to fight climate change, the Système de plafonnement et d’échange des droits d’émission de gaz à effet de serre (SPEDE). In 2014, this system was merged with California’s within the...
This article briefly presents the evolution of Quebec’s GHG emissions from the transportation, waste management, and commercial and institutional buildings sectors. It also presents the total GHGs produced between 2013 and 2019, since the...
Seven years after the ratification of the Paris Agreement in 2015, the trend in global GHG emissions is still on the rise. A decrease in the level of these emissions was recorded at the beginning of 2020 because of the pandemic spread of COVID-19....
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a key role in the production of goods and services. In the 36 countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) of which Canada and the United States are members, they make up...
We often hear about greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but do you know how they are calculated? Do you know the impact of the calculations on emissions estimates? The use of emission factors Emissions are calculated using emission...
Emotions play a major role in shaping human behavior [1]. Those that are positive allow us to build our resilience and open our fields of vision in the eyes of certain issues: they give us a sense of well-being [2]. The pursuit of happiness has...
In the not-too-distant past, the ozone layer was deteriorating at an alarming rate. In 1985, a hole that continued to grow was observed over Antarctica. The harmful Sun’s rays were able to seep into our atmosphere which threatened humans and...
A movie about a giant comet speeding up to crash into Earth, but doesn’t catch anyone’s attention? Yes, it is a satire of current political and social behavior towards the climate crisis. Astronomers Kate Dibiaski (Jennifer Lawrence) and Randall...
Tonight, on the menu it’s a general Tao tofu. I must go to the grocery store since I don’t have tofu or broccoli. In the fresh fruit and vegetable department, there are beautifully fresh carrots. It would be good in my recipe. I think I might have...
Although the agreements reached at last November’s COP26 in Glasgow induce a possible increase in global temperatures by 2.4 degrees Celsius, the 200 countries present have agreed on a transition to renewable energy. Specifically, they signed...
