More than 95% of the electricity consumed and produced in Quebec comes from hydropower, a carbon-neutral energy [2]. However, the industrial and transport sectors are mainly fueled by fossil fuels. Indeed, the transport sector alone consumes 82% of...
Cyclic processes such as water and nutrients abound in natural ecosystems. When species die, they decompose and integrate the soil with a range of nutrients necessary for the survival of others. Residual matter of one species is the food of the...
By: Alexie Roy-Lafontaine The growth of the world’s population inevitably leads to an increase in the demand for natural resources (water, energy, minerals, wood) and living spaces. These demands put pressure on ecosystems and will increase in the...
By: Alexie Roy-Lafontaine Residual materials management is gradually evolving, recognizing that landfill of these materials is harmful to the environment and public health. Innovations in terms of equipment and treatment methods, as well as the...
By: Alexie Roy-Lafontaine If I ride my bicycle to work, I practice sustainable mobility, right? Yes and no! The answer is not that simple. In fact, the concept of sustainable mobility links a multitude of players from different sectors. Citizens...
By: Cassandre Clermont Good air quality is important for health, as is healthy eating and physical activity. The air we breathe allows our body to function; therefore it is essential that it is made up of healthy gases in enough quantity. On Earth,...
This article addresses the resuming of our post-confinement activities. The crisis triggered by the COVID-19 has naturally relegated climate action in second place as the public health crisis taking place globally and fears of a long-term economic...
Sequestration and the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are a combination of indispensable actions that must be carried out simultaneously. At the beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic[1] emerged as a global issue that is...
Written by: Cassandre Clermont, biochemistry and molecular medicine student Global warming is a recent phenomenon caused by the abnormal increase in greenhouse gases. It was the industrialization of companies that led to an overproduction of its...
The current crisis of COVID-19 has probably made you aware of the advantages and disadvantages of daily telecommuting. Being a company that has been entirely telecommuting for several years, WILL had the opportunity to initiate a reflection on the...
