The second industrial revolution at the turn of the 20th century was marked by the production of electricity, gas, and oil: it forged the world as we know it. The fruit of the important work of women and men has made mechanisation of economies; agriculture...

The Covid-19 pandemic has been an opportunity for companies to rethink their working models. Telework, in particular, was praised for its alleged benefits for employees and the environment. It is widely accepted that remote work helps reduce greenhouse gas (GHG)...

The largest tree on the planet is found in California. General Sherman is a 2, 500 years old redwood that sequestered more than 1439 tons of atmospheric carbon during its terrestrial life[1]. Few trees can compete with it while the impact of human activities on the...

When the challenges of the climate crisis are addressed, the net-zero emissions target is instantly raised. This goal has been the backbone of the international community’s climate action plans since the ratification of the Paris Agreement in 2015[1]. In itself, this...

In the face of global warming, organizations like Solar Impulse are proposing solutions to bring about real change. In particular, this foundation offered online training on the circular economy, in which WILL Solutions participated. This choice of topic is entirely...

The global pandemic that has been affecting all economies and societies for the past year has shown that a virus with an estimated case fatality rate of 0.5 to 1% [1] has led to extraordinary public health challenges around the world. These new challenges have hit...

Climate change is an issue that is currently being addressed in almost every country, city, and region of the world. The IPCC concluded in its 2018 report that the world would have a better chance of limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5°C if zero greenhouse...

Since 2015, the HEC Montréal Chair in Energy Sector Management, headed by Pierre-Olivier Pineau, has been publishing every year a detailed report on energy in Quebec according to its main components: the level of consumption, the nature of energy sources, the...

Throughout the year 2020 we have seen a growing interest in corporate and public sector carbon neutrality, recently referred to as "net zero carbon"[1] by corporations such as BP, Total, Shell, Apple, Microsoft or by the Canadian government[2] and many others. In...