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Queen’s Biologists Awarded for Climate Change Impact Research

Queen’s University researchers have received the prestigious Henry Cowles Award for their paper revealing new evidence of the destructive impact of global climate change on North America’s largest Arctic delta. “All of us are really excited that we were recognized with this award,” says graduate student Joshua Thienpont (PhD ’13), who is also the team’s… Keep Reading

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Renewed Funding Expands Arctic Climate Change Research

Thanks to an unprecedented funding renewal, Queen’s University-led researchers are expanding their study of how climate change affects the interaction between land and water ecosystems in the High Arctic. A national team led by Geography professors Scott Lamoureux and Melissa Lafrenière focuses on how climate change affects the flow of water, energy, sediment, nutrients and… Keep Reading

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Ecological Impact on Arctic Coastline Linked to Global Warning

Scientists from Queen’s and Carleton universities head a national multidisciplinary research team that has uncovered startling new evidence of the destructive impact of global climate change on North America’s largest Arctic delta. “One of the most ominous threats of global warming today is from rising sea levels, which can cause marine waters to inundate the… Keep Reading

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Queen’s University Decreases Greenhouse Gas Emissions

An inventory of Queen’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has found that the university’s emissions dropped by roughly nine per cent from 2008 to 2009. The 2009 inventory aligns with Queen’s commitment to establish benchmarks for green house gas emissions under the University and College Presidents’ Climate Change Statement of Action for Canada. It has been… Keep Reading

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Climate Change Information Service for Journalists Announced

According to Queen’s University geography professor Harry McCaughey, about 700 scientists around the globe have joined an email service that provides scientific answers to reporters’ climate change questions. The goal for these scientists is to get out the message that climate change is real and governments need to be doing more to combat it. “We… Keep Reading

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Greenhouse Gas Inventory Reveals University’s Carbon Footprint

In its first greenhouse gas inventory – a measure of the greenhouse gas emissions from facilities under the control of the University – Queen’s fared well, according to Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) Bob Silverman. “Tracking the university’s greenhouse gas emissions is the first step toward setting reduction targets and developing strategies and activities to achieve… Keep Reading

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Climate Change Experts, Skeptic to Debate Global Warming

Some of the country’s leading experts on climate change and one of Canada’s highest-profile climate change skeptics are set to take part in a debate about the science behind climate change and how Canada should respond. The resolution to be debated is two-fold: that without deep reductions, humanity’s emissions of greenhouse gases will very likely… Keep Reading

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