/newsroom/taxonomy/term/17783/all en /newsroom/channels/news/enhancing-and-protecting-canadas-carbon-stocks-essential-insufficient-meet-ghg-emission-targets-344081 <p>Enhancing carbon storage in natural ecosystems could put a small but significant dent in Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but an aggressive commitment to reducing human-caused emissions remains critically important, according to a new expert panel report from the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA), co-authored by UUÖ±²¥ Professor <b><a href="/geography/people-0/chmura" target="_blank">Gail L. Chmura</a></b> in the Department of Geography.</p> Tue, 06 Dec 2022 16:21:21 +0000 claire.loewen@mcgill.ca 288560 at /newsroom /newsroom/sarah-jordaan Fri, 23 Sep 2022 04:10:18 +0000 lawrence.chiang@mail.mcgill.ca 288384 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/ai-good-or-bad-climate-its-complicated-340039 <p>As the world fights climate change, will the increasingly widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) be a help or a hindrance? In a paper published this week in <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-022-01377-7"><i>Nature Climate Change</i></a>, a team of experts in AI, climate change, and public policy present a framework for understanding the complex and multifaceted relationship of AI with greenhouse gas emissions, and suggest ways to better align AI with climate change goals.</p> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 11:53:49 +0000 lawrence.chiang@mail.mcgill.ca 288219 at /newsroom