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Balancing economic sufficiency with environmental excellence at COP26

Written on November 5, 2021. Posted in News.

The 26th United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) kicked off on Oct. 31, bringing together UN members to combat climate change. Ryan Riordan, director of research at the Institute of Sustainable Finance, spoke to The Journal about his experiences so far at the conference. With...

Queen’s clubs take part in Sustainability Month

Written on October 7, 2021. Posted in News.

October marks the beginning of AMS Sustainability Month. This year, the student society has split the month into three different themes: agriculture, fashion sustainability, and waste management. Jessie Wile, ArtSci ‘22 and AMS Commissioner of Environmental Sustainability, spoke to The Journal...

Climate rally takes place in City Park

Written on September 28, 2021. Posted in News.

Over two hundred people from Kingston demonstrated in a climate action rally held in City Park on Sept. 24. The rally was dubbed the “Fridays for the Future” event. The demonstration was in part organized by 350 Kingston and Just Recovery—two local organizations committed to climate advocacy. “We...

‘Time is running out,’ Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change says

Written on September 2, 2021. Posted in News.

On Aug. 9, the United Nations (UN) released a 4,000 page report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report compiles comprehensive research and expert opinions to emphasize the “code red for humanity” reflected in the current of state of our climate. In an interview with...

Trustees to vote on climate action recommendations

Written on March 6, 2020. Posted in News.

Queen’s Board of Trustees will vote on a number of climate action recommendations on Friday night, including whether to make more information about its investment practices available to the wider public. Presented by the Board of Trustees’ Climate Change Action Task Force, the body will vote on whether...

AMS seeks to promote environmentalism to students

Written on September 30, 2016. Posted in News.

From October 2-6, the AMS is set to run their Sustainability Week — designed to celebrate and promote environmentalism through groups on campus, various initiatives and campaigns. Liam Dowling, commissioner of environmental affairs for the AMS, explained that providing awareness and services throughout...

Queen’s to announce Climate Action Plan

Written on March 4, 2016. Posted in News.

In today’s Board of Trustees meeting, Queen’s University will publicly unveil its plan to become completely carbon neutral by the year 2040. With milestone targets for 2020 and 2030, the Queen’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) is a university-wide initiative with both short-term and long-term goals,...

Climate strategies

Written on October 12, 2012. Posted in News.

The University is seeking input from students on features to be included in the upcoming Climate Action Plan (CAP). The input is being collected through an online survey, which is tailor-made for students, staff members and faculty. The questions in the survey came from themes and ideas that were...

Student petition brought to meeting

Written on March 30, 2012. Posted in News.

Queen’s held the first open-community forum to discuss the University’s Climate Action Plan on Monday. Student-run group Queen’s Backing Action Against Climate Change (QBACC) presented the administration with over 800 student signatures in support of the plan. “This petition shows student support...

Letters to the editor

Written on March 9, 2012. Posted in Opinions.

Oil sands have negative effects Re: “Industry pros talk oil sands,” Feb. 14, 2012. Dear Editors, While I appreciate the efforts that the oil sands industry is putting into making their practices more environmentally friendly, I still disagree with the exploitation of the Albertan oil sands. Technologies...

Queen's behind on climate action plan

Written on February 14, 2012. Posted in Opinions.

Two years after signing an important climate change agreement, Queen’s has failed to meet certain conditions. Queen’s was the second school in Ontario to sign the agreement, called the University and College President’s Climate Change Statement of Action for Canada. Now, 23 Canadian post-secondary...

Climate action plan finds consultant

Written on February 7, 2012. Posted in News.

Queen’s has hired a consulting firm to create the University’s climate action plan. The contract with the Delphi Group, a consultancy firm that focuses on climate change, was announced on Jan. 30. The action plan is part of the University and College Presidents’ Climate Change Statement of Action...

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Balancing economic sufficiency with environmental excellence at COP26

Queen’s clubs take part in Sustainability Month

Climate rally takes place in City Park

‘Time is running out,’ Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change says

Trustees to vote on climate action recommendations

AMS seeks to promote environmentalism to students

Queen’s to announce Climate Action Plan

Climate strategies

Student petition brought to meeting

Letters to the editor

Queen's behind on climate action plan

Climate action plan finds consultant

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