Prioritizing nuclear power and natural gas over renewable energy is a risky move for Ontario’s energy future

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The demand for electricity is growing rapidly as the world transitions from fossil fuels to low carbon-emitting forms of energy. However, making this transition will be difficult. Ontario is projected to require 75 per...

Online algorithms could help save the planet with just a few small tweaks

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YouTubes algorithm is extremely powerful. If the company were to direct some of its userss attention to pro-climate content, this would likely have positive consequences on a large scale. (Shutterstock) Have we tried...

Earth is already shooting through the 1.5°C global warming limit, two major studies show

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Earth is crossing the threshold of 1.5C of global warming, according to two major global studies which together suggest the planets climate has likely entered a frightening new phase. Under the landmark 2015 Paris...

Climate impacts are forcing people from their homes. When, how and why do they have valid refugee claims?

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For a long time, it seemed refugee law had little relevance to people fleeing the impacts of climate change and disasters. Nearly 30 years ago, the High Court of Australia, for instance, remarked that people fleeing a...

Where should we look for new metals that are critical for green energy technology? Volcanoes may point the way

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Florian Nimsdorf / Shutterstock About 400 kilometres northwest of Sydney, just south of Dubbo, lies a large and interesting body of rock formed around 215 million years ago by erupting volcanoes. Known as the Toongi...

Google has dropped its promise not to use AI for weapons. It’s part of a troubling trend

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Ziv Lavi/Shutterstock Last week, Google quietly abandoned a long-standing commitment to not use artificial intelligence (AI) technology in weapons or surveillance. In an update to its AI principles, which were first...

Antisemitism goes beyond overt acts of hate – subtle forms of bias take their toll, too

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The dramatic rise in antisemitic incidents has dominated headlines in Australia in recent months, with calls for urgent action to address what many are calling a crisis. The Executive Council of Australian Jewry tallied...