Canada’s Chance to Lead Global Food Aid Reforms
The rules that govern international food aid need serious overhaul, and Canada is well placed to do something about it. CIGI Chair Jennifer Clapp discusses Canada’s strong reputation as a leader in advancing global food security and its unique opportunity to press for meaningful renegotiation of the Food Aid Convention.
Africa must move climate change higher on priority list
The power outage that swept across north-central U.S. and southeastern Canada in 2003 left businesses incapacitated, many closing their doors to wait out the blackout. About 55 million people were affected. Hospitals were forced to rely on backup generators.
Truck emissions strategy needed: Conference Board report
OTTAWA -- A briefing from the Conference Board of Canada says emissions from heavy trucks is a problem effectively being ignored in North America.
Regulate geoengineering before it's too late, say MPs
Climate manipulation must be regulated at the UN level to avoid countries taking matters into their own hands, says a committee of MPs
GHG cut requires 'total' transport effort: Conf Board
OTTAWA -- Despite impressive improvements in fuel and engine efficiency over the years, truck-generated emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) are still an important area for policy attention, according to a Conference Board of Canada report.
CIGI Encourages Deeper Industry Participation in Nuclear Governance Issues
A key recommendation from the Action Plan and Overview on nuclear energy and global governance to 2030 is to engage the industry more deeply on nuclear governance issues. One such endeavour is being undertaken by the Australian-based International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND), which has launched an industry survey.
Natural gas from Camisea decreases electricity costs by 30 percent
Deputy Energy Minister Daniel Cámac said Tuesday the cost of electricity in Peru has decreased by 30 percent due to natural gas production in the Camisea gas fields, located in the country’s south-eastern Amazon basin. Cámac said some companies have been able to save more than 50 percent of their production costs after switching to natural gas, state news agency Andina reported.
Nuclear industry faces challenges
The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers has issued a statement in support of the nuclear energy industry. The statement issued February 5, says nuclear power is a "clean energy source" that "provides low cost and dependable power." The society says that nuclear is the best power source in the province to supplement the growing renewable power industry since nuclear provides a counterbalance to the intermittent generation of solar and wind power.
Report: World Nuclear Power Renaissance Unlikely Before 2030
Despite some powerful drivers, nuclear power faces too many barriers compared to other means of generating electricity, and that means that a significant expansion of nuclear power is unlikely to occur before 2030, the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), a Canadian think tank, said in a report on Thursday.
Nuclear Revival Unlikely to 2030
CIGI has released a five-point Action Plan on global governance of nuclear energy to 2030, and an Overview that highlights key findings of a comprehensive three-year study on the global nuclear sector. The Action Plan recommends actions the international community should take to fix key governance issues related to safety, security and weapons proliferation. In addition, four detailed reports discuss the scope of the study in depth. The Action Plan, Overview and Final Report are available online.
No major nuclear revival by 2030, says CIGI report
Waterloo, Canada – February 4, 2010 – A significant expansion of nuclear energy worldwide is unlikely to occur before 2030. This provides a window of opportunity to urgently fix the currently inadequate system for governing nuclear energy to avoid accidents, nuclear terrorism and weapons proliferation.
Environmental groups losing interest in lobbying Prentice
Frustration is mounting that the government has locked itself into an environmental policy bunker on climate change.