Planting billions of trees across the world is by far the biggest and cheapest way to tackle the climate crisis, according to scientists, who have made the first calculation of how many more trees could be planted without encroaching on crop land or urban areas. As trees grow, they absorb and store the carbon dioxide […]
Canadian Public Policy on Energy and Emissions
Robert Hoffman, past Chair CACOR Board of Directors, considers Canadian Public Policy on Energy and Emissions It is evident that there has been a failure of public policy in Canada with respect to energy and climate change. The need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to avoid catastrophic global warming was recognized and accepted […]
Human-Induced Climate Change Requires Urgent Actio
American Geophysical Union Statement Humanity is the major influence on the global climate change observed over the past 50 years. Rapid societal responses can significantly lessen negative outcomes. Human activities are changing Earth’s climate. At the global level, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping greenhouse gases have increased sharply since the Industrial Revolution. […]
LESSONS FROM THE HARD SCIENCE OF MH370
Dr. John Hollins, past Chair CACOR, writes on the Science of missing MH370. Summary It is highly unlikely that any evidence will ever be found of the 2014 March 8 Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. Message In an age where information is just a few clicks away, the inclination to jump to conclusions is hard to […]
The Rise & Foreseeable Future of Artificial Intelligence Part 2: Where is AI Heading?
This address will focus on a number of these non-technical issues per se; yet they are highly dependent on technical advances in AI and the application of those advances. This dependency also will be considered as we look into the near-term future of AI. The notion of an ‘AI race’ and its possible future scenarios […]