McGill Bieler School of Environment
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Where Education Meets Environmental Action
Le point de vue de la professeure Amy Janzwood sur le dialogue en cours entre Ottawa et Edmonton, et sur ce que la construction de l’oléoduc signifie pour ce pays Read (in french) Professor Amy Janzwood’s take on the ongoing Ottawa-Edmonton pipeline conversations and what it could all mean.
Un oléoduc qui ne mène nulle part
Le jeu politique auquel se prête le premier ministre Mark Carney est dangereux.
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Congratulations to BSE Assistant Professor, @amyjanzwood.bsky.social on receiving the 2026 Lynton Keith Caldwell Award for her book, Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance! The Lynton Keith Caldwell Award is given for the best book on environmental politics and policy published in a given year.
Bieler School of Environment Director Anthony Ricciardi and colleagues, are calling for caution when bringing extraterrestrial samples to earth and are highlighting how a base on the moon could be an answer for responsible research.
Scientists call for a secure lunar quarantine facility for extraterrestrial samples: 'The moon may become humanity's first line of biological defense'
"Decades of research on invasive species have demonstrated how an organism introduced to the wrong place at the wrong time can spread uncontrollably with potentially devastating and irreversible long-...
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Come to the McGill Redpath Museum (2nd floor) this summer and check out Creek 53: Portraits of Living Nature, an exhibition that brings together 53 original watercolour paintings and evocative poetry by artist and BSE Associate Member Chris Buddle.
Happy 100th birthday to Sir David Attenborough. Thank you for bringing the world to us and showing us why we should care about our unique and fragile environment! Photo by: BSE Student Cassandra Ciafro Tufted Puffin in Alaska #davidattenborough
An interesting metaphor for earth and climate science.
Why we need to treat Earth like a spaceship
Climate science is the anti-myth. Researchers have long noted that the human brain struggles with psychologically distant threats.
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Happy Earth Day! Here’s what the BSE has been up to and how we are advancing environmental science and stewardship. From research, to conferences, to podcasts and community engagement, we commit to a better world for all. Audio by Eliveta Photos submitted by BSE faculty and students #earthday
Congrats to our partners in Panama! As part of the Research in Panama BSE course students are partnering with the Santa María River “living classroom” initiative, a collaboration empowering youth and communities as leaders of sovereign, community-driven research. fusave.blogspot.com
This week! Hear from CEO of Our land for the Future Trust, Dahti Tsetso this Thursday at 6 p.m. event.fourwaves.com/annual-envir...
BSE students presented a regional comms strategy for deer management at Gault to: SEPAQ, the Quebec Ministry of the Environment, town councils from Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Gault staff, and l'Agence Forestiere de la Monteregie. Community engagement with our students is key!
The McGill Bieler School of Environment was happy to co‑host Environment and Science Diplomacy: Past, Present and Future with the Canadian Chapter of Women in Science Diplomacy. Together we welcomed leaders who shared insights on evidence‑based diplomacy. @unbiodiversity.bsky.social
Join us for a compelling panel on environment and science diplomacy. Hear straight from the heads of the @unbiodiversity.bsky.social Secretariat about lessons from historic agreements and behind the scenes diplomacy and more. Click to learn more and register today ⬇️ @wisdacanada.bsky.social
Environment and Science Diplomacy: Past, Present and Future, a panel discussion
Join Environment and Science Diplomacy: Past, Present and Future, a panel discussion, February 26, 2026. Learn more on Fourwaves.
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A special mention and congratulations to @amyjanzwood.bsky.social for being shortlisted for the 2026 Charles Taylor Prize for Excellence in Policy Research! broadbentinstitute.ca/layton-taylo...
Shortlists for the 2025 Jack Layton Prize and Charles Taylor Prize
The Broadbent Institute is thrilled to announce the shortlists for this year's Jack Layton Progress Prize and Charles Taylor Prize for Excellence in Policy Research. The winners will be announced at t...
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Pipelines continue to dominate the Canadian political conversation. The BSE sat down with Professor Amy Janzwood, political science and Bieler School of Environment Professor, a pipeline politics expert and recent author of Mega Pipelines Mega Resistance. open.spotify.com/episode/7Ewg...
Pipeline Politics: Prof. Amy Janzwood
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@amyjanzwood.bsky.social , professeure de la BSE publié dans Le Devoir : L’accord Carney-Smith marque une concession majeure
L’accord Carney-Smith marque une concession majeure
Il s’agit d’une capitulation massive devant le Parti conservateur uni, accueillie comme une victoire.
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Professor Janzwood in the Calgary Herald this past weekend. At the BSE we are committed to sharing research that will make Canada a cleaner, stronger country. @amyjanzwood.bsky.social
Opinion: The Carney-Smith deal is a grand concession, not a grand bargain
Opinion: The Carney-Smith deal is a grand concession, not a grand bargain
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Congratulations to BSE Associate member, Prof. Andrew Gonzalez who was named in the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers™ list, placing him among top researchers worldwide whose work has demonstrated rigorous scholarship and broad and significant global influence.
24 McGill researchers ranked among the world’s most influential in 2025
Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers™ list recognizes McGill’s global research influence, with Canada once again in top ten ranking Twenty-four McGill researchers have been named to the 2025 Highly Cit...
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BSE Professor Amy Janzwood shares her thoughts on the Alberta-Ottawa memorandum of understanding and warns this is more than just about pipelines. @amyjanzwood.bsky.social
The Carney-Smith deal is a grand concession, not a grand bargain
Guest post by Amy Janzwood, assistant professor of political science at McGill University and the author of "Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance."
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BSE Alumna Cartherine Hallmich and her team are innovating climate resilience in Canadian federal policy. Learn more about Catherine's role and the exciting work being done in the department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada.
Building A Climate Resilient Canada, One Policy at a Time
Catherine Hallmich taps her ID card authorizing access to a secured federal office tower in downtown Montreal. She is on her way to the department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada. Th...
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A new study published in Sustainability Science showing how participatory scenario planning, a collaborative process wherein diverse groups co-envision possible futures, can boost empathy for future generations, and non-human life. Study done by Prof. Elena Bennet and PhD Elson Ian Nyl Ebreo Galang.
Bringing environmental policymakers together to focus on the future sparks empathy for nature and later generations, McGill study finds
When environmental policymakers are invited to imagine the future together, they don’t just think differently, they feel differently, too. That’s the finding of a McGill University study published in ...
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Interested in what the McGill Bieler School of Environment has been up to these past few months? Take a look at some of the inspiring stories from student and faculty research to alumni successes.
Our mission is to provide an interdisciplinary education that empowers students with the training necessary to address complex environmental challenges. I thank our faculty, staff, and associate members for their dedication to this mission.
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The BSE has some stellar graduates out there. We sat down with Mr. Jean-Philippe Martin who is climate-proofing Quebec through his current position at Hydro-Quebec. Here's the article for more details. www.mcgill.ca/environment/...
From Snow Avalanches to Power Grids: How One Alumnus Is Future-Proofing Hydro-Québec Against Climate Change
Jean-Philippe Martin’s journey, from a curious undergrad at McGill’s Bieler School of Environment to a key figure at Hydro-Québec, reads like a roadmap for anyone wondering how to turn environmental p...
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Cité dans la Presse canadienne, telle que publiée par Radio Canada et d'autres médias, la professeur Amy Janzwood parle des effets de l'extraction au Canada. @amyjanzwood.bsky.social
Les « bombes carbone » du Canada
Le Canada compterait désormais 14 « bombes carbone » sur son territoire, localisées surtout en Alberta et en Colombie-Britannique.
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Hosting the Global Change Symposium was a great way to end October! From biodiversity in the St. Lawrence river to pipeline resistance, Arctic health and global connectivity, the event featured McGill Bieler School Environment research at a whole new scale. Thank you to all who attended. #mcgill
Prof. Fabry dans La Presse d'aujourd'hui, « Depuis les années 1980, ces modèles qui deviennent de plus en plus sophistiqués prévoient à peu près le même réchauffement moyen pour la planète, c’est-à-dire celui que l’on observe en ce moment. Cette réalité peut faire peur, mais cela reste la réalité »
Vu, lu, vérifié | Les climatologues se sont-ils trompés ?
Pendant son allocution aux Nations unies, mardi, Donald Trump a dénoncé « l’arnaque verte » et affirmé que les prédictions de l’ONU se sont avérées « erronées ». « Elles ont été faites par des gens st...
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Some interesting research about the relationship between commoning and heterotopia, illustrated with examples from urban green spaces in Liège, Montréal, and Brussels. McGill Bieler School of Environment undergraduates were involved in helping to get this research completed!
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