McGill Bieler School of Environment

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.
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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.

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.
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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...

A special mention and congratulations to @amyjanzwood.bsky.social for being shortlisted for the 2026 Charles Taylor Prize for Excellence in Policy Research!
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Pipeline Politics: Prof. Amy Janzwood

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...

L’accord Carney-Smith marque une concession majeure Il s’agit d’une capitulation massive devant le Parti conservateur uni, accueillie comme une victoire.

@amyjanzwood.bsky.social , professeure de la BSE publié dans Le Devoir : L’accord Carney-Smith marque une concession majeure

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

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

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...

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.

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."

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

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...

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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Les « bombes carbone » du Canada Le Canada compterait désormais 14 « bombes carbone » sur son territoire, localisées surtout en Alberta et en Colombie-Britannique.

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

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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.
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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...

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 »

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!

Solvathon 2025: Navigating Environmental Facts in a Post-Truth Society Fourwaves - Solvathon 2025: Navigating Environmental Facts in a Post-Truth Society

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Attend the Solvathon Conference, discuss mistrust in environmental science in today’s post-truth world.

With @michaelemann.bsky.social , as keynote

This conference will feature panel discussions, multiple keynotes and an interactive art expo showcasing environmental conspiracies over the ages.

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We're excited to see that #ScienceUnderSiege has broken the top 1000 on Amazon.

Please consider purchasing from e.g. @barnesandnoble.com or your local independent bookseller (or ask your local library to acquire). Thanks!

Science Under Siege In this “well-researched guide,” two of the world’s most respected scientists reveal the forces behind the dangerous anti-science movement—and offer...

OUT TODAY! " #ScienceUnderSiege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten Our World" by @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & yours truly, courtesy of @hachettelibrary.bsky.social / #Public_Affairs / #BasicBooks \ @scribepub.bsky.social
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Collaborating with Northern communities on climate change With more than 25 years of experience working across Canada’s North, Brenda Parlee has been appointed McGill’s Bieler Chair in Northern Climate Change and Sustainability

Prof. Brenda Parlee has been named as McGill's Bieler Chair in Northern Climate Change and Sustainability. Read the article below for more info.

Rising temperatures increase added sugar intake disproportionately in disadvantaged groups in the USA - Nature Climate Change Few studies have evaluated how climate change may affect dietary habits and nutritional health. Here, using transaction data in the USA, the authors show that added sugar consumption increases with te...

The study

As world gets hotter, Americans are turning to more sugar, study finds A new study finds that climate change is increasing sugar consumption in the United States. As temperatures rise, Americans, especially those who are poorer and less educated, are drinking more sugary...

Interesting climate change study published Monday in the Nature Climate Change journal.

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Join us on October 23, 2025 for a day of bold ideas, real talk about truth in environmental science in a post-truth world.
Featuring climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann, and other trailblazing climate thinkers who are shaking up the field.
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This is a strategic investment.

The Great Lakes contain 21% of the world's surface fresh water, support a $7 billion fishery, and supply drinking water to 40 million people. But they are heavily stressed by climate change, invasive species & various forms of pollution.

Nous dirigeons-nous tout droit vers un désastre climatique encore plus grand? Qui prendra enfin le taureau par les cornes? Posez la question à Stella.

« Nous dirigeons-nous tout droit vers un désastre climatique encore plus grand? »

BSE Prof. Brenda Parlee wrote an Op-ed in Le Devoir centred on the disproportionate rate that forest fires affect Indigenous Canadians.

Very interesting!