Burgess Langshaw Power

PhD Student, Global Governance program at the Balsillie School for International Affairs, University of Waterloo

If successful, solar geoengineering would would reduce the amount of sunlight that reaches the Earth’s surface and warms the planet. (Shutterstock)

June 24, 2021

Solar geoengineering could limit global warming, but Canada should study risks and benefits first

Burgess Langshaw Power, University of Waterloo; Juan Moreno-Cruz, University of Waterloo, and Neil Craik, University of Waterloo

Solar geoengineering could theoretically cool the Earth to slow global warming, and it has been controversial. Still, countries should research its risks and benefits.

The Trudeau government has tabled a bill that, if passed, would legally bind Canada to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

November 23, 2020

Ottawa’s latest climate plan bets on expensive and unproven carbon capture technologies

Burgess Langshaw Power, University of Waterloo

Canada is already behind on tackling climate change and catching up will be expensive, but relying on carbon capture technologies is risky and expensive.

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