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Spring 2024

Clark, Garrett T

Global warming caused by anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is leading to measurable environmental impacts that threaten to disrupt societies globally. Food and water security, human health, and economies are expected to be adversely affected. Therefore, as the world strives to reduce...

Fall 2023

Sperry, Luke H

Researchers with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predict that the net flux of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must reach zero by 2050 to limit global warming to 1.5°C within this century. This target requires that all GHG emissions resulting from human activity...

Fall 2023

Martinez Castellanos, Benjamin M

Meeting the objectives of the Paris Agreement requires society to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions levels in every sector. Waste management has a key role in achieving these objectives and is fundamental for sustainable growth. Some municipal solid waste (MSW) streams have the potential for...

Fall 2023

Hoque, Mustakimul

The oil sands are a critical source of unconventional fossil fuel. The Canadian oil sands are among the world’s largest crude oil deposits. Several oil sands extraction techniques have been developed in recent decades, including solvent-steam based bitumen extraction technology, an emerging...

Spring 2023

Patrick, Thomas Edward Lamont

The Canadian oil and gas sector is a significant contributor to Canada’s economy, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and water use. Society is increasingly focused on GHG emissions, and it is broadly recognized that GHG reductions in the oil and gas sector have an important role in Canada’s meeting...

Fall 2022

Di Lullo, Giovanni Roberto

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is becoming a popular tool to quantify environmental impacts including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Because of the high number of assumptions and low quality of available data, the results of LCA are often viewed with skepticism. It is common for studies to provide...

Fall 2022

Giwa, Temitayo

Concerns about the climate and the need for energy security motivate the shift towards sustainable means of energy production. Biorefineries are facilities that convert biomass into material and energy products. Biorefineries are a key component of ensuring increased sustainability of the global...

Fall 2022

Rahman, Md Mustafizur

There are few cost and environmental feasibility assessments of energy storage systems for utility-scale applications. The development of techno-economic and environmental performance indicators is crucial to make an informed decision on future development and deployment of energy storage...

Spring 2022

Owttrim, Christophe George

Industrial decarbonization is a critical challenge along the pathway to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at a sufficient scale and pace to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. The intrinsic energy- and emissions-intensive nature of heavy industry has led to the recognition that...

Fall 2021

Tran, Tien Viet

The important role of a heat storage system in the transition to a low carbon economy is widely acknowledged in scientific literature. In cold regions like Canada, where fossil-based space heating systems are widely used, the associated greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) are a major concern. The use...