Goal 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth Targets (which will be focused on in this website) and Article Content:
targets from https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg8:
8.4 “Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation, in accordance with the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production, with developed countries taking the lead”
8.9 “By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products”
GDP Versus GPI
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a metric used around the world to measure a country’s well-being but it misses its mark substantially. GDP is a measure of market throughput and […]
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How Seagrass Can Solve Critical Environmental Problems
Did you know that the oceans absorb around 25% of the CO2 released into the atmosphere from human activities and this makes the oceans more acidic? This absorption of CO2 […]
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French Immersion – Why and How
The Canadian government has just released an action plan to protect and promote Canada’s two official languages – English and French. Entitled “Action Plan for Official Languages: Protection-Promotion-Collaboration” it is […]
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Let’s Choose Repair Instead of Replace
Technology products are thrown away and replaced often instead of repaired because manufacturers want to maximize their profits. They make it hard to repair by forcing consumers to go to […]
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Why We Need Digital Product Passports
Every product on our shopping shelves has important data (eg. environmental footprint, safety, health impacts, authenticity, etc.) tied to its existence. A Digital Product Passport (DPP) is a single point […]
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Construction, Renovation and Demolition Waste in Canada – The Problem and What We Can Do
Canada produces about 4 million tonnes of Construction, Renovation, and Demolition (CRD) waste every year. Examples of CRD waste materials include concrete, wood, metals, glass, and plastic. About 20% of […]
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The Importance of a Sharing Economy
The overconsumption of resources by humans needs to be addressed if we are to solve environmental challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss. We currently have about 8 billion […]
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A Just Transition for Workers Due to Canada’s Energy Sector Transition
According to a recent report from TD Bank, between 312,000 and 450,000 workers directly or indirectly employed by Canada’s oil & gas sector are at risk of job loss due […]
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The Aviation Emissions Problem
If the aviation sector were a country, it would place sixth in greenhouse gas emissions, between Japan and Germany. Global air travel demand was expected to triple between 2020 and […]
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Small Modular Reactors – Nuclear Energy and Climate Change – Pros and Cons
Nuclear power sources are highly controversial as they produce energy without contributing much to climate change or air pollution but at the same time result in toxic waste, safety issues, […]
