/newsroom/taxonomy/term/13674/all en /newsroom/channels/news/scientists-warn-social-and-environmental-risks-tied-energy-transition-326683 <p>To meet the most ambitious 1.5º C climate goal requires a rapid phaseout of fossil fuels and mass use of renewables. However, new international research by Æ»¹ûÒùÔº and the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) warns that green energy projects can be as socially and environmentally conflictive as fossil fuel projects.</p> Thu, 03 Dec 2020 14:34:49 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 251932 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/radio-canada-international-environmental-activists-face-high-risk-violence-and-assassination-study-323174 <p>Activists defending their communities and the surrounding environment against development of extractive industries and land grabs for agrarian use face high rates of criminalization, physical violence and murder around the world, according to a study published this month in the journal Global Environmental Change. The study, which analyzed 2,743 cases of environmental conflicts worldwide, found that despite the fact that these activists primarily use nonviolent forms of protest, they become victims of violence in 18 per cent of these conflicts and murder in 13 per cent of all cases.</p> Tue, 07 Jul 2020 20:34:36 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 222151 at /newsroom