Amy Janzwood – The Conversation

Protestors demonstrate outside the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. on Feb. 5, 2025, during what was billed as a nationwide series of protests against U.S. President Donald Trump, Project 2025, EDI rollbacks and other recent government initiatives. (Chris Dorst/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

February 24, 2025

We need meaningful, not less, EDI and climate action in turbulent times

Sarah E. Sharma, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Amy Janzwood, McGill University; Julie MacArthur, Royal Roads University, and Runa Das, Royal Roads University

EDI is rooted in historical social movements that fought against exclusion. We cannot address environmental challenges without confronting class, gender and racial inequities.

Workers lay pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion on farmland, in Abbotsford, B.C. in May 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

May 22, 2024

Why the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion is a bad deal for Canadians — and the world

Amy Janzwood, McGill University

The Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline is a bad deal for Canadians, the federal government and our planet. The only question now is how best to mitigate the damage.

Climate researchers stress that natural gas bridges can often lead to nowhere as the reliance on natural gas can lock countries into fossil fuels, crowd out low-carbon technologies and risk stranding assets. (Shutterstock)

September 11, 2022

A bridge to nowhere: Natural gas will not lead Canada to a sustainable energy future

Amy Janzwood, University of British Columbia and Heather Millar, University of New Brunswick

Fossil fuel companies are winning the battle on how we talk about natural gas expansion by referring to it as a “bridge fuel” or an essential bridge to the net-zero energy system of the future.

The choices we make now will define Canada’s — and the world’s — future. (Shutterstock)

June 30, 2020

How to build a better Canada after COVID‑19: Launch a fossil‑free future

Kyla Tienhaara, Queen's University, Ontario; Amy Janzwood, University of Toronto, and Angela Carter, University of Waterloo

The oil and gas industry was in trouble before the pandemic hit, but now it faces potential collapse. A majority of Canadians want the federal government to invest in a ‘green recovery.’

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