Canada
Reports and Documents
Climate change and foreign policy in Canada: Intersection and influence
While the Copenhagen Accord was far from the comprehensive agreement that many anticipated coming out of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) in Denmark in 2009, one should not entirely
discount the potential of the agreement to develop a solid foundation and framework to help countries begin to respond effectively to climate change.
Aug 2010
Canadian International Council
Reports and Documents
Lead and bisphenol A concentrations in the Canadian population
Bisphenol A, a widely used chemical that Canada is banning from baby
bottles, is present in the bodies of 91 percent of Canadians, according
to a report that shows just how prevalent the controversial chemical is
in daily life.
Aug 2010
Statistics Canada
Feature Articles
Recent widespread tree growth decline despite increasing atmospheric CO2
The synergetic effects of recent rising atmospheric CO2 and temperature are expected to favor tree growth in boreal and temperate forests. However, recent dendrochronological studies have shown site-specific unprecedented growth enhancements or declines.
Jul 2010
PLoS ONE
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Feature Articles
Conserving the stage: Climate change and the geophysical underpinnings of species diversity
Conservationists have proposed methods for adapting to climate change that assume species distributions are primarily explained by climate variables. The key idea is to use the understanding of species-climate relationships to map corridors and to identify regions of faunal stability or high species turnover.
Jul 2010
PLoS ONE
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News
Tata Steel enlarges, extends exclusivity deal for Canadian ore mines
Ishita Ayan Dutt / Kolkata July 13, 2010, 0:24 IST
Tata Steel’s exclusive option to participate in the massive iron ore projects of its Canada-based partner, New Millenium Capital Corporation, has been extended to December 31.
13/07/2010
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Reports and Documents
Technical potentials of biomass for energy services from current agriculture and forestry in selected countries in Europe, The Americas and Asia
This report is a survey on the technical potential of biomass from current agriculture and forestry in the regions; Europe incl. Russia and Ukraine, USA, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, China and India. The report provides projections for agricultural residue production assuming availability of fertilizers, plant protection and mechanization.
Jul 2010
University of Copenhagen
Reports and Documents
The digital economy and the green economy: Opportunities for strategic synergies
This submission proposes that Canada‘s digital economy strategy should be framed in the context of the major economic, social and environmental challenges facing Canada and all other countries in a world where opportunities for sustainable prosperity and threats to human well-being are increasingly complex, interconnected and global in scope.
Jul 2010
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
News
India and Canada sign civilian nuclear deal
INDIA concluded an agreement with Canada here on Sunday, the Agreement for Cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, to enable civil nuclear commerce between the countries. Canada is the ninth nation to enter into such an agreement with India, after India obtained its crucial waiver from the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group in 2008.
29/06/2010
Economic Times (New Delhi)
News
India, Canada sign civilian nuclear deal
India's relations with Canada yesterday turned a full circle- from one of suspicion and unease to a strategic partnership. Canada, which had led India's nuclear isolation in the mid-1970s and late 1990s, is now the ninth nation with which New Delhi has a peacetime atomic energy pact, opening the doors for bilateral nuclear commerce on the lines India has with the USA.
28/06/2010
Statesman (New Delhi)
News
Quake shakes Ottawa, Montreal
OTTAWA: A strong earthquake shook Ottawa and Montreal in eastern Canada on Wednesday, forcing those working in offices out onto streets in the nation's capital.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the quake of a magnitude of 5.5 hit the Ontario-Quebec border area. The epicentre was located 61 km north of Ottawa.
24/06/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
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