/channels/taxonomy/term/6002/all en /channels/channels/news/caucasian-households-us-emit-most-carbon-despite-greater-energy-efficiency-335054 <p>Residential energy use represents roughly one-fifth of annual greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. A team of researchers led by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University has used data from 60 million individual American households to look into how carbon emissions caused by household energy use vary by race and ethnicity across the country. Paradoxically, this first national level analysis found that even though energy-efficient homes are more often found in Caucasian neighbourhoods, carbon emissions from these neighbourhoods are higher than in African American neighbourhoods.</p> Mon, 22 Nov 2021 15:00:31 +0000 webfull 174996 at /channels /channels/news/students-receive-50k-ottawa-innovative-urban-green-housing-design-267537 <p><span>Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Catherine McKenna announced a $50,000 grant from Natural Resources Canada’s Program for Energy Research and Development (PERD) to help TeamMTL participate in the international Solar Decathlon, to be held next year in Dezhou, China.</span></p> Thu, 06 Apr 2017 19:42:12 +0000 webfull 126946 at /channels