Implementing Sustainability in Major Sports: The Making of a Green Team
Watch the recording from the webinar below! In CGLR’s first webinar of 2025, we explored the role that major sports organizations can play in advancing sustainability. From energy use to waste generation, the environmental footprint of a single sports event can be immense. In some cases, the energy consumed and the waste produced during […]
Great Lakes Freshwater Symposium: Great Lakes Offshore Wind
The five Great Lakes contain 20 percent of the planet’s freshwater resources. They also hold tremendous potential for producing wind energy. What are the challenges and opportunities for offshore wind energy in the Great Lakes? Cora Sutherland presented the Center for Water Policy’s legal research on Great Lakes offshore wind energy. Her talk, titled […]
Sustainability Within the Airline Industry
Watch the recording from the webinar below! Aviation contributes around 4% to climate change according to research that quantified aviation’s impact on global warming. Without intervention, this contribution will undoubtedly increase over the next decades. While 4% may seem like a relatively small contribution, all industries, including aviation, must be part of the solution to […]
The Role of Nuclear Energy in Achieving a Net Zero Future in the Great Lakes Region
Watch the webinar recording below! The Great Lakes Carbon Collaborative held a webinar on December 12th where we explored the role of nuclear energy in achieving a net zero future. As the world contends with climate change and the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, nuclear power emerges as a vital solution in […]
A Global Lens to Planetary Health and Human Wellbeing in the Great Lakes Region
Watch the recording below! In July 2024, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Science Council (ISC) released a global foresight report: Navigating New Horizons that set out to translate future uncertainties into current decisions and assess indications of changes that could result in potential developments on the horizon that could affect […]
Understanding the Benefits of Carbon Sequestration and Agricultural Nature-Based Projects
Watch the recording from the webinar below! Climate change is undeniably threatening our natural world. Consequently, average surface temperatures are rising, as are food insecurity, climate-related health risks, and economic disruption. To mitigate these impacts, a suite of solutions needs to be investigated, invested in, and implemented. One approach is to harness the power of […]
Great Lakes Freshwater Symposium – Economic and Health Impacts of Algal Blooms
Lakes and rivers are home to various blue-green algae species, and not all pose a health risk. Unfortunately, there’s no quick way to determine if a bloom is dangerous. Laboratory testing takes several days, during which the bloom’s toxicity can change rapidly or disappear entirely. Complicating matters further, algal blooms can appear and vanish within […]
Building a Carbon Capture Utilization Coalition
Watch the recording from the webinar below! As part of the jointly-led Great Lakes Carbon Collaborative, the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) and the US Business Council for Sustainable Development (USBCSD), both partners of the WBCSD’s Global Network, hosted the next Great Lakes Carbon Collaborative Webinar on June 6, 2024 at 11:00 am […]
Canada-United States Law Institute 48th Annual Conference
The Economics of Human Rights: Canadian and US Perspectives on Supply Chains, Sanctions, and Securing Reconciliation The conduct of business either protects human rights or enables their violation. Cananda and the United States influence the enforcement and advancement of human rights through their approaches to regulating business activities. Both countries play a vital role in […]
Using Nature to Inspire Design
Watch the webinar recording below! Biomimicry is innovation inspired by nature, and its implementation isn’t just a good idea, it is a roadmap to a thriving economy and environment. Natural systems offer over 3 billion years of R&D and can bring insight to solving challenges. Everything that exists in the natural world has a […]