With the delicate Arctic ecosystem degrading due to climate change, escalating resource extraction, the opening of the Northwest Passage, and the expansion of NORAD, unprecedented volumes of waste and contaminants are causing unknowable changes in life, land, sea, and ice.
Micky Wenders – PhD Student, School of Environmental Studies
2023 Art of Research
  1. Climate Action and Low Carbon Futures
  2. Science - Climate Action and Low Carbon Futures

Science - Climate Action and Low Carbon Futures

Researchers at Queen’s continue to advance Scientific issues around climate change including impacts on the systems.

The fight to limit greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to changes in climate requires research on environmental effects, human interactions with these and the tools and technologies that are required for these investigations. Climate science influences policy and regulations, helping to create sustainable futures.

At Queen’s, researchers examine everything from glaciers, lakes and rivers, Northern environments and the impact of existing oil and gas infrastructure. 

Name Faculty Research Area
Elise Devoie Civil Engineering Impacts of Climate Change on Northern Hydrology
Jackie Monaghan Biology  
John Smol Biology Paleolimnology
Kevin Mumford Civil Engineering GHG Emissions from Leaking Gas Wells
Laura Thomson Geography and Planning Climate Change Impacts on Artic Glaciers
Melissa Lafreniere Geography and Planning Climate Change Impacts Northern Canada
Stephanie Wright Civil Engineering Climate Change Impact on Northern Hydrogeology