While news about climate change often inspires pessimism, a new study offers some hope, says University of Manitoba professor Nazim Cicek. It suggests there is global capacity to plant at least 1.25 trillion more trees worldwide, which could take 205 gigatonnes of carbon out of the atmosphere.

Once suffocating from the effects of smog, Shenzhen now has some of the cleanest air among cities in China. What's driven this change? In short, it's what Shenzen is driving, says U of M engineering professor Nazim Cicek electric vehicles.

Rebates for solar energy projects are an economical way to create energy capacity for future growth and reduce the environmental footprint of utilities' operations, which is why Manitoba Hydro should continue to offer its solar energy incentives, says Nazim Cicek.