EARTH DAY 2025
Context:
Earth Day’s 2025 theme is OUR POWER, OUR PLANET, calling for everyone to unite around renewable energy so we can triple clean electricity by 2030.
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Elena Baranova ( English & French)
Full professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Professor Baranova leads the Laboratory of Electrochemical Engineering, focusing on CO₂ conversion to value-added chemicals, green hydrogen production, and energy storage using renewable electricity.
"Renewable energy is driving a global shift from fossil fuels to cleaner sources like wind, solar, and hydro - and at the heart of this transformation lies electrochemical energy conversion and storage, powering the path to a sustainable and decarbonized future."
Hossein Bonakdari (English & French)
Associate professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Professor Bonakdari uses artificial intelligence to analyze large environmental datasets, uncovering insights related to climate change and renewable energy.
“As the solar maximum lights up our skies, may its powerful energy inspire a global shift—transforming the Sun’s peak strength into a brighter, cleaner future for our planet.”
Henry Schriemer (English only)
Full professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering
Professor Schriemer in photonic and electromagnetic technologies with applications in renewable energy, particularly in the development of advanced optical systems for solar energy harvesting.
“No energy is truly renewable. It is always mediated through materials. Its use always has consequences so do so wisely and thankfully.”