Geoff McCarney is a professor of environment and development in the School of International Development and Global Studies, associate director (research) for the Institute of the Environment, and senior director of research for the Smart Prosperity Institute. McCarney’s research expertise includes areas of environmental, natural resource and development economics, with
Marena Winstanley has over a decade of experience moving the needle on sustainability policy in Canada. She led the programming of the 2021 World Circular Economy Forum on behalf of the federal government and now leads the creation of new research projects and partnerships at Smart Prosperity Institute. Leveraging her experience working with all orders of government, including
Shahid Hossaini is a research associate at the Smart Prosperity Institute. His research expertise includes the economics of energy, climate and circular policy, deep decarbonization, sustainable renewable and low-carbon fuel production, and the geopolitics of circularity and trade.
As the region’s municipal leaders gather in Ottawa for the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) 2022 conference in Ottawa, a new report on a growing housing crisis warns action is needed to avert an extended lack of affordable housing across the province including municipalities in Eastern Ontario.