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Op-ed: Paris Climate Conference. Too cool for hipsters.

Concordia in the news
Posted on December 15, 2015

Concordia in the news features stories of Concordians who appear in the news. Discover alumni, students, faculty and experts who recently made an impact in the media.

Expert commentators

Concordia faculty and researchers are regularly asked to offer expert, informed opinions on many of today's most pressing problems. Read some of the latest news items about Concordians:

  • Damon Matthews,  an associate professor and Concordia University Research Chair (Climate Science and Sustainability) in the Department of Geography Planning and Environment, writes an opinion piece in theMontreal Gazette on the Paris climate deal. Matthews explains the challenges we must take up if we are to meet the crucial net-zero emissions target and hit the deal's 2°C goal. 
  • Zeynep Arsel, an associate professor in the Department of Marketing and Concordia Research Chair in Consumption and Markets, is interviewed for Vice about hipsters: what they are and, as the interviewer asks, why non-hipsters hate them.