Jessica Dempsey
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About Jessica Dempsey
Jessica Dempsey is an associate professor in the Department of Geography and co-directs the Extinction Paradox research program.
The true cost of critical minerals
Canada is positioning itself as a global destination for critical mineral extraction. Are we willing to destroy caribou herds and trample on Indigenous rights to do it?
Forget TMX, we need a pipeline to a better world
The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is what it looks like when we privatize the profits and socialize the risk of energy production.
For climate’s sake, Canada Pension Plan needs to take a serious look at its investments
The Canada Pension Plan was designed to promote retirement security. By increasing fossil fuel investments in a climate emergency, it is making all of us less secure, write James Rowe, Jessica Dempsey and James Mager.