Jutras Lab on physics and marine biogeochemistry

Science in society

Environmental sciences belong not only within academic circles. They should also serve to inform decision-makers and make the world greener. Here are some initiatives aimed at doing just that.

Initiatives

Collectif de scientifiques pour l'action environnementale du Québec (Collectif SAEQ)

I launched this Collectif of scientists for environmental action in Quebec in 2026 with my colleague Isabelle Arseneau.

See the Collective's website

Mobilization to establish a climate training for members of the Assemblée nationale du Québec

In Spring 2022, I mobilized around twenty specialists in climate, biodiversity, and energy transition to advocate for a climate training for members of the Assemblée nationale du Québec, following a similar initiative in France. This effort resulted in a motion from the elected party requesting that Ouranos, the Comité consultatif sur les changements climatiques du Québec, and Quebec's Chief Scientist provide such a training.

Open letter in Le Devoir
News from the Assemblée narionale on the training

Initiative to raise awareness of academics to the environmental impact of their work-related travel habits

See the initiative's web page here

Outreach

  • Mucci, A., Chaillou, G., Jutras, M. Why the St. Lawrence estuary is running out of breath. June 15, 2022, The Conversation.
  • Arsenault, J., Talbot, J., Jutras, M. Mobilité académique post-pandémie : les profs vont-ils recommencer à voyager ? March 29, 2022, La Conversation.
  • M. Jutras. L’émerveillement candide du siècles des Lumières. September 12, 2020, Le Devoir.

Open letters

Media

Selected among the 10 discoveries of the year by the magazine Québec Science in 2024.

Interviews

  • Interview on the Canada's Changing Climate report, national news, Radio-Canada TV and RDI, Sept. 6, 2026.
  • Interview on the UNEP Limiting Overshoot Spotlight report, L'après-midi est à nous, Radio-Canada Est-du-Québec, Sept. 3, 2026.
  • Interview on the AMOC slow-down, Le Réveil, Radio-Canada IPE, June 30, 2026.
  • Interview on the OOI program cuts, Les années lumières, Radio-Canada Ici Première, June 7, 2026.
  • Interview on the OOI program cuts, Sur le terrain, RDI, June 3, 2026.
  • Interview following the open letter We need targets that match the climate emergency, Première heure, Radio-Canada Québec, Jan 23, 2026.
  • Interview about the letter Canada must lead on climate signed by hundreds of Canadian university professors and adressed to PM Carney, Bonjour la Côte, Radio-Canada Côte-Nord, Nov. 17, 2025.
  • Interview about the same letter, L'après-midi est à nous, Radio-Canada Bas-Saint-Laurent, Nov. 12, 2025.
  • Interview to discuss reoxygenation of the St Lawrence estuary and Gulf, Moteur de recherche, Radio-Canada, Sept. 2nd, 2025.
  • Radio chronicle on the effect of storms on the Gulf of St Lawrence, L'après-midi est à nous, Radio-Canada Bas-Saint-Laurent, Aug. 29, 2025.
  • Interview for an article on marine reoxygenation, Freitag, August 14, 2024.
  • Interview on the show Jimmy et Neutron, CISM, March 21, 2024.
  • Interview on the radio show Au coeur du monde, discussing reoxygenation of the St. Lawrence Gulf, Radio-Canada Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, January 22, 2024.
  • Interview on the radio show Le Réveil, discussing deoxygenation of the St. Lawrence Gulf, Radio-Canada Prince Edward Island, January 18, 2024.
  • Interview on the radio show Le Réveil, discussing reoxygenation of the St. Lawrence Gulf, Radio-Canada Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, January 22, 2024.
  • Interview on the radio show Bonjour la Côte, discussing deoxygenation of the St. Lawrence Gulf, Radio-Canada Côte-Nord, January 15, 2024.
  • Interview for the article Le réchauffement de l’eau menace-t-il la pêche ?, M. Perreault, September 17, 2023, La Presse.
  • Interview on the show Island Morning, discussing warming of the St. Lawrence Gulf, CBC Prince Edward Island, August 24, 2023.
  • Interview on the show Même le week-end, discussing warming of the St. Lawrence Gulf, 98.5 FM, August 20, 2023.
  • Interview for the article Oceanographers Say Warming Waters in the Gulf of St. Lawrence Are Affecting Animal Life, M. Lowrie, The Canadian Press, August 17, 2023.
  • Interview on the show All in a Day, discussing the sudden drop in oxygen concentrations in the St. Lawrence Estuary in 2020, May 16, 2023, CBC Montreal.
  • Interview on Quebec AM Today, discussing the sudden drop in oxygen concentrations in the St. Lawrence Estuary in 2020, May 15, 2023, CBC Quebec.
  • Interview for the podcast Balad'eau, episode on hypoxia in the St. Lawrence Estuary, 2023, Québec-Océan.
  • Participation on the radio show Feu Vert. Pas de ralentissement en vue pour la circulation dans l’Atlantique, December 15, 2022, Radio-Canada.
  • Participation on the show Feu Vert. Better Training Elected Officials on the Climate Crisis, November 13, 2022, Radio-Canada.
  • Reference to one of my articles in the article Chute abrupte d’oxygène dans les eaux du Saint-Laurent, A. Shields, November 25, 2021, Le Devoir.
  • Interview for the article Des pistes de solution pour réduire la détérioration du Saint-Laurent, R. Manuguerra-Gagné, May 5, 2021, Radio-Canada.ca