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Researchers at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ examined how climate change education is being integrated into Accounting, Architecture, Engineering and Planning programs across Canada. This work provides a snapshot of the current status of climate change education and informs next steps for advancing integration into course curriculum. Led by the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Climate Institute, this research is part of a broader effort to accelerate climate adaptation education in professional degree programs.

Amy Hall, a Masters of Climate Change Student interested in nature-based solutions for climate change problems reflects on her experience attending COP 28 virtually. She explores themes of biodiversity and regenerative agriculture as key efforts needed to progress on global climate action goals.

The first Tourism and Climate Change Stocktake report has been released by the  timed with the UN COP-28 Climate Conference. Its 24 key findings aim to support policymakers and the tourism industry in accelerating planning and investment toward low-carbon and climate-resilient global tourism.

University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ climate change and sustainable tourism expert Professor Daniel Scott was the co-lead, along with  of Griffith University in Australia. The TPCC is a network of over 60 leading international tourism and climate experts from over 30 countries.

Shahan Salim, a PhD a PhD candidate in the School of Public Health Sciences and a member of the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Climate Institute’s COP 28 delegation, has designed a platform to use data from low-cost air quality sensors to monitor and predict adverse outcomes related to air pollution exposure in low-income countries.

The summer school, open to students and professionals, offers daily, one-hour online sessions, from June 5 to June 23, 2023, showcasing leading-edge thinking and understanding from a wide array of University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ professors focusing on the intersection between climate, water, and energy.

Under the banner of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s new Sustainable Futures initiative, the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Climate Institute (WCI), Water Institute (WI), and (WISE) are looking for emerging top scholars to work across the institutes on interdisciplinary research at the cross-section of climate change, energy and water. If you are interested in joining our team, please submit a short expression of interest along with an up-to-date CV by November 7, 2022. Top candidates will be endorsed by one or more of the executive directors of the three institutes, who will work with you to apply to the Provost’s Program for Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Scholars ahead of the December 1, 2022 deadline.

Unpacking the international governance framework of the Conference of the Parties () to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (). Moderated by À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Professor Ian Rowlands, the discussion explored how COP fits into the global climate change governance system, and featured guest speakers who shared their own COP experiences.

Fighting against the harmful effects of climate change can take many different forms. Reducing, reusing, and recycling are helpful and have been staples of eco-friendly campaigns for decades, but with technological advances and an increased urgency we as a species must do more.

Adrien Côté sits down with University Relations to discuss the role of entrepreneurship as a power tool to build back our economy and tackle climate change.

Concept at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ announces the top 10 teams to compete in the fall 2020 $5K Finals. Of the top 10 teams, four teams are competing for the Climate Change Grant.