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191 Articles Found

Campus as a Living Lab, taught by Professor John Robinson, is part of U of T’s path to a low carbon future

January 28, 2020

In 2018, U of T made a commitment to cut its carbon footprint to 37 per cent below 1990 levels by 2030 – even though its three campuses have undergone (and will continue to see) significant growth.

Professor Jessica Green discusses the political price of climate inaction on TVO’s The Agenda

January 15, 2020

As bush fires rage in Australia, a political backlash to Prime Minister Morrison and his views on climate change is mounting. And here in Canada a recent study found that if environmental views hadn’t mattered in the 2019 federal election, the Conservatives might have fared better.

Should Canadians carry a carbon card? Professors Steve Easterbrook and Jessica Green comment on carbon rationing

December 18, 2019

Steve Easterbook, director of the University of Toronto’s School of the Environment, said rationing “in some form or another” is inevitable because today’s solutions – such as the carbon tax and emissions trading schemes — don’t go far enough to adequately curb emissions.

Professor Jessica Green remarks on Greta Thunberg, misogyny, and why twitter wars are a distraction on CityNews

December 12, 2019

View the interview.

Professor Steve Easterbrook on the warning from 11,000 scientists of a climate emergency

November 07, 2019

An international consortium of more than 11,000 scientists is backing a study with a dire warning: Earth is facing a climate emergency.

Professor Douglas Macdonald of the School of the Environment comments on the financial challenges Toronto may face in implementing climate-change policies

October 01, 2019

Douglas Macdonald speaks to cost of Toronto becoming a net neutral emission city by the year 2050. “This is going to cost a lot of money, even just for the city’s own emissions, its own buildings, its own vehicle fleet, we’re going to have to spend quite a bit of money,” says Macdonald.

Professor John Robinson joins the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) inaugural global research advisory

September 30, 2019

Global network of leaders and experts to identify key barriers and research priorities for advancing buildings and communities that help people thrive.

2,500 students, faculty petition U of T to cancel classes for Friday’s climate strike

September 25, 2019

Steve Easterbrook, signatory and professor in U of T’s department of computer science, said many faculty members have worked for years on research related to environment, climate, sustainability and social justice.

Professor Beth Savan is the principal investigator on a guide to increasing cycling in Canada

September 25, 2019

Communities can take tangible action to grow cycling as a viable transportation option for Canadians.

Prize-winning undergraduate research takes stock of U of T's sustainability-related courses, groups and projects

September 25, 2019

In an effort to make students aware of the wealth of similar sustainability-related opportunities on campus, the team of undergraduates and Robinson created three inventories of sustainability courses, projects, groups, co-curricular and extra-curricular programs.

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