In an opinion piece titled Universities are a critical piece of the climate change puzzle, University of Toronto President Meric Gertler highlights the work of the Climate Positive Energy initiative – a centre for multidisciplinary clean energy research.
Building energy costs, like heating, air conditioning, and ventilation, typically account for 30% of total building operating costs, and are usually the largest single expense. The adoption of modern artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber-physical technologies has...
CPE is excited to fund this cohort of 10 undergraduate student researchers from 8 different departments across University of Toronto to tackle research projects focused on achieving a just and equitable net-zero future. Learn more about the CPE undergraduate...
CPE is excited to fund this cohort of Climate Solutions Scholars: 13 graduate student researchers, each from different departments across three campuses, will be tackling research related to Just Transitions, Carbon and Measuring, Modelling and Markets. Learn more...
Climate Positive Energy is excited to support six post-doctoral fellows from five different departments across three campuses, who will be tackling research related to Just Transitions, Carbon and Measuring, Modelling and Markets. Learn more about the CPE fellows...
It’s important to develop clean energy systems that meet the needs of individual communities, says Kate Neville, one of the lead researchers of the CANSTOREnergy project (photo by Kate Harris) A University of Toronto-led collaboration developing clean energy...
Strategic Partnership to provide $220,000 for Youth Engagement Strategy Development Photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash Climate Positive Energy is pleased to announce a partnership with the City of Toronto’s Environment and Climate Division to lead the...
Image: Ben Hatton on CP24 Breakfast Climate Positive Energy is proud with the early outcomes of its funded project with Professor Ben Hatton and his research team, who have developed a multilayered fluidic system, inspired by the colour-changing skin of...
The transition to a Net-Zero future involves not only reducing our energy demands and lowering GHG emissions, but also ensuring that the adoption of these new solutions continues to serve local and global communities. Supporting research that assists the University,...
U of T Engineering researchers improved the efficiency of an electrochemical process that converts carbon dioxide into commercially valuable products. Postdoctoral researcher Dr. Adnan Ozden (MIE PhD 2T2) holds up a sample of the new catalyst. The material improves...
