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Research Opportunity: Pledge4Future tool that monitors and visualizes GHG emissions in academia
Image: Pledge4Future application demo Pledge4Future is a project to help working groups measure and reduce their work-related CO2e-footprint. By calculating the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to electricity and heating consumption, as well as the ones related...
Highlights from the Sustainable Engineers’ Association 2023 Conference
On January 28, 2023, Climate Positive Energy was pleased to support the student-led 2023 Sustainability Conference. Titled Back to the Future of Sustainable Urban Development and co-organized by the University of Toronto and Toronto Metropolitan University chapters of...
Climate Positive Energy Announces Just Energy Transition Grant Recipients
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,...
New catalyst design could make better use of captured carbon
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...
How a made-in-Ontario collaboration is creating next-generation components for electric vehicles
Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith (second from left) walks toward a prototype electric vehicle created by a partnership between Litens and the University of Toronto’s Electric Vehicle Research Centre, led by Professor Olivier Trescases (ECE, second from right....
Highlights from our Climate Economy Summit
University of Toronto President Meric Gertler delivers opening remarks to 300+ guests at the Climate Economy Summit On November 24, 2022, Climate Positive Energy held its inaugural business conference, the Climate Economy Summit. Along with our co-hosts Toronto Region...
U of T President Meric Gertler calls for cross-sector collaboration at Climate Economy Summit
U of T President Meric Gertler delivers remarks at the Climate Economy Summit, which was co-hosted by the university’s Climate Positive Energy initiative and the Toronto Region Board of Trade (photo by Johnny Guatto) via U of T News Partnerships between the public and...
Climate Economy Summit: Achieving Net-Zero
Co-hosted by Toronto Region Board Of Trade and Climate Positive Energy, the Climate Economy Summit invites you to join us as we convene industry leaders, decision-makers, and experts to discuss practical recommendations for embracing innovation and growing our region’s economy while reducing emissions.