We are very excited to kick off programming for our initiative and we want your input. Join our meeting to learn about funding opportunities for faculty, students and PDFs; and give feedback on our plans for the year ahead.

The Climate Positive Energy initiative invites graduate students and post-doctoral fellows from all disciplines to join our Grad Student and PDF Network. Join our kick-off meeting to give feedback on our plans for the year ahead and learn about funding opportunities.

This talk, hosted by the centre for sustainable health systems, will explore the complex nature of our plastic environment, the interdependency of plastics on our goals for lowering our carbon footprint and increasing our expected lifespan, while also showcasing our own work on how polymer chemistry has the opportunity to shape a new sustainable future […]

Climate policy goals are increasingly expressed in terms of a target date for reaching net zero emissions. Net-zero targets now cover almost two-thirds of global emissions. This talk will present the climate science that underpins the requirement for net zero emissions to stabilize Earth’s climate. I will illustrate how the long residence time of carbon […]

This talk by Indigenous scholar, author, scientist, and community advocate Jessica Hernandez will discuss the undeniable fact that Indigenous communities are among the most affected by climate devastation, Indigenous science is nowhere to be found in mainstream environmental policy or discourse.

https://public.eve.utoronto.ca/events/2413 What work is done at the intersection of business and science? How do clean tech companies grow? Join Climate Positive Energy for the first of our Climate Careers sessions, featuring consulting, management and finance work in the clean tech ecosystem. Learn about the industry, career opportunities, and ask leading experts questions. Panelists: Zoltan Tompa. […]

Register here: https://public.eve.utoronto.ca/events/2488 Join Climate Positive Energy for our first Research Perspectives, bringing together student and PDF researchers to share their work around a common theme. Our theme this month is Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS). CCUS technology is getting a lot of attention, as an exciting tool on the road to net-zero. Many have concerns […]

University of Toronto's Climate Positive Energy Initiative is pleased to welcome Dr. Soren Brothers for a talk on strategies for Climate Engagement, and the role of storytelling and science in engaging communities to take climate action. ---------- Dr. Soren Brothers is the Allan and Helaine Shiff Curator of Climate Change at the Royal Ontario Museum, […]

Save the date for our first annual Climate Positive Energy Research Day project showcase and student awards event! This event will be hosted at the University of Toronto and will feature a lunchtime keynote session, research presentations, and opportunities to network with professionals from various industries. Following the presentations, a high-profile judging panel will award […]

Climate Positive Energy is pleased to host the Doorways Art Build onsite at University of Toronto. Join youth artists as they take over Willcocks Common — a pedestrian-friendly open space between Lash Miller Building and Sidney Smith Hall — for this one-day event. Artists will create double sided artwork: one side reflecting our current climate […]