Image by Liz Bedall Photography On Monday, February 27, Climate Positive Energy was pleased to support the Munk School Master of Public Policy Student Association in hosting Canadian Senator Rosa Galvez for a fireside chat. The event organization was led by CPE...
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Five ways to engage in sustainable choices at U of T with Scott Hendershot
While the University of Toronto continues to make progress towards its goal of becoming climate positive by 2050, students, staff, and faculty can also make sustainable choices in our daily lives to help protect the environment and promote a more sustainable future....
Climate Positive Energy to Partner with City of Toronto to Enable Youth-led Leadership in Climate Action
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...
CPE Director of Strategy and Operations to act as Climate Mentor as part of C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
C40, in partnership with the city of Toronto, will contribute to the emergence of the next generation of climate leaders by sharing knowledge and experience through an ambitious mentorship program dedicated to women in C40 cities. The Women4Climate Toronto Mentorship...
Interdisciplinary student team awarded $35,000 after successful pitch competition
Image by Alyssa K. Faoro for University of Toronto Entrepreneurship Delivered by University of Toronto Entrepreneurship and Climate Positive Energy, the RBC Innovation Challenge is an annual, university-wide competition, open to all students, that invites...
CPE Member Ben Hatton shares his “liquid window” technology in new publication and on CP24 Breakfast
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...
CPE Member Teresa Kramarz to Co-Chair UNDP Advisory Group for Energy Governance
Photo courtesy of Teresa Kramarz Multiple, interconnected global crises continue to hit the world’s poorest the hardest, dramatically slowing down progress towards the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. For the first time since it was created over 30...
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,...