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November 18 | 4 pm - 6 pm
Professor Tzeporah Berman will explore the social policy implications of climate change and fossil fuel conflicts in Canada. In particular, the lecture will discuss the implications of the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports for Canadian policy and explore what it will take to create a plan in Canada that aligns our policies and planning with global equity considerations, indigenous rights and the social policy implications of both mitigation and adaptation. Register for this event.
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November 24 | 2 pm - 3 pm
Redeeming Hope for a Suffering Planet
Join authors of The Green Bible Professors Stephen Scharper and Simon Appolloni, as they explore a new relationship with the natural world with the wisdom of Laudato Si', and other voices that span centuries, traditions, races, ages and geography. Perfect for educators, pastoral leaders, religious community leaders, and all those seeking to integrate environmental awareness into the practical lives of their faith communities.
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December 2 | 5 pm - 6:30 pm
Carbon Footprint Reductions by Pension Plans and Other Financial Institutions: Why, How, and When?
Pension plans have increasingly been engaged in reporting on, and aiming to reduce, the carbon footprint of some or all of their portfolio of assets. Where the beneficiaries of the pension plan expect such action, the results can be dramatic and provide clear leadership for others. Join us for a consideration of the advisability of such a reduction, the possibility of a dramatic increase in the pace of decarbonization, the carbon accounting for such reductions, and the related disclosure and transparency issues.
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SAVE THE DATE
January 7 | 4 pm - 5:30 pm
Errick “Skip” Willis Memorial Event on Leadership and Emissions Trading
This event will commemorate Skip Willis by recalling his life, raising the final funds needed to get the principal in the University of Toronto Undergraduate Scholarship named after him to $100,000, and reviewing the status of things he passionately believed in: leadership and driving emissions reduction using emissions trading.
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The School of the Environment Seminar Series offers public lectures, bringing a diverse array of speakers into our community. The seminars are open to students and faculty from across the many disciplines associated with the school, as well as the public.
November 25 | 12:10 pm - 2 pm
Climate and COVID-19: Global Carbon Lock-in or Green Recoveries? with Cassie Flynn, Strategic Advisor on Climate Change & Head of the Climate Promise, United Nations Development Programme.
December 9 | 12:10 pm - 2 pm
Stories From the Ice: Perspectives From New Canadian Arctic Ice Cores with Professor Alison Criscitiello, Director of the Canadian Ice Core Lab (CICL), University of Alberta. She will share her ice core research and recent discoveries from the far reaches of the Canadian North, and what they tell us about contaminants in our climate and environment.
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Who Tells the Climate Justice Story? As part of a pilot project by the University of Toronto Environmental Action (UTEA), an environmental policy group on campus, six U of T students were sent to the UN COP25 Climate Change Conference in Madrid last year. In this article Zahireen Tarefdar and Micaela Tam share how their experiences have stayed with them in thinking about climate justice in the context of the ongoing pandemic.
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Climate Data Analytics
Professor Steve Easterbrook’s research group in the Department of Computer Science and School of the Environment at the University of Toronto is looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work on a new funded project, Data Analytics for Canadian Climate Services (DACCS). The DACCS project is building a cloud-based platform to facilitate conversion of raw climate data from satellite observations and simulation models into relevant, credible and actionable information products for assessing climate impacts and risks.
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Professor Tanhum Yoreh published Broadening the Tent: Moral Language and Conservative Environmentalism in the Berkley Forum. According to Yoreh, "The more pathways we establish towards sustainability, the bigger the tent of those taking environmental action. Religious communities, particularly conservative religious communities, have until recently been largely outside the environmental movement."
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Professor Miriam Diamond's article Are We Locked Into a Plastic Future?, in the Toronto Star, discussed plastics’ link to fossil fuels. “Rather than just seeking to ban single use plastics, we need to break the bonds of the “lock-in” effect. First, we need to have integrated policies addressing fossil fuel (and plastic) supply and demand,” wrote Diamond.
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November 19 | 5 pm - 7 pm
Research Networking Event, organized by the Sustainable Buildings Network, is tailored for research-stream students (PhD, MASc, undergrad RAs) and faculty. Hear from different presenters from U of T and Ryerson. Engage in discussions on various sustainable buildings topics, interact in brainstorming activities, and network during a casual happy hour.
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December 5 - 6 | 2 pm - 8:30 pm
Global Problem Solver ClimateScience, a charity with a focus on climate education, invites U of T students to participate. This event challenges participants working in teams to come up with solutions to problems relating to climate change. Participants are able to meet like-minded people from around the world while improving their teamwork, leadership and critical-thinking skills.
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