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St. George Campus Plans to Cut Carbon Emissions in Half by 2027

Groundbreaking plan comes on the heels of U of T’s number-one sustainability ranking Read More

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Acting for Earth

Fourth-year drama students put their skills to the test with a theatrical warning of climate change run amok Read More

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For Greener Buildings, We Need to Rethink How We Construct Them

To meet its pledge to be carbon neutral by 2050, Canada needs to cut emissions from the construction industry. Here’s how Read More

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Can Electric Vehicles Save the Planet?

Eliminating gas-powered cars and trucks may help avert a climate catastrophe. But they are only part of the solution Read More

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Solving a Climate Puzzle, One Tree Ring at a Time

A natural archive reveals how Canada’s arctic climate has changed over the past 1,000 years Read More

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What Are You Doing to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint?

We asked 100 U of T students. This is what they told us Read More

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What Are Kids Learning about Climate Change?

Fikile Nxumalo thinks schools may be missing an important point Read More

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Ontario’s Growing Goldfish Problem

Pets that were released into ponds are becoming ‘super-invaders’ that could wreak havoc with the ecosystem Read More

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Toward a Sustainable Future

Climate change will profoundly affect the world for centuries to come, which is why U of T is taking decisive action Read More

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Clearing the Air

U of T wants to drastically cut carbon emissions by 2050. It’s enlisting on-campus ingenuity for help Read More

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Sensing Our Way to Better Buildings

Smart thermostats and other building sensors could help reduce energy use by 10 per cent, a U of T study finds. Full retrofits could go much further Read More

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U of T’s Path to a Low-Carbon Future Begins Deep Below King’s College Circle

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We Need a Green New Deal for Canada

Linking climate action to job creation, living wages and equality reframes the debate as a win-win – though tough political choices remain Read More

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To Make Cities Sustainable, We Need to Rethink Almost Everything

For years, we’ve been told to lower the thermostat and drive less. It hasn’t worked Read More

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Green Ideas Are Sprouting at All Three Campuses

U of T has set aggressive targets for becoming more sustainable, and is enlisting faculty and students for help Read More

Fighting Climate Change, One Course at a Time

A new Trinity College program aims to educate the next generation of green leaders Read More

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How Much Methane?

A U of T study aims to create the most accurate estimate yet of Toronto’s greenhouse gas emissions Read More

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U of T’s Ambitious Green Strategy

By reducing energy use in its new campus buildings, the university is helping the city meet its own ambitious climate-change goals Read More

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Carbon Busters

How can Toronto reduce its greenhouse gas emissions? Munk School students propose the ways Read More

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Could Carbon Dioxide Be the Solution to Climate Change?

Greenhouse gas could be harvested from the atmosphere and recycled into renewable fuel, says researcher Read More

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Cooling Off

Will the Paris climate accord succeed where Kyoto didn’t? Read More

Science Goes Social

Research2Reality, a new social media campaign, digests science for the public Read More

U of T’s World Wide Web

The university’s scholars are collaborating with partners in every region of the globe to answer questions that challenge us all Read More

The World’s Worst Greenhouse Gas

Widely used industrial chemical has 7,100 times the potential climate impact of carbon dioxide Read More

Arctic Sea Ice in Century-Long Decline

U of T scientist uses long-lived algae to track annual changes in northern climate back to 1300s Read More

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Apocalypse How?

The world is certain to end – just probably not this year Read More

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Flood Control

As New Orleans rebuilds, U of T students are helping the city rethink its approach to water management Read More

Green Gadfly

Tom Rand has opened what he calls North America's most environmentally friendly hotel Read More

Climate Detectives

A northern lake may offer clues about the future of global warming Read More

Smoke and Mirrors

So far, Canada has taken no real action on climate change. It’s time to get serious about Kyoto Read More

Is Global Warming Immoral?

Religious groups are seeking to influence the debate over climate change Read More

Leading the Green Revolution

Forestry scientists are at the forefront of environmental research Read More

Global Warning

Universities will help solve climate change Read More

The Iceberg Cometh

Ocean tides dislodged huge Arctic icebergs, contributing to climate cooling thousands of years ago Read More

Winter Warm-up

Study points to climate change in Western Canada Read More

Green Roofs Are Cool

Rooftop vegetation helps maintain cooler interior temperatures Read More