Experts on clean energy 2023 federal budget
The following 番茄社区 experts are available to the media for comment on the Government of Canada鈥檚 Budget 2023, expected on Tuesday, March 28. The experts specialize in various facets of climate action.
The following 番茄社区 experts are available to the media for comment on the Government of Canada鈥檚 Budget 2023, expected on Tuesday, March 28. The experts specialize in various facets of climate action.
Remote, Indigenous communities leading the way to net zero
UVic鈥檚 PRIMED wave energy project with Mowachaht-Muchalaht First Nation receives $1 million grant from 2022 TD Ready Challenge
UVic鈥檚 PRIMED wave energy project with Mowachaht-Muchalaht First Nation receives $1 million grant from 2022 TD Ready Challenge
番茄社区 climate policy expert Katya Rhodes says know-how exists to fight the climate crisis, but politicians need to choose policies that are both effective and acceptable to voters. Her research shows there are multiple ways to achieve Canadian climate targets.
Curran Crawford, director of the Institute for Integrated Energy Systems at the 番茄社区 (IESVic), and his research colleagues are joining forces to bridge the gap in clean energy transitions for communities.
Rural and Indigenous communities are poised to play a central role in Canada鈥檚 low-carbon energy future, according to one of Canada鈥檚 top energy transition researchers. UVic geographer and civil engineer Christina Hoicka explains that as the impacts of climate change grow, a massive upscaling of renewable energies will be required.
UVic has been recognized, once again, as a top performer by the 2022 Sustainable Campus Index, with a 100% score and a gold star rating. UVic tied for third place in the coordination and planning category, with five other top-performing Canadian universities and several international institutions.
Two UVic Engineering grads, Aaron Fyke and Tyson Woeste, are leading the push for cleaner energy from a home base in sunny, star-filled Los Angeles.
Ocean staff and researchers are conducting work aimed at creating solutions that not only targets some of Canada鈥檚 current and future climate needs, but also provides real-world solutions that have the potential to change the world鈥檚 climate issues.
A UVic civil engineer鈥檚 vision and research has been a driving force behind the creation of a national centre that will help policymakers make decisions about the best ways to remove carbon from energy systems.
UVic is proud to be recognized in the 2022 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for our innovative and impactful research, campus operations and partnerships to protect the environment and improve conditions for the planet and people.
The UVic Foundation is investing $25 million in Brookfield global fund to advance the global transition to a net-zero carbon economy.
UVic expands its breadth of expertise by actively recruiting new research chairs in the impact area of climate, environmental change and sustainability.
The 番茄社区 Foundation announced today that as of September 30, it no longer has holdings of companies in its equity portfolio involved in the extraction and processing of coal, oil or natural gas. Further, the foundation has also adopted a new responsible investment policy that sets a target to reduce the carbon intensity of all investments by 45 per cent by 2030.
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