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
Climate Change
What Are You Doing to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint?
We asked 100 U of T students. This is what they told us Read More
What Are Kids Learning about Climate Change?
Fikile Nxumalo thinks schools may be missing an important point Read More
Ontario’s Growing Goldfish Problem
Pets that were released into ponds are becoming ‘super-invaders’ that could wreak havoc with the ecosystem Read More
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
Clearing the Air
U of T wants to drastically cut carbon emissions by 2050. It’s enlisting on-campus ingenuity for help Read More
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
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
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
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
How Much Methane?
A U of T study aims to create the most accurate estimate yet of Toronto’s greenhouse gas emissions Read More
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
Carbon Busters
How can Toronto reduce its greenhouse gas emissions? Munk School students propose the ways Read More
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
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
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
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