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Time to act on climate change is now, Suzuki tells U of T sustainability conference
Listen to science and take action.
That’s the message from David Suzuki, the renowned environmental activist, who addressed a University of Toronto audience via video link last week at a global sustainability conference. “Who the hell do we think we are?” he said. “We think we can do things without unintended consequences.”
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App that tracks pollution incidents developed by Indigenous-led U of T technoscience lab: Toronto Star
An app developed by the University of Toronto’s Technoscience Research Unit (TRU) will track and report pollution from oil and chemical industries near Aamjiwnaang First Nation in southwestern Ontario.
The Toronto Star explores the origins of the Pollution Reporter app, a project led by TRU researcher Vanessa Gray and her sibling. Users of the app can fill out pollution reports in real time and send the information by email to the provincial environment ministry.
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How can average Canadians slow climate change? Live a low-carbon lifestyle – and tell everyone about it: U of T experts
Tens of thousands of Canadians took to the streets Friday to call for action on climate change – part of a series of climate strikes that took place in cities around the world.
The strikes were inspired by 16-year-old Greta Thunberg and her sit-ins outside Sweden’s parliament. Thunberg, who led the rally in Montreal on Friday, was recently invited to speak at the UN Climate Summit where she delivered an impassioned speech that chastised political leaders for not treating climate change as a true global emergency.
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University shows flexibility for students who want to attend climate action strike
Several faculties and campuses across the University of Toronto are encouraging their instructors to be flexible if students wish to participate in a global climate strike on Friday.
Millions of people around the world are expected to take to the streets to call for action on climate change, having been inspired by Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old whose protests outside the Swedish parliament have helped mobilize youth on every continent.
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Why don’t more Torontonians bike to work?
Cycling to work is sustainable and good for our health – but in Toronto, less than 3 per cent of us actually do it.
Now, a new study led by post-doctoral researcher Ahmadreza Imani, Assistant Professor Shoshanna Saxe and Professor Eric Miller of the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering suggests disconnected cycling infrastructure may play a role.
U of T entrepreneur to put reliable power in the hands of Nigeria’s people
Olugbenga Olubanjo remembers fist-pumping in celebration on Victoria Day when he found out his startup had won an award of US$10,000.
Olubanjo, who recently graduated with a master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Toronto, and his team at Reeddi (pronounced “ready”) aim to bring clean, affordable and portable power to the people of Nigeria, freeing them from an expensive and unpredictable energy grid.