Excerpt Tashyana conducted a comprehensive review of financing strategies from cities across North America and Europe, assessing their feasibility and identifying barriers to adoption. The analysis explored options such as private investment, stronger project pipelines and financial tools available through the City of Toronto’s existing mechanisms to advance climate action.
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
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Students Tashyana Davidson
Location Off-Campus
Client City of Toronto Environment, Climate & Forestry Division
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SDGs Climate Action
Types Experiential Learning Project
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Years 2025
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Project Streams Sustainability Catalyst Internship
Topics Policy, Finance & Governance
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Excerpt Explores models of youth engagement in municipal climate policy, focusing on the Johannesburg Youth Climate Action Plan (JYCAP) and Toronto’s Youth Climate Action Engagement Strategy (YCAES), highlighting the benefits of youth participation, the role of community and academic partnerships, and the importance of co-production in creating meaningful climate actions.
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
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Students Desirée Kosciulek
Location Youth Programmes at the South African Institute of International Affairs
Client City of Toronto’s TransformTO
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SDGs Climate ActionPeace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsSustainable Cities and Communities
Types Campus as Living Lab Project
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Years 2024
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Topics Community, Equity & Education
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Excerpt This project makes recommendations to expand membership and enhance community engagement through referral programs, social media, website improvements, and partnerships to address funding challenges
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
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Students Matthew Wu, Kalika Dilip Patil, Martin Kwok, Kaiwen Ma
Location Off-Campus
Client Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA)
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SDGs Affordable and Clean EnergySustainable Cities and Communities
Types Experiential Learning Project
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Years 2024
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Topics Policy, Finance & Governance
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Excerpt Design stationary sets that can be used with one hand, to make tools for working on engineering drawings more accessible to students with mobility and limb differences.
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
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Students Anne Keara Bursey, Zhuo Diao, Riana Malhotra, Berdan Stamov, Alex Zhang
Location On-Campus
Client Engineering Stores
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SDGs Reduced Inequalities
Types Campus as Living Lab Project
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Years 2024
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Topics Accessibility, Mobility & Transportation
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Excerpt Design an exterior shade design which is wind tolerant to minimize anchoring requirements.
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
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Students Justin Fanjoy, Mia Parker Gardiner, Abdul Khan, Fangyu Shi, Xianghan Zhang, Cindy Zhao
Location Off-Campus
Client Glassopolis (Rob Botman)
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SDGs Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Types Experiential Learning Project
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Years 2024
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Topics GHG Emissions & Renewable Energy
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Excerpt Recommendations to improve the central courtyard of the Galbraith Building, to make it more appealing for occupants, add functionality, and benefits to pollinators and local biodiversity, with consideration for maintenance and site conditions such as high walls and air conditioners in windows.
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
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Students Rami Farhat, Shaheen Ali Yar, Keisha Albert, Milan Ahmadi-Jorny, Jasper Partridge, Joona Kasekamp
Location On-Campus
Client Gailbraith Building
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SDGs Good Health and Well-BeingLife on Land
Types Campus as Living Lab Project
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Years 2024
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Topics Buildings, Spaces & Equipment
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Excerpt Enhance the user experience for bike commuters in Toronto by creating the ultimate bicycle, including anti- theft/monitoring system, solutions to wet seats and clothes from the rain, pants getting caught and covered in grease from the drivetrain, passing other riders comfortably in bike lanes, hands getting cold, etc.
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
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Students Wooram Jung, Manav Shroff, Sung Min Park, Pietro Pittari, Matthew Sinniah, Niol Whang
Location On-Campus
Client Engineering student Rishikesh Anand
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SDGs Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureSustainable Cities and Communities
Types Campus as Living Lab Project
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Years 2024
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Topics Accessibility, Mobility & Transportation
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Excerpt An investigation of the scope 3 emissions of U of T’s Food Services operations and recommendations to reduce them.
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
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Students Tristan Gessell and Jaden L. Phillips
Location On-Campus (UTSG)
Client Sustainability Office and Food Services
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SDGs Climate ActionLife on LandZero Hunger
Types Campus as Living Lab Project
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Years 2024
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Topics Food & Farming
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Excerpt An assessment of the impacts of a hydroponic grow system on staff wellbeing and engagement in an office setting
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
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Students Charlotte Zhang, Maddy Wachnuik, Madi Oliver
Location On-Campus (UTSG, 4th Floor, 255 McCaul St)
Client Sustainability Office and Les Verts Living
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SDGs Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureSustainable Cities and Communities
Types Campus as Living Lab Project
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Topics Health & Well-being
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Excerpt Design of a propagation container using a new biodegradable tree fibre and recommendations on how the mould could best be manufactured to replace plastic single-use containers used in tree nursery production in the forest industry.
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Sustainability Scholar
Certificate in Sustainability
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Students Stella Hazen Armstrong, Chi Him Chan, Edward Kim, Anh Chi Nguyen, Zi Jie Zhang
Location On-Campus
Client Institute of Forestry and Conservation
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SDGs Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureResponsible Consumption and Production
Types Campus as Living Lab Project
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Years 2024
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Topics Land, Water & Nature
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