Mobilizing Alberta
Building capacity for climate action
Mobilizing Alberta
Given the global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and to ground climate solutions in equity and justice, there is a momentous opportunity to build a healthy, just and climate safe future. Ìý
Mobilizing Alberta (MA) is a five-year initiative at the UCalgary that is led by the Office of Sustainability and undertaken with the financial support of a $1.6 million grant from the Government of Canada through the .Ìý
Many communities across Southern Alberta are already leading the way in the implementation of innovative and equitable climate solutions. Mobilizing Alberta aims to strengthen capacity for advancing climate action across Southern Alberta by:
- Providing grants for climate action projects that bring together community organizations with UCalgary faculty and students.
- ÌýOffering a "Preparing Albertans for Climate Change" free e-course.Ìý
- ÌýOrganizing a series of events open to the campus community and public to generate climate awareness and inspire action.ÌýÌý
Climate Conversation Speaker Series
- Indigenous Science, Biodiversity, and Climate Action
- Caring for More Than Human Worlds in Regimes of Forced Migration
- The Psychology of Care: Learning How to Lead in the Anthropocene
- New Ways of Thinking About Energy, Culture and Climate Change
Climate Initiatives at UCalgary
MacKimmie Tower
The Swann Mall
Accelerating Climate Action- Construction Waste
The Creative Green Tools – School of Creative and Performing Arts at UCalgary
Geo-exchange at Biosphere Institute
Climate Change News
Event discusses how engineering has an impact when disaster strikes
Simon Michael Papalexiou receives international recognition for early career successes
As disasters become more common, UCalgary research project recruits community members to understand what we mean when we talk about resilience
Postdoc to collaborate with UCalgary researchers in exploring ‘super greenhouse gas-consuming bacterium’
MITACS and Canadian agriculture sector fund the future of agri-food research
Hawai’i Hydrologic Summit offers valuable insights for Schulich School of Engineering professors
