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
Upcoming Climate Conversations speaker series and climate action events
Climate Initiatives at UCalgary
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
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
In the News Kerry Black and David Barrett writing in The Conversation Canada
For World Water Day, Tricia Stadnyk talks about the predicted drought and how Albertans can prepare
Nader Mahinpey says developing storage technology will help grow a strong economy
