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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Feltmate: Adapting to Wild Weather

Blair Feltmate, IC3 member and Intact Chair, Climate Adaptation, University of Waterloo has been featured extensively in the media on the topic of responding to extreme weather in Canada and implementing climate adaptation strategies.

His latest opinion piece appeared in the Globe & Mail Strategies for Sustainability section today.

Saturday, June 6, 2015 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

World Wide Views on Climate and Energy: Canadian initiative

World Wide Views on Climate and Energy is a global citizen consultation that will be held on June 6th, 2015. One of the Canadian chapters of this worldwide event will be held in Waterloo, ON. 

On June 6, beginning at dawn in the Pacific Islands and ending at dusk in the West Coast of the United States, citizens around the world will take part in the largest ever public consultation on climate change and energy. Citizens will be asked an identical set of questions on climate change and energy policy, targets, and measures. 

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Thursday, May 21, 2015 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Can a simple sticker help us act on climate change?

Join Robert Shirkey, Canadian lawyer and creator of a campaign to get climate change labels on gas pump nozzles as he discusses the psychology, economics, and law behind the idea. Founder of Our Horizon, Robert has given lectures across North America and is a recognized global authority on the subject. The concept has been endorsed by some of the world’s leading experts in climate science and policy.

Public lecture on climate change
Monday, April 6, 2015

Free public lecture on climate change, April 22nd

Learn about climate change and why it matters to you

This coming Earth Day, April 22nd, the University of Waterloo, in partnership with the Kitchener Public Library, will host a free public lecture discussing climate change featuring three leading researchers and IC3 members: Blair Feltmate, Ian Rowlands,  and Maria Strack. 

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Monday, March 30, 2015

Review: IC3 & BSIA Workshop on Global Climate Governance & Canadian Policy

Workshop Summary and Call to Action

On March 27th, the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3) and Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) co-hosted a workshop titled, "Global Climate Governance & Canadian Policy:  Looking Forward to Paris 2015". 
If you were a workshop attendee, we would appreciate your feedback. 
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Monday, March 9, 2015 2:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Adaptation and the UNFCCC: A Glimpse Behind the Curtain

Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, countries have been meeting in formal negotiations at least twice each year since 1992. From the outside (and even from the inside!), progress can appear achingly slow at these meetings. Despite this, there have been significant successes, particularly on the issue of adaptation.