Simron Singh, Waterloo Climate Institute member and professor in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED), is awarded a University Research Chair.
Monica Emelko, Waterloo Climate Institute member and professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is elected to the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE), Canada’s most distinguished engineering society.
Olaf Weber, Waterloo Climate Institute member and professor in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, with UWaterloo researchers are part of a first-of-its-kind study analyzing the effects of Canada’s carbon price regime on the economy.
Rebecca Saari, Waterloo Climate Institute member and Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, shares expertise on the immediate and long-term threats to our health from poor air quality.
Bill S-5 is federal legislation that amends the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). It is significant because the amendments recognize that all Canadians have a right to a healthy environment. Neil Craik, law professor in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development and Climate Institute member, is an expert in international and Canadian environmental law.
Simron Singh, Waterloo Climate Institute member and professor in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED), is presented with the Faculty Research Award from the Faculty of Environment.
Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy (NAS) provides a framework to move the country toward a climate-resilient future. The strategy lays out a critical foundation for Canada’s adaptation efforts but experts agree that this is only the first step, and that the success of the strategy will be measured by how we implement and carry out the adaptation plan. To better understand the strategy and its potential impact, the University of Waterloo’s Climate Institute hosted a webinar that brought together several of Canada’s leading adaptation experts who participated in its development.
Dr. Neil Craik, law professor in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development and Waterloo Climate Interventions Strategies Lab member, is part of a growing area of research critically assessing the impacts and governance challenges of large-scale climate interventions in the world’s oceans.
A team from Waterloo Engineering has won an international competition aimed at advancing the state-of-the-art in the mapping of sea ice.
The summer school, open to students and professionals, offers daily, one-hour online sessions, from June 5 to June 23, 2023, showcasing leading-edge thinking and understanding from a wide array of University of Waterloo professors focusing on the intersection between climate, water, and energy.