Streaming Innovation
Addressing climate-related issues one research project at a time
As the world focuses on the COVID-19 pandemic, three Waterloo departments are teaming up to ensure another crisis isn’t forgotten — climate change.
Concept, the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3) and The Problem Lab are introducing The Climate Innovation Discovery Stream, an initiative that introduces students to climate-related issues and empowers them to undertake focused research toward real solutions. This hopes to build on the impressive amount of climate change research already underway at Waterloo and increase student involvement in these fields.
> Angela Carter
> IC3 member Professor
“While they certainly didn’t cause the problem, students will bear the greatest burden for the climate crisis. The warming of our planet will define their futures. So, it’s critically important that students learn about the crisis and its political, economic, and social fallout” says Angela Carter, IC3 member and professor in the Department of Political Science Balsillie School of International Affairs. “But even more important, it’s essential that students get a chance to explore what they can do, as individuals but even more so byworking together,to create and demand the change we need. The University of Waterloo is an ideal home for that kind of learning, exploration, and change-making.”