Join Climate Positive Energy and SDGs@UofT at University of Toronto Scarborough for an engaging event exploring interdisciplinary climate solutions through the lens of food, farming, and sustainability. Hear from expert panelists discussing the future of agriculture, food security, agri-tech innovation, and sustainable food systems. Whether you're a student, industry leader, or changemaker, you are invited […]

The inaugural Toronto Meeting on the Economics of Climate Change (TMEC) will take place from June 20-22, 2025 at the University of Toronto. The meeting provides a forum for researchers across fields whose research concerns the economics of climate change. The keynote speaker is Mar Reguant of Northwestern University. Featured speakers include Robert Pindyck (MIT), Meredith Fowlie (UC Berkeley), and Ashwin Rode (University of Chicago). The organizing […]

Climate Positive Energy is pleased to support COMPASS 2025, which invites interdisciplinary research on sustainability with a focus on how computing and moves toward sustainability are embedded in and shaped by specific local contexts – computing in place. Rooted in the broader discourse of sustainability but also open to questioning its prevailing narratives, COMPASS welcomes […]

Calling all University of Toronto students: do you have what it takes to shape the future of climate solutions? University of Toronto's Lawson Climate Institute, in partnership with Canada's Ocean Supercluster, a national, industry-led cluster that accelerates the development and commercialization of made-in-Canada ocean solutions, invites U of T students from all areas of study […]

Join Us at Climate Week NYC Expert Discussion & Fireside Chat The U.S. and Canada have a longstanding and essential collaboration and interdependence on energy which deserves broader understanding and focus. Cross-Border Currents: Insights Into Future U.S.-Canada Energy Dynamics will include an expert discussion on the binational energy transition investment landscape, and a fireside chat focused on […]

Toronto Climate Week (TOCW) is a brand new city-wide initiative launching with a three-day inaugural event this October, and expanding to a week-long annual celebration starting June 2026. This decentralized conference brings together innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, artists, policymakers, and community leaders to accelerate climate solutions through collaboration, creativity, and action. Climate Positive Energy is pleased […]

Join University of Toronto’s Lawson Climate Institute as we celebrate the launch of Existential Politics by Professor Jessica F. Green with a panel discussion, networking reception, and meet-and-greet with the author. It’s no secret that the Paris Agreement and voluntary efforts to address climate change are failing. Governments have spent three decades crafting international rules […]

This session will discuss how appropriately designed markets can help address the climate problem. Two exemplar markets are the EU Single Electricity Market and the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. We will discuss why, how and if power and carbon markets can deliver an effective decarbonization of the planet's energy system. When: November 7 from 3:00-4:30 […]

Join Lawson Climate Institute and U of T Entrepreneurship as we celebrate the launch of "Climate & Energy Ventures," a book based on the MIT course co-founded and taught by Tod Hynes for the past 18 years. This course has been a catalyst for innovation, with alumni having started over 160 companies and raised more […]

The Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies and the Lawson Climate Institute invite you to join us for “Land of Good Men” with Professor Lucas Bessire, Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences at the Colorado School of Mines. Pre-registration is required to enjoy this free event. Register Here   […]