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Nominations for the 2016-2017 UTERN executive are now open! If you would like to run for a position on the 2016-2017 UTERN executive, please submit a maximum 200 word statement of intention of candidacy which must include your name, year, and position that you are running for. Candidates must select from ONE of the following positions: -President -Project Manager -Treasurer
On January 29, a diverse panel of speakers will help us bring the conversation on climate home. “Unpacking COP21” aims to examine and understand the Paris Climate Summit that took place this past December: what it meant for the world and what it means for you. https://www.facebook.com/events/359420997561489/ Making up the panel are: – Erin Flanagan, director of federal policy at
ENVIRONMENT SEMINAR SERIES 4:10 p.m., WED JANUARY 13, 2016 Room ES 149(basement), Earth Sciences Building, 5 Bancroft Avenue UNFCCC COP21 STUDENT DELEGATION Report from Paris: U of T Student Delegates Discuss Their Experiences at the COP21 Climate Conference PRESENTERS: Stephen Scharper, Associate Professor, Anthropology, U of T Mississauga; and School of the Environment Christelle Broux, 4th year undergraduate doing majors in Environment & Science,
Leading Change Canada is accepting applications for the biennial Forum for Emerging Environmental Leaders taking place in Vancouver on March 1st 2016, in association with the GLOBE Leadership Summit for Sustainable Business. Apply before December 8 to be considered for early admission: http://www.2016.leadingchangecanada.com
Path To Zero has started a petition in reaction to a devastating report of the Auditor General on the energy sector in Ontario- it is available for all Canadians. Please go ahead and sign this petition and be sure to let all your contacts do the same! It would be great if you could share this message on your Facebook, mailing
The committee on fossil fuel divestment at UofT will be making its recommendation on divestment to President Gertler this December. UofT350 is currently collecting signatures for a divestment petition and have also created a website where students, faculty, and alumni can send a letter to President Gertler. The petition can be found here: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/dear-president-gertler The website can be found here:
Pump the Movie- Film Screening for COP21 U of T is sending 4 student delegates to Paris for the COP 21 meeting on climate change. The delegates and the other students supporting them are organizing a series of movie screenings, a roundtable discussion evening, and other events which I will be informing you about in the coming two weeks. The
This semester, the University of Toronto will make a decision on whether to divest its $2.1 billion endowment from the fossil fuel industry. After 3 years of vibrant and vocal student campaigning, this is it: it’s time for the University of Toronto to act. If it’s wrong to wreck the climate, then it’s wrong to profit from that wreckage. It’s
Emerging Leaders for Solar Energy (ELSE) is hosting a competition for students to design a net zero home! Team sizes should be between 2 to 4 students. Final presentations will be held at the Solar Canada Conference in early December. First prize is $1,500! Application deadline is midnight November 1, 2015. http://www.elsecanada.ca/node/167
The UTSU is looking for a sustainability commissioner, you’re invited to apply! You can see the job posting at utsu.ca/jobs, and the deadline is June 17th. In summary: Position Type: Volunteer with Honoraria Location: Toronto, downtown (University of Toronto, St. George campus) Hours: 10 hours per week Compensation: $500 honoraria per semester Application Deadline: June 17, 2015 Start Date: June