Mobilizing Alberta
Building capacity for climate action
Mobilizing Alberta
Given the global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and to ground climate solutions in equity and justice, there is a momentous opportunity to build a healthy, just and climate safe future. 
Mobilizing Alberta (MA) is a five-year initiative at the ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ that is led by the Office of Sustainability and undertaken with the financial support of a $1.6 million grant from the Government of Canada through the .
Many communities across Southern Alberta are already leading the way in the implementation of innovative and equitable climate solutions. Mobilizing Alberta aims to strengthen capacity for advancing climate action across Southern Alberta by:
- Providing grants for climate action projects that bring together community organizations with ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ faculty and students.
- Offering a "Preparing Albertans for Climate Change" free e-course.
- Organizing a series of events open to the campus community and public to generate climate awareness and inspire action.
Climate Conversations Speaker Series
- Indigenous Science, Biodiversity, and Climate Action
- Caring for More Than Human Worlds in Regimes of Forced Migration
- The Psychology of Care: Learning How to Lead in the Anthropocene
- New Ways of Thinking About Energy, Culture and Climate Change
Climate Initiatives at ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½
MacKimmie Tower
The Swann Mall
Accelerating Climate Action- Construction Waste
The Creative Green Tools – School of Creative and Performing Arts at ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½
Geo-exchange at Biosphere Institute
Stoney-Nakoda Youth Council
Empower Me
Climate Change News
In the News Elizabeth Steyn writing in The Conversation Canada
Panellists hope discussion spurs thoughtful action at home and abroad
Event discusses how engineering has an impact when disaster strikes
Simon Michael Papalexiou receives international recognition for early career successes
As disasters become more common, ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ research project recruits community members to understand what we mean when we talk about resilience
Postdoc to collaborate with ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ researchers in exploring ‘super greenhouse gas-consuming bacterium’
