As the world gathers in Azerbaijan for this year’s annual UN climate conference (COP29), the urgency to act on climate change has never been greater. The stakes in Baku are high with 2024 on track to be the hottest year recorded, the first to pote …
Sustainability
Siebens Drake Research Institute retrofitted to improve energy efficiency, reduce emissions
Project replaced outdated chillers, connected building to Western’s energy loop, as part of overall effort to create low-carbon campus
Western’s surplus food fuels community organizations in need
Campus and community partners use Second Harvest online platform to rescue excess food
Western to host first-ever Forest City Tree Festival
Event includes guided hikes, panel discussions, public tree giveaway and planting workshop
Western research uncovering the cause of a rapidly changing remote water system
Human activity altering pristine lakes of the Uinta Mountains
Honouring Deshkan Ziibi through storytelling
Riverfest2024 provides opportunities for the Western community to learn, enjoy and honour the Thames River flowing through campus
Western researchers dig into food waste
New research suggests financial savings, more than environmental concern, can help drive a reduction in food waste
Expert insight: How nature-based solutions can promote effective flood management
Ontario experienced severe flooding that caused widespread power outages, water damages and disruption
Ziploc, chip bag, protein bar wrapper? There’s a recycling box for that
Master’s student in biology expands snack wrapper recycling across Western’s campus
‘We need everybody’: Mitigating climate change requires creativity, thinking differently
Turning desire for change into action is key, experts say
Campus as a Living Lab program drives sustainability through active learning
Fifteen sustainability projects on Western’s campus make a big impact
Western celebrates 2024 Green Award recipients
From the classroom to the operating room, three campus community members recognized for their sustainability efforts
World Water Day: How Western is working to protect Earth’s precious resource
A look at conservation, education, research and student-led initiatives
Siebens Drake Research Institute retrofitted to improve energy efficiency, reduce emissions
Project replaced outdated chillers, connected building to Western’s energy loop, as part of overall effort to create low-carbon campus
Western’s surplus food fuels community organizations in need
Campus and community partners use Second Harvest online platform to rescue excess food
Western to host first-ever Forest City Tree Festival
Event includes guided hikes, panel discussions, public tree giveaway and planting workshop
Western research uncovering the cause of a rapidly changing remote water system
Human activity altering pristine lakes of the Uinta Mountains
Honouring Deshkan Ziibi through storytelling
Riverfest2024 provides opportunities for the Western community to learn, enjoy and honour the Thames River flowing through campus
Western researchers dig into food waste
New research suggests financial savings, more than environmental concern, can help drive a reduction in food waste
Expert insight: How nature-based solutions can promote effective flood management
Ontario experienced severe flooding that caused widespread power outages, water damages and disruption
Ziploc, chip bag, protein bar wrapper? There’s a recycling box for that
Master’s student in biology expands snack wrapper recycling across Western’s campus
‘We need everybody’: Mitigating climate change requires creativity, thinking differently
Turning desire for change into action is key, experts say
Campus as a Living Lab program drives sustainability through active learning
Fifteen sustainability projects on Western’s campus make a big impact
Western celebrates 2024 Green Award recipients
From the classroom to the operating room, three campus community members recognized for their sustainability efforts
World Water Day: How Western is working to protect Earth’s precious resource
A look at conservation, education, research and student-led initiatives