ACT is the first and only university-based think tank initiative in North America dedicated to low-carbon resilience (LCR) and nature-based solutions (NbS).
Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined February 2011
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ACT - Action on Climate Team retweeted
Join us on March 17th for a Train-the-Trainer workshop hosted by SFU BREATHE x SFU CERi, designed to equip you and your staff with the skills to teach others how to build their own DIY air cleaners! FREE air cleaners included for all attendees! Learn more: bit.ly/3EAs9uI
ACT - Action on Climate Team retweeted
📢We invite research on soils and resilience associated with disasters, covering topics like soil remediation, soil building, and nature-based climate solutions. For a full list of topics: ow.ly/KPLV50TwcXe @CSSS_Soils
ACT - Action on Climate Team retweeted
LAST CHANCE!
Webinar Tomorrow! | CPHA is hosting “A One Health perspective on the emergence of Anaplasmosis in Canada” with Cécile Aenishaenslin, Catherine Bouchard, and Raphaëlle Audet-Legault
Register here: ow.ly/r7Xg50Q9xSZ
ACT - Action on Climate Team retweeted
Last Chance!
Webinar Tomorrow! | CPHA is hosting “One Health and Climate Driven Tick-Borne Diseases” with Dr. Jacqueline Badcock from the New Brunswick Department of Health | Register here: ow.ly/nfOR50PNnM1
ACT - Action on Climate Team retweeted
Merci encore à tous ceux qui ont contribué au développement de «Inscrire la nature au bilan»
bit.ly/lanatureaubilan
@IntactInsurance @ICCA_Canada @KPMG_Canada @natural_assets
#LaNatureAuBilan
ACT - Action on Climate Team retweeted
UPDATE: today we share @SFU's SRP Progress Report—an in-depth celebration of #SFUResearch and where we’re headed next. Research income & outputs, impacts toward our 6 challenges & 4 clusters—it's all here. Join us in thanking our #SFU researchers & staff. sfu.ca/research/strategic-re…
ACT - Action on Climate Team retweeted
This is not a time for words, but to mobilize & take action. These are our colleagues, students, neighbours and friends—our hearts go out to anyone impacted by this catastrophe now and over the coming months. sfu.ca/dashboard/faculty-sta…
@SFU @SFUSustain @SFUENV @ACTadaptation
'Our hearts go out to anyone impacted': SFU stepping up for those impacted from devastating B.C. floods dlvr.it/SDR3Mz
ACT - Action on Climate Team retweeted
Can clean energy innovations fuel Canada’s economic recovery? At #CSPC2021 SFU prof Sami Khan @khanresearchlab joined Ionomr’s Ben Britton @chemical_ben, Aaron Hoskin @NRCan, Sabina Russell, Zen Clean Energy Solutions. SFU prof Elicia Maine moderated. Find key takeaways below.
ACT - Action on Climate Team retweeted
I could not agree more, @DuganOneil. Thank you for sharing more about what the @SFU community is doing to take action on #climatechange.
#SFUSustainability #SFUResearch
@SFUSustain
Universities can play an even stronger role going forward. We are a community of thousands of researchers inspired to tackle complicated problems—we have people who pursue research, teaching & learning on just about every aspect of the #sustainability challenge.
@SFU #SFUResearch
ACT - Action on Climate Team retweeted
Severe weather has impacted much of Southern B.C. leaving many without homes, necessities, livelihoods, and in some cases everything. #SFU and community partners are taking action to support those impacted. Learn how you can help now: ow.ly/OE5N50GWEEp
ALT Sumas Floods
ACT - Action on Climate Team retweeted
Universities can play an even stronger role going forward. We are a community of thousands of researchers inspired to tackle complicated problems—we have people who pursue research, teaching & learning on just about every aspect of the #sustainability challenge.
@SFU #SFUResearch
In the @globeandmail's special #sustainability report, @SFU's @DuganOneil shares how universities have unique assets to make an impact in the face of a climate emergency—and a responsibility to take action. theglobeandmail.com/business…
@UKinCanada @SFUENV @JonathanWNV @THEworldunirank
ACT - Action on Climate Team retweeted
.@SFU & our partners are leveraging the power of #bigdata w/ the world's 1st discovery platform to deliver low-environmental-impact solutions for the global mining industry. #SFUInnovates @bhp @dias_geophysics @DTSupercluster @FireweedZinc @IdeonInc @microsoftcanada @MitacsCanada
1/2 We're pleased to announce our investment in the Earth X-ray for Low-Impact Mining project. This Discovery Platform will enable mining companies to precision-target deposits below the Earth, increasing the #sustainable production of critical minerals. ow.ly/EMrX50GW7IU
ACT - Action on Climate Team retweeted
Today we celebrate @InnovationCA's 25 years of supporting research excellence! @SFU’s research & innovation leaders @DuganONeil & Elicia Maine discuss the societal impact SFU innovations are making through CFI's support. buff.ly/32jgIEs
#PromisingFutureNow #SFUInnovates
ACT - Action on Climate Team retweeted
All SFU campuses will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 11th to observe Remembrance Day. We encourage #SFU community members to pause and remember. All campuses will resume operations on Friday, Nov. 12th. @SFUcentral @sfusurrey @SFUVan
ACT - Action on Climate Team retweeted
As leaders in sustainability, @SFU will continue to take action to address #climatechange and promote efforts to build healthier, safer and more resilient communities. Joining the @UN's #RaceToZero is another positive step forward in furthering our commitment. #COP26
@UKinCanada
Over 40 world leaders have supported and signed up to the new Breakthrough Agenda, representing every region and more than 70% of the world’s economy.
Find out more here:
racetozero.unfccc.int/world-…
#RaceToZero | @hlcchampions
ACT - Action on Climate Team retweeted
#SFU takes the next step in our multi-year carbon reduction strategy with a commitment to fully divest from fossil fuels by 2025: ow.ly/UA3Z50GCG7Z #COP26
ACT - Action on Climate Team retweeted
Simon Fraser University (@SFU) shares the lessons its learned from embedding sustainability into all aspects of the institution in our new report bit.ly/THERacetoNetZeroRepor… #THEclimateimpact #THEGlobalImpact #COP26
ACT - Action on Climate Team retweeted
Ahead of #COP26, 🇬🇧🇨🇦 has been working collaboratively with Canadian partners in the fight against climate change and the drive for a net zero future.
Today, we are absolutely thrilled to welcome @SFU to the #RaceToZero
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3BVMjck
ACT - Action on Climate Team retweeted
QUOTABLE QUOTE: “The future is unknowable, but investments in hybrid systems of traditional gray and natural green infrastructure that work together along with nonstructural measures such as...can improve outcomes across a wide range of future scenarios.” forbes.com/sites/marshallshe…
ACT - Action on Climate Team retweeted
With the recent #heatwave in BC and subsequent #wildfire activity, many are feeling the immediate impacts of #climatechange.
This TEDtalk discusses the importance of recognizing #climateanxiety and how to propel that worry into #climateaction.
Link 👉 ow.ly/3nQy50FrgTE
