Accessible Science: An Introduction to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

What is climate change? Climate change is a long-term statistically significant shift in global weather patterns. Sounds simple, but changes in the climate have many different effects on ecosystems. These effects can interact and cause further changes, which is why studying climate change is ongoing despite many researchers working towards a comprehensive understanding. This is …

Can Social Marketing Save Campus as a Living Lab?

Although the University is considered a global leader in sustainability initiatives, there is a lack of engagement with the newly refined Campus as a Living Lab program—but why? Information is everywhere and the University is no different. With nearly 800 university programs, 400 student clubs, and 300 research opportunities, it can be overwhelming to decide what …

Edmonton Recycling: What’s Up?

It was just another day, another SustainSU Blog meeting. Freya, Julia, and I happily shared our exciting stories of the day. All was fun and games until Julia shared the latest updates about what was really happening with Edmonton’s recycling. (image) Some history… Back in 2009, Edmonton was proud to share the facts on waste …

Check-in with the Research Team

“Research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I’m doing.” -Wernher von Braun This term, we asked each SustainSU team to give us a little update on their projects in the 2017/18 year. Here's what our Research Team had to say! This year we are working on a new action plan for the …