Climate Change and Universities Archives - �Ӱ�ԭ�� Climate Commons Working Group

Build Baby Build? Lessons From Mega Pipelines And Mega Resistance with Amy Janzwood (Mar 12)

EmmaDAmico — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:26:03 +0000

The Bell Chair In Canadian Parliamentary Democracy Presents:

Build Baby Build? Lessons From Mega Pipelines And Mega Resistance
Speaker: Amy Janzwood, Department Of Political Science, Mcgill University

As Canada advances “nation-building” energy projects and regulatory overhauls in pursuit of becoming an “energy superpower,” this talk examines how resistance has reshaped the politics of energy infrastructure in Canada.

“ is an ambitious study that underscores the power of campaign coalitions to sustain resistance, influence government policy, and shape industry decisions. It reveals how and why social movements have frustrated major pipeline development in North America.” ()

Thursday March 12, 2026 @2:45-4:00PM
Loeb A602

“Amy Janzwood is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and the Bieler School of the Environment at McGill University. Her research examines the comparative politics of energy and the environment, including the political economy of energy transitions, the contested politics of fossil fuel production, and the pathways that move us towards more just and sustainable energy systems.

She is chair of the Steering Committee of the ��(WISER) network, on the Board of Directors at the��(CPSA), an associate editor of the��, and a member of the��(�䳧��).

Dr. Jazwood holds a PhD in Political Science and Environmental Studies from the University of Toronto and a Master of Arts in Global Governance from the Balsillie School of International Affairs.

She is a settler of Scottish and Irish ancestry and grew up on the traditional territory of the Anishinabewaki, Attiwonderonk, and Mississauga peoples. She lives and works on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka Territory” ()

Resisting GenAI & Big Tech in Higher Education (Nov 25)

EmmaDAmico — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 15:58:00 +0000

Nov 25, 2025 11:00 AM (EST)

Generative AI is permeating higher education in many different ways—it is all around us and increasingly embedded in university work and life, even if we don’t want to use it. But people are also sounding the alarm: Gen AI is disrupting learning and undermining trust in the integrity of academic work, while its energy consumption, use of water, and rapid expansion of data centers are exacerbating ecological crises. What can we do? How do we resist? Come learn about the environmental, social, economic, and political threats that AI poses and how we can individually and collectively resist and refuse. Come learn about how some are challenging the narrative of inevitability. Join an interactive discussion with international scholars and activists on resisting GenAI and big tech in higher education. Inputs from multiple scholar-activists including Christoph Becker (U of Toronto, CA), Mary Finley-Brook (U of Richmond, USA), Dan McQuillan (Goldsmiths U of London, UK), Sinéad Sheehan (University of Galway, Ireland) Jennie Stephens (National University of Ireland Maynooth, IE), and Paul Lachapelle (U of Montana, USA).

Co-sponsored by: Climate Justice Universities Union Climate Campus Network

Climate Change, Mental Health, and Psychological Wellbeing (Nov 5)

EmmaDAmico — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:06:24 +0000

CMOS Ottawa Centre & �Ӱ�ԭ�� University DGES Topographies Seminar Series-Stefania Maggi

Climate Change, Mental Health, and Psychological Wellbeing

Wednesday 5 November, 3:00 – 4:30 pm��EST

Climate change represents a critical threat to environmental stability and physical health, while also acting as a significant risk multiplier for mental health and psychological wellbeing. The pervasive and escalating nature of its impacts exacerbates mental health risks across diverse populations, establishing it as one of the foremost public health challenges of our time. When examined through an equity-focused lens, it is evident that climate change disproportionately burdens specific societal sectors. This disparity arises from the intersection of climate impacts with key social determinants of health, which compound the severity of its consequences.

This presentation will elucidate the multifaceted pathways through which climate change adversely affects mental health. It will distinguish between acute, clinically diagnosable conditions, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depression, linked to extreme weather events, and the more chronic, insidious psychological effects associated with the all-encompassing ecological crisis. A key focus will be the characterization of eco-anxiety, a complex psychological response stemming from awareness of environmental degradation and concern for the future. Moving beyond establishing these associations, the presentation will advocate for a solution-oriented framework informed by developmental sciences and positive psychology. It will explore adaptive strategies designed to support psychological flourishing with a particular emphasis on managing eco-anxiety. These strategies include cultivating a deeper connection with oneself, others and the natural world.

Speaker: Dr. Maggi is a researcher, educator, and a children’s rights advocate. She has been a faculty member at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University since 2007 where she is cross appointed with the Childhood and Youth Studies program and the Department of Psychology.
She teaches courses on the psychology of climate change, children’s rights, nature connection, and research methods. Her research, teaching, and advocacy are devoted to the mental health impacts of climate change on children and youth, green guidance; climate change education; and immersive technologies as tools to support meaningful engagement with climate action.
Dr. Maggi is the Interim Director at the ��Landon Pearson Centre for the Study of Childhood and Children’s Rights; the founder of��, a youth-centered intergenerational initiative promoting mental health and children’s rights in the context of the climate crisis; and��an intergenerational network of scholars, community groups, and youth organizations dedicated to advancing climate change education, and mental health expertise.

RSVP: If you plan to��attend the meeting in person please send a confirming email to��jonesb@ncf.ca��If you plan to attend over Zoom, please .

Trees, Property and Power in European and American Cinema (Nov 27)

EmmaDAmico — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 14:51:57 +0000

NOVEMBER 27, 2025, 3:00–5:00PM

A talk about how trees have been deployed as living profilmic objects & powerful symbols in a range of films, from documentaries to genre pictures to auteurist works, including European period dramas, adaptations of Jane Austen, a Cuban film about slavery, & the 2021 documentary, Taming the Garden.

Thomas Austin is Professor of Film Studies at the University of Sussex, UK. He is the editor of Black Image- Making and Whiteness and ReFocus: The Films of Steve McQueen, and co-editor of Cinema of Crisis: Film and Contemporary Europe.

In person in DT1212 or r. To be followed by drinks at Mike’s.

Conference: Climate at a Crossroads (Oct 9)

EmmaDAmico — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:49:13 +0000

The��and the��out of McGill University, will be holding their 2025 edition of their annual conference on energy and climate policy, Ecofiscal.

This year’s conference, titled “” will take place on��Thursday, October 9^th��in Ottawa and online.

Organized in partnership with��The Walrus, the one-day conference will bring together global experts in climate and economic policy, media, and civil society to explore how climate disinformation is obstructing climate policy and action. The conference consists of three panel discussions and a keynote address by Charlotte Scaddan, Senior Adviser on Information Integrity, United Nations Global Communication.

The conference program can be found on the Max Bell School’s��.

If you’re able to join in person, you may confirm your attendance by��. This conference is free to attend.

Re.Climate Job Posting: Research Assistant (Aug 1)

EmmaDAmico — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:41:21 +0000

Re.Climate, housed at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University, is Canada’s go-to centre for training, research, and strategy on climate change communications and public engagement. They’re looking for a PhD student to join the team as a Research Assistant for the Fall and Winter terms (September 2, 2025 to February 27, 2026).

To apply: Please send your resume and a brief cover letter to Jessica von Handorf, Deputy Director at operations@reclimate.ca.

Deadline: August 1, 2025

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Q&A with Matt Huber: Climate Change as Class War: Building Socialism on a Warming Planet (Jul 23)

EmmaDAmico — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 16:28:52 +0000

On July 23rd at 7pm, the UONDP will be hosting a virtual QnA with Matt Huber, the author of Climate Change as Class War: Building Socialism on a Warming Planet. Matt will be discussing the importance of creating climate politics that actually appeal and improve the conditions of the working class, and provide us a pathway to get there. That means abandoning some of our preconceived notions around environmentalism, and embracing working class eco-socialist populism.

Micro-Credential: Climate Change and Youth Mental Health (July 2-Sept 24)

EmmaDAmico — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 19:21:05 +0000

Developed with the latest scientific research, the course is designed to build both personal and professional resilience—equipping learners with strategies to prevent burnout, provide compassionate and effective care, and support youth navigating the mental health impacts of a changing climate.

Through engaging original and curated content, learners will embark on a transformative journey. By following the emotional and developmental stages youth experience in response to climate change—from awareness to adaptation – learners will reflect on their own attitudes and beliefs and gain valuable insights and skills to thrive in their professional roles.

This self-paced, online micro-credential professional development course is designed to help learners acquire a unique blend of climate change knowledge, mental health expertise, and communication skills. Created by��– an intergenerational team of academics, community, and youth organizations – the course offers a balanced, solution-oriented approach that centers both youth and professional perspectives.

Course Start Date:��July 2, 2025 (with additional cohorts later this year)��

Format:��Fully online and self-paced (via �Ӱ�ԭ��’s Brightspace platform)

Tuition:��$1,800 + tax (OSAP micro-credential eligible)

Certificate of Completion��from �Ӱ�ԭ�� University provided upon completion

Gardening with Wildlife: Gardening Speaker Series (July 8)

EmmaDAmico — Mon, 19 May 2025 16:38:09 +0000

Presented by��, this speaker series is the perfect opportunity for members of �Ӱ�ԭ��’s faculty & staff community to learn from a local Master Gardener, acquire new gardening skills and knowledge, and connect with fellow gardeners across campus.

Gardening Speaker Series

This series will consist of��four in-person talks. Each talk in the series will��begin at 12:00pm��(with the exception of May 27) and last for approximately 45 minutes, leaving 15 minutes for questions. Staff and faculty are welcome to bring their own lunch to the events.

July 8, 12:00 – 1:00PM:��Gardening with Wildlife with Rebecca Last-Guenette

There is both joy and challenge in gardening for wildlife. Gardening for wildlife requires different approaches and strategies — even a different mind-set! — from regular gardening. This talk addresses the characteristics of plants and garden design that will help you create a wildlife-friendly garden, strategies for including food, shelter, and water, and practices that will encourage birds and beneficial insects to make their home in your garden. Resources specific to the Ottawa area are discussed. Rebecca concludes with a brief overview of the process for certifying your garden as wildlife habitat, or as a monarch way-station, and encourage the audience to consider joining the growing army of Citizen Scientists who are helping us better understand how people are changing the natural world.

Future Meetings:

August 7, 12:00 – 1:00PM:��Climate Change & Your Garden with Rebecca Last-Guenette

No Faith in Fossil Fuels: Rally for the Planet (May 12)

EmmaDAmico — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:05:53 +0000

Join us on Monday, May 12th��from 11:30am to 1pm for a fun, family-friendly rally for climate justice on Parliament Hill!��The demonstration is the culminating point of the two-day bike Pilgrimage for the Planet coming from Montreal to demand Canada sign onto the�� (FFNPT) – to end expansion of all fossil fuel projects. This call is supported by countless scientists, organizations, governments and municipalities – including the City of Ottawa! Meet the pilgrims and join in on their call to the federal government to take urgent climate��action! Just two weeks after the federal election, it’s up to us to set the agenda on ambitious climate action from the next government!

You are also invited to the Poster Making Party, Saint Paul University Atrium, Thurs. May 8th��– Drop in between 3 to 7:30 pm.

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