https://www.uvic.ca/event/climate-challenge/index.php
UVic’s first Climate Solutions Challenge was held from March to May 2021. Over 40 faculty, staff and students submitted high-quality climate action proposals for the university to move forward in fostering meaningful climate change solutions.
Participants submitted proposals in two categories.
- Looking Past COVID to Climate:
What lessons can we take from the dramatic changes of the current COVID-19 crisis into opportunities for climate action?
- Measuring and managing for climate:
What tools or approaches could improve the measurement and management of the real costs (including social and environmental) in UVic decision-making processes?
Winners of the 2021 Climate Solutions Challenge
Category: Looking past COVID to climate
First place
Heather Norton
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
“Climate citizenship education as a leverage point for university impact”
Runner-up
Holly Cecil, Nicole Fetterly and Deanne Taillieu
Faculty of Law
“The default veg initiative”
Category: Measuring and managing for climate
First place
Adrian Boot, Benjamin Delfs, Daan Arscott and Midhat Malik
Gustavson School of Business
“Climate-friendly decision analysis framework: the quadruple bottom line”
Runner up
Heather Ranson and Rachael Bond
Gustavson School of Business
“Return to travel action plan”
Honourable mentions
- Ellie Gilchrist: “Hands-on food systems continuing studies program”
- Shea Wyatt, Dwight Owens and Jennifer Putland: “UVic@Home”
- Emma Harrison, Isaac Dekker and Hayley Smith: “Local waste streams to energy”