Sustainable Development Goal 13
![Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate action](../../../_assets/images/upload/sdg-icons-full-colour/sdg13.png)
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Learn how UVic advanced SDG 13 during 2022:
Total energy used
energy from low carbon sources
Centres dedicated to climate research
FACULTY MEMBERS PUBLISHED ON SDG 13
Scopus/Elsevier 2018-22JOURNAL ARTICLES ON SDG 13
Scopus/Elsevier 2018-22CITATIONS OF SDG 13 RESEARCH
Scopus/Elsevier 2018-22Education & student experience
![Photo of three students from the UVic geography 477 field school at Bridge Glacier](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg13-bs-climate.jpg)
The first program on North America's West Coast to receive UN accreditation for climate science education
![Poster of the Living with Climate Change report published by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and CIFAL Victoria with the title: "Youth Championing the SDGs" with two digital images of youth (male and female) extending their arms with symbols allusive to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg13-youth-climate-532x299.jpg)
A student-led initiative exploring and sharing youth experiences concerning life amidst climate change, published by UNITAR
![Text containing the legend: "Continuing Studies @ UVic"](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg00-continuing-studies-532x299.jpg)
Micro-certificate in Climate Action Planning, guiding us in the right direction to respond effectively to climate challenges
Research
![Photo of a highway washed by a grown river in the British Columbia Interior during 2021](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg13-atmospheric-rivers-532x299.jpg)
Linking athmospheric river events and floods to human-induced climate change
![Logo of the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, depicting a section where two concentric circles meet. The logo represents the discoveries and solutions that emerge when Research Partners and Solution Seekers work together.](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg00-pics-532x299.jpg)
Cutting-edge research advancing and informing climate change mitigation and adaptation
![Logo of the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg00-pcic-532x299.jpg)
![Digital art depicting green technologies related to sustainable energy and oceans](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg07-acet-532x299.jpg)
![Aerial photo of UVic researchers surveying kelp distribution in the ocean at Vancouver Island](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg13-carbon-storage-532x299.jpg)
Assessing the storage capacity of blue carbon ecosystems to help mitigate climate change
![Photo of a stationary helicopter on the water while two researchers take water samples from the Ells River in Northern Alberta](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg13-water-climate-532x299.jpg)
Enhancing collaboration between UVic and Environment and Climate Change Canada on Water and Climate Impacts
Community & campus operations
![Photo of a young woman holding a fern leaf and smiling to the camera, situated in the forest of Mystique Vale at UVic](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg00-csap-532x299.jpg)
Preparing new generations of leaders on climate solutions through teaching, research and campus operations
![Logo of the University of Victoria next to the text: "Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria"](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg00-gustavson-532x299.jpg)
Helping companies thrive in a greening, carbon-priced economy
![Aerial view of the University of Victoria Campus](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg00-aerial-uvic.jpg)
Shifting UVic’s working capital investments to reduce their carbon intensity
![Photo of Gustavson Shcool of Business researchers Basma Majerbi and Michael King, in a forest area with the text: "The Climate Finance Project" and the logos of the Pacific Institute for Climate Solitions (PICS), UVic, and the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCi)](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg13-climate-finance-532x299.jpg)
Integrating climate change mitigation and adaptation considerations into investment decisions
Policy & policy making
![Front page of the Responsible Investment Report 2021-2022, University of Victoria Foundation, with a picture of trees and the Petch Fountain](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg07-responsible-report-532x299.jpg)
Addressing risks and opportunities associated with environmental, social & governance, and climate change
![Photo of Civil engineer Madeleine McPherson standing on a bridge in Vancouver at night, with the illuminated city in the background](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg07-energy-hub-532x299.jpg)
Providing consistent, evidenced-based tools to policymakers on how best to transition to cleaner energy sources
![Lanscape photo of the metropolitan city of Montreal at dusk, with the title: "Improving Climate Policy Projections. A Pan-Canadian review of Energy-Economy Models](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg13-climate-projections-532x299.jpg)
Improving climate policy projections to help implement effective climate policy
![Profile photo of Dr. Curran Crawford](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg07-curran-crawford-532x299.jpg)
Expert on climate change mitigation through community energy transition