Sustainable Development Goal 13

Education & student experience

SDG 13 in action at Co-op and Career

Co-op and Career Services offers placements locally and abroad, where students have the opportunity to work in projects that support climate action, both in adaptation and mitigation.

New bachelor degree in climate science

The Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Climate Science is the first program on North America's West Coast to receive UN accreditation for climate science education, preparing students to turn climate science into real action.

New graduate program for climate leaders

UVic launched a first-of-its-kind Canadian graduate climate training program that prepares the next generation of graduate students with the transdisciplinary skills and experience to tackle the climate crisis.

Climate and sustainability programs

UVic has grown the offerings of fully-dedicated climate and sustainability undergraduate and graduate degrees, diplomas, minors, certificate programs and Co-op experiences, a complete set of opportunities to tackle the climate crisis.

Inuit youth climate action summit

Young Inuit leaders from Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, chose UVic to exchange ideas on how Indigenous practices can both provide solutions to the changing climate and elevate youth voices.

Climate Disaster Project

UVic’s Climate Disaster Project is an international teaching newsroom that works with people affected by climate change to collect, compile and share survivor stories with local and national media outlets.

Research

Climate Impacts research

Dr. Julia Baum advances research on the effects of marine heatwaves caused by climate change on corals and biodiversity, providing important clues about broader coral diversity and marine ecosystem health.

Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions

The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) accelerates climate action by its cutting-edge and high-impact research advancing and informing climate change mitigation and adaptation solutions.

Order of Canada for ocean science leadership

Kate Moran, President and CEO of Ocean Networks Canada, was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada for her innovative leadership as a researcher, policy advisor and administrator in ocean engineering and climate action.

McDonald Fellowship for building resilient oceans

Dr. Amanda Bates was awarded a prestigious 2023 Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship for her scholarship, international collaborations and visionary research program on ocean ecosystems change, resilience and conservation due to climate change.

Climate Finance

Dr. Basma Majerbi, UVic Impact Investing Hub founder and director, received the Canada Clean50 award for her visionary leadership in sustainability and climate action through climate finance.

Injecting carbon dioxide into the ocean

Solid Carbon, an international research team led by Ocean Networks Canada, found that injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) into ocean basalt has almost no risk of triggering any seismic activity.

Community & campus operations

Clean energy for communities

Accelerating Community Energy Transformation (ACET) is moving Canada closer to a net-zero future by supporting local, place-based clean energy transitions integrating breakthrough renewable energy technologies and solutions.

Investing in active transportation infrastructure

UVic’s cycling network received a $2.4 million boost to improve its active transportation infrastructure, making crossings safer, building new pedestrian and bicycle pathways and improved lighting and signage in and around campus.

Climate Action Planning

The Micro-certificate in Climate Action Planning is a learning opportunity for the community to learn the foundations of planning for climate action, developing the skills for on-the-ground solutions involving government, business, and community organizations.

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The Balance Co-Lab: Collaboration for Sustainable Communities is advancing advance a sustainability framework for decision-making in Indigenous communities, enhancing capacity in Indigenous organization for environmental stewardship.

Policy & policy-making

Climate and sustainability action plan

The Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 2030 provides integrated responses to the challenges and opportunities of climate change, through a set of responsible solution in teaching, research and campus operations.

Responsible investment

The Responsible Investment Report 2023 provides a comprehensive overview of UVic’s ongoing efforts addressing risks and opportunities associated with environmental, social & governance, and climate change

Regulating climate policy

The Environmental Law Centre prepared a submission setting out the most feasible federal law reform recommendations for Canada to meet its commitments to end public financing for the international fossil fuel industry.

COP28: Experts on climate and environment

University Communications and Marketing worked with a set of UVic researchers to curate a long list of experts available to media for comment on topics related to the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 UAE.