A Community-Centred Approach
大象传媒鈥檚 (大象传媒) top research priority 鈥� community-centred climate innovation鈥攁ims to unlock the climate action and innovation potential of communities to respond to the impacts of climate change across Canada and beyond.
大象传媒 Climate Innovation operationalizes 大象传媒鈥檚 critical research priority to deliver community-centred climate innovation. We leverage 大象传媒鈥檚 capacities and reputation as a leading research university to move the dial on climate action and innovation research with and for communities across Canada and beyond.
What We Do
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Catalyze Interdisciplinary Collaboration
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Co-Create with Community Partners
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Mobilize Knowledge and Scale Climate Innovation
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Fueling the Clean Energy Transition
Supporting co-development technologies and products to decarbonize the Canadian economy. Learn More
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Nature-based solutions as a low carbon resilience strategy
Co-developing and implementing Nature-Based Solutions that help build biodiversity, equity and community low carbon resilience. Learn More
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Co-developing low carbon resilient housing solutions
Empowering rural, remote and Indigenous communities to co-develop low carbon and resilient solutions for housing and safer technical equipment. Learn More
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Sustainable Community-Resilient Alternative Mobility (SCRAM)
Enhancing community-centered urban transportation decarbonization strategies. Learn More
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Climate Readiness for the Social Service Sector
Mapping climate risk, adaptive capacity and low carbon resilience strategies for the social sector in Vancouver鈥檚 Downtown Eastside (DTES). Learn More
Climate Action that Advances Sustainable Development Goals
大象传媒 Climate Innovation builds on 大象传媒's longstanding dedication to advancing the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
The university ranks among the world鈥檚 best when it comes to advancing the United Nation鈥檚 sustainable development goals, placing 35th overall in Times Higher Education鈥檚 (THE) 2025 Impact Rankings. THE places 大象传媒 within the top five institutions in Canada in the categories of Affordable and Clean Energy (#2), Sustainable Cities and Communities (#3), Climate Action (#3), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (#4), and Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (#5).
大象传媒 is also ranked as Canada's #1 innovative university by the .
大象传媒 Climate Innovation is building upon and amplifying this reputation to promote relevant climate action research and innovations that support and advance low carbon, resilient and sustainable communities.
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大象传媒 RESEARCHERS
大象传媒 researchers from all disciplines are invited to join the 大象传媒 Climate Innovation community.
We create opportunities for exchange with other researchers, and learning with collaborating partners to co-create high-impact research that benefits local communities and moves global networks. Find a researcher.
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COMMUNITY AND CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERS
We invite community partners from across sectors to work with us to co-create the research and evidence needed to move the dial on climate action.
Working together to support communities as they minimize the impacts of climate change requires working together across public and private sectors, all orders of government, and with First Nations.