September 19 • 2025

Dr. Sarah Marie Wiebe is an Associate Professor and Graduate Advisor at the University of Victoria’s School of Public Administration. Her research interests include Climate CARE (Community Actions and Responses to Extreme weather events), public engagement, participatory governance, and environmental justice.

September 2 • 2025

Welcome 2025 trainees! We are delighted to have an additional 20 students joining our third cohort. At our annual orientation, incoming trainees meet their fellow cohort and the instructional team for a day of icebreakers, interactive workshops and team building.

July 29 • 2025

We are proud to celebrate the very first class of CCSL graduates! Congratulations to the Masters students from the 2023 Cohort, Brendan Danaher, Bryan Woodward, Sophie Janke, Luke Seybold, Eliza Batchelder, Luke Friedl, Rowan Hargreaves and Tessa Rehill.

April 24 • 2025

Co-hosted by UVic’s Vice-President Research and Innovation and CCSL, this sold-out evening brought together 100+ researchers, CCSL trainees, community leaders, and policymakers to celebrate cross-sector collaboration in climate solutions.

We welcomed expert facilitator Margaret Krebs, Director of Stanford’s Leading Interdisciplinary Collaborations Program, for a two-day professional development workshop with our trainees. The training explored the Collective Leadership model, fostered skills for collaborative thinking, self-reflection and creative problem-solving.

April 11 • 2025

Dr. Krosby works closely with policy makers to advance understanding of climate risks facing human and natural communities, and to support science-based action for addressing those risks.

March 14 •  2025

Dr. Minet leads the Clean Air (CLAIR) lab at the University of Victoria. The CLAIR lab is motivated by the need to improve urban air quality and minimize population exposure to air pollution to reduce the burden of air pollution on our health.

February 7 • 2025

Cole Sayers plays a pivotal role at Clean Energy BC, in fostering collaboration between industry, government, and First Nations, with a focus on economic reconciliation and Indigenous self-determination.

January 30 • 2025

Kate Harland (Mitigation Research Lead with the Canadian Climate Institute) reviewed Canada's changing energy landscape as we move to decarbonize Canada's electricity grid, and the progress we're seeing so far.

November 29 • 2024

Indirect, unexpected and unintended: How do we predict and adapt to climate impacts? Dr. Gerald Singh presented methods for characterizing climate outcomes in a world of uncertainty.

October 4 • 2024

The first speaker in the Fall 2024 ClimateTALK Series: Dr. Simon Donner is a professor at UBC whose research lies at the intersection of climate science, marine science and public policy.

September 3 • 2024

Welcome 2024 Trainees! We are delighted to have 14 new students joining the second cohort. At our annual orientation, incoming trainees meet their fellow cohort and the instructional team for a day of icebreakers, interactive workshops and team building.

April 25 •2024

50+ UVic Faculty, grad students and local climate professionals attended our inaugural Connections event for an evening of networking and panel discussions on Careers in Climate Action.

April 12 • 2024

CCSL trainees showcased their climate-smart designs to provincial policymakers. Trainees spoke with several MLAs, including the Honourable Ministers George Heyman (Environment & Climate Change Strategy) and Pam Alexis (Agriculture and Food).

February 13 • 2024

Students engaged with developers & community planners from UVic, Saanich, Victoria, and the CRD, as well as two Victoria City Council members, to develop ideas for the Ian Stewart Complex redesign.

Nov 30 – Dec 12 • 2023

Researchers across UVic organized a strong virtual presence at COP28, the UN Climate Change Conference held in Dubai. PhD Candidate and CCSL trainee Siyang Liu (Mechanical Engineering) represented UVic and joined a number of side events.

November 6 • 2023

Dr. Jon Foley is a world-renowned environmental scientist, sustainability expert, author, and public speaker. His work focuses on understanding our changing planet and finding new solutions to sustain the climate, ecosystems and natural resources we all depend on.

October 6 • 2023

Incoming program trainees complete this critical training on foundational the colonial context (historical & current) of Indigenous peoples in Canada. This training comprises a response to the Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

September 3 • 2023

The annual program orientation welcomes new trainees to the program at the beginning of the academic year. The students participate in workshops on interdisciplinary communication, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) training, and ways to transform climate anxiety to agency.