Climate ambition

Université Laval was one of the first institutions of higher learning to have made sustainable development (SD) central to its mission.

To truly contribute to the transformation of our university and society, we must now become even more ambitious.
Projects under this initiative are designed to strengthen our teaching and research leadership in the field of climate action and enhance our community’s power to act.

We have made this a priority because scientists agree that the challenge is urgent
and because our community is committed to the cause.

Addressing climate change is now a shared responsibility, one that must be taken on by individuals as well as society.

Our daily activities must reflect the University’s climate ambition. We need to recognize, facilitate, and promote the involvement of each and every one of us.

Université Laval as an institution must also accelerate its climate ambition. The inspiring projects proposed will spark our common efforts.

The University must also be a climate action leader in society. In addition to leading by example, ULaval must be proactive in fostering the co-construction of innovations that contribute to the fight against climate change. This initiative will establish a new model for collaborating and sharing expertise to help the community adopt SD practices.

The initiative must monitor progress towards our climate action targets on a regular, comprehensive, and transparent basis so we can track how far we have come and what remains to be done.