EUC research is exploring the thinking, activism and policies that are needed to take action in the climate emergency and to plan sustainable and humane communities. We are working with Indigenous communities to define new approaches to, and knowledge of, climate change. We are also critically examining the policies and behaviours that are needed to address environmental sustainability more broadly. The transition to a sustainable energy future is a particular focus for research and action among EUC scholars.
Representative faculty members: Birch, Brand Correa, Bunch, Etcheverry, Gebresselassie, Korosi, McGregor, Mulvihill, Perkins, Podur, Rotz, Sandberg, Sandilands, Thienpont, Winfield
Researcher Spotlights
Mark Winfield
Professor Mark Winfield is co-chair of the Sustainable Energy Initiative (SEI) at EUC and conducts research on legal and policy issues relating to climate change and energy transitions.
Deborah McGregor
Professors Deborah McGregor, Lisa Myers and Alan Corbiere collaborate in a SSHRC-funded project on envisioning an Indigenous-derived climate change futures.
Lina Brand Correa
Professor Lina Brand Correa’s research uses an ecological economics lens and focuses primarily on energy and wellbeing issues, and their intersection.
Daniela Palma
Daniela Palma is a Master’s graduate in Environmental Studies whose research has a focus on balancing sustainability with practical, actionable solutions.
Kelly Gingrich
Kelly Gingrich is an Environmental Studies PhD candidate whose interdisciplinary research focuses on bridging climate education and degrowth.
Isaac Thornley
Isaac Thornley is a PhD graduate in Environmental Studies whose research focuses on the political and ideological dimensions of energy transitions.
