Climate Action

Science demands a dramatic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
in each year of this decade to avoid the worst of human-caused
climate change and to reduce the impact of climate change among the
world’s poorest populations. Lakehead University recognizes its role in
acting to address climate issues through research, partnerships,
stewardship in its own behaviours such as reducing carbon use,
knowledge creation and exchange, and through education.

COMMITMENT TO CLIMATE ACTION

Reflecting its commitments to climate action, Lakehead University has declared the 2021/2022 academic year a Year of Climate Action. This move supports Lakehead University's commitments to social responsibility and sustainability, which demand that we take action to create a healthy, equitable, and sustainable future.
More information on Lakehead University’s Year of Climate Action can be found here.
More information about Lakehead’s Sustainability Action Plan can be found here.

COMMITMENT TO CARBON NEUTRALITY

As a member of the Advisory Group of the City of Thunder Bay’s Net-Zero Strategy, Lakehead University is committed to collaborative action to address energy use and greenhouse gas emissions as a feasible pathway to achieve community-wide net-zero emissions by 2050. This includes a commitment to reduce energy usage in campus buildings and to support renewable sources, as outlined in Lakehead University’s Sustainability Action Plan.
More information on the Net-Zero Strategy can be found here.
More information about Lakehead’s Sustainability Action Plan can be found here.