At the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) that took place in 2022 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, the U7+ Alliance held an official side event, Universities as key solutions providers: Leveraging our local and global networks for innovation.
During the panel, convened by University of Toronto, a group of university leaders discussed how universities are collaborating amongst themselves, as well as with governments, local communities, and industries to create transformative climate solutions.
The event also featured student projects from across the U7+ that are addressing climate change. Some of the projects that U7+ students are working on include developing new tree planting methods to offset carbon emissions and promote biodiversity, broadening accessibility to public transportation, minimizing the degradation of drinking water systems, raising awareness about mercury pollution, creating thermal electric generators that produce energy from heat that would otherwise be lost, and designing capsule materials for lithium sulfur batteries—a next generation of higher energy density, more sustainable batteries.
More about the event on the World Universities Network: News WUN: Universities as key solutions providers: Leveraging our local and global networks for innovation
Link to the video of the event: Universities as key solutions providers: Leveraging our local and global networks for innovation.