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aerial view of the solar panels at OISE

August 21, 2026 U of T expands solar capacity with major installation at OISE

November 20, 2025 U of T ranked 2nd in the world in latest QS sustainability rankings

view of the geothermal pipes underneath front campus

September 3, 2025 U of T’s geoexchange system the ‘largest urban system of its kind’: CBC News

hoarding around the medical sciences building with convocation hall in the background

August 5, 2025 Buildings on St. George campus connected to underground geoexchange system

researcher tends to a rooftop garden at UTSC

December 10, 2024 U of T ranked world’s most sustainable university for second year in a row

St. George Front Campus

February 2, 2024 U of T to cut carbon emissions in half on St. George campus by 2027

A view of hart house during a sunny fall day

December 5, 2023 U of T named most sustainable university in the world

December 4, 2023 U of T’s plan to become climate positive expanded to all three campuses

May 29, 2023 Can AI help make our buildings more sustainable?

Meric Gertler at the podium at the Toronto Region Board of Trade Climate Summit in Toronto

December 1, 2022 U of T President Meric Gertler calls for cross-sector collaboration at Climate Economy Summit

July 19, 2022 U of T partners with Canada Infrastructure Bank to boost climate positive efforts

A student walks by construction on Front Campus

April 25, 2022 U of T geoexchange project to reduce emissions, boost sustainability learning: National Observer

March 8, 2022 Turning CO2 into shampoo and lawn furniture? U of T startup doing what ‘no one has done before’

February 22, 2022 Adams Sustainability Celebration 2022: Four key events focused on building a sustainable future at U of T