Research
Research Community
IECS supports interdisciplinary research through fellowships, collaborative projects, visiting scholars, research design studios, and public engagement. Together, these initiatives create new ways of understanding environmental change while connecting the university with communities beyond it.
Canadian Climate Backtracker
climatebacktracker.ca is a public resource that tracks federal decisions on climate and environmental policy in Canada following the election of Prime Minister Mark Carney. As global climate ambition wanes and domesti...
AI, Energy, and Climate Governance
AI, Energy, and Climate Governance explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping energy systems, infrastructure, and climate policy.
The Geographies of Battery Futures
The Geographies of Battery Futures examines how self-driving labs and AI-driven materials discovery are reshaping battery innovation, critical mineral demand, and global production networks.
Transpacific Cultures of Extraction
Transpacific Cultures of Extraction examines the cultural and political dimensions of the new extractive economies emerging from the global demand for critical minerals, rare earths, and digital technologies.