{"id":355019,"date":"2021-10-19T19:00:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T16:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/six-canadian-university-students-on-how-theyre-fighting-climate-change\/"},"modified":"2021-10-19T19:00:39","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T16:00:39","slug":"six-canadian-university-students-on-how-theyre-fighting-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/six-canadian-university-students-on-how-theyre-fighting-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"#Six Canadian university students on how they&#8217;re fighting climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dca3f74120\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dca3f74120\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/six-canadian-university-students-on-how-theyre-fighting-climate-change\/#Planting_trees\" >Planting trees<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/six-canadian-university-students-on-how-theyre-fighting-climate-change\/#Holding_corporations_accountable\" >Holding corporations accountable<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/six-canadian-university-students-on-how-theyre-fighting-climate-change\/#Studying_nuclear_engineering\" >Studying nuclear engineering<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/six-canadian-university-students-on-how-theyre-fighting-climate-change\/#Supporting_ethical_companies\" >Supporting ethical companies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/six-canadian-university-students-on-how-theyre-fighting-climate-change\/#Climate_change_in_the_classroom\" >Climate change in the classroom<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/six-canadian-university-students-on-how-theyre-fighting-climate-change\/#Reducing_use_of_plastic\" >Reducing use of plastic<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Six Canadian university students on how they&#8217;re fighting climate change<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                            University students in Canada are paying more attention to climate change than ever before. It\u2019s their future that\u2019s in limbo, they say, and they want companies and governments\u2014and their own schools\u2014to start listening.\n                        <\/div>\n<div>\n                                                                        According to <i>Maclean\u2019s<\/i> annual student survey, Canadian university students are paying close attention to climate change, and have been for a while\u201453 per cent say they haven\u2019t looked away from this issue during the pandemic, while 37 per cent say they\u2019re actually paying more attention in the wake of COVID. So we reached out to students across the country to find out why this issue is so important to them, what they think needs to h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en next and how they\u2019re changing their own day-to-day behaviour to help.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1226719\" style=\"width: 544px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\" wp-image-1226719 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/UNIVERSITY-CLIMATE-SURVEY-LEE-KONG-SEPT24-03.jpg\" alt=\"Natasha Adams (Courtesy of Natasha Adams)\" width=\"534\" height=\"481\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Courtesy of Natasha Adams)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Planting_trees\"><\/span>Planting trees<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019m from Aamjiwnaang First Nation, which is surrounded by petrochemical refineries. Some of my earliest memories are of watching Captain Planet before running out to play in the bush with my best friends; we could see a refinery on the horizon anywhere we looked. I can hardly remember when terms like \u201cglobal warming\u201d and \u201cclimate change\u201d weren\u2019t a part of my regular vocabulary. I wouldn\u2019t say I\u2019m paying more attention to climate change now\u2014it\u2019s never really strayed from my thoughts\u2014but I am paying more attention to my own contributions. Before, I was always focused on becoming an ethical consumer, which left me feeling guilty and hypocritical when I couldn\u2019t give up my favourite unethically sourced chocolate bar for my future great-grandchildren. Now, I try to focus on what I can do, like planting trees, growing my own vegetables, composting my produce scraps, keeping cover crops or letting native plants flourish. It\u2019s been really rewarding to watch things spring to life.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Natasha Adams, 22, bachelor of arts in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a>s, minor in sociology and business at Brock University<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1226720\" style=\"width: 495px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\" wp-image-1226720 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/UNIVERSITY-CLIMATE-SURVEY-LEE-KONG-SEPT24-04.jpg\" alt=\"Maddy Morrison (Courtesy of Maddy Morrison)\" width=\"485\" height=\"639\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Courtesy of Maddy Morrison)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Holding_corporations_accountable\"><\/span>Holding corporations accountable<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Climate change was definitely something I was worried about before I heard about Greta Thunberg. But in 2019, my Grade 12 year, she inspired me to pay more attention. I just kept thinking, she\u2019s a couple of years younger than me, and she\u2019s not afraid to stand up and speak to some of the world\u2019s top leaders. I try to do my part, like using reusable bags, shopping at thrift stores and carpooling with friends to school. But one of the biggest things I\u2019ve learned is that large corporations make up the majority of greenhouse gas emissions. There is a lot of guilt placed on consumers, but their impact is small compared to the damage corporations do to our climate. I believe it is more important to put pressure on corporations to move to greener alternatives than to beat ourselves up about using a plastic bag every once in a while. I think there\u2019s a realization among the current generation of students that it is our future that\u2019s in limbo. While climate projection years like 2050 may seem far off, the majority of students will be alive when we hit the terrifying projections climatologists are forecasting. This affects us.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maddy Morrison, 20, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> in English and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> and society, minor in professional communications at the University of Victoria<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1226721\" style=\"width: 598px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\" wp-image-1226721 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/UNIVERSITY-CLIMATE-SURVEY-LEE-KONG-SEPT24-05.jpg\" alt=\"Tanner McBride (Courtesy of Tanner McBride)\" width=\"588\" height=\"559\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Courtesy of Tanner McBride)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Studying_nuclear_engineering\"><\/span>Studying nuclear engineering<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>My time at Ontario Tech University has gotten me more involved and informed. I\u2019ve been reading more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> articles, and I do assignments and papers on climate change. One of the reasons I decided to go into nuclear engineering is because I believe nuclear power is humanity\u2019s most efficient and environmentally friendly way to generate power. By growing the nuclear industry, it is possible to make the transition away from carbon-emitting resources such as coal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tanner McBride, 20, nuclear engineering at Ontario Tech University<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1226718\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\" wp-image-1226718 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/UNIVERSITY-CLIMATE-SURVEY-LEE-KONG-SEPT24-02.jpg\" alt=\"Hunaifa Malik (Courtesy of Hunaifa Malik)\" width=\"400\" height=\"787\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Courtesy of Hunaifa Malik)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Supporting_ethical_companies\"><\/span>Supporting ethical companies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Australian wildfires in early 2020 recaptured my attention and reignited the urgency of the climate crisis for me. There has been an alarming non-stop increase in large-scale natural disasters and environmental catastrophes. I have started doing my own research, reading more about how much specific actors such as Amazon and Apple are contributing to the climate crisis, as well as countries like Canada and the United States and my own university. I have become much more critical of the products and services I use; I prefer only to support environmentally ethical companies. I have been incorporating environmental considerations in my research papers and proposals. Our generation has learned about the climate crisis since we were very young\u2014some of us wrote letters and signed petitions from as young as second grade. So we are not only well informed of the issues, but [also] well aware that our governments are not listening to us. We are tired of not being heard.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hunaifa Malik, 21, bachelor of arts, major in international development studies and political science, minor in education at McGill University<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1226722\" style=\"width: 2510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1226722 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/UNIVERSITY-CLIMATE-SURVEY-LEE-KONG-SEPT24-06.jpg\" alt=\"Hilary Burghardt (Courtesy of SFU)\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1449\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Courtesy of SFU)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Climate_change_in_the_classroom\"><\/span>Climate change in the classroom<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Our generation is the first to experience not only the effects of climate change, but also the effect of the population boom. How much hotter can it get? How many more people can planet Earth support? We still have time to make a difference in the world. I\u2019m in an environmental education program at SFU and I want to bring this issue into my teaching practice, which has really made me look at my own day-to-day behaviour. I ask myself, \u201cHow can I do better?\u201d Critics say we can\u2019t shift to renewable energy and green industries because it will take too long and be too expensive. But let\u2019s take a look back at history, at how rapidly industrialization, capitalism and technology have evolved in the last 250 years. We can\u2019t we evolve again?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hilary Burghardt, 37, B.Ed, minor in environmental education\u00a0at Simon Fraser University<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1226723\" style=\"width: 373px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\" wp-image-1226723 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/UNIVERSITY-CLIMATE-SURVEY-LEE-KONG-SEPT24-07.jpg\" alt=\"Meagan Johnston (Courtesy of Meagan Johnston)\" width=\"363\" height=\"674\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Courtesy of Meagan Johnston)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reducing_use_of_plastic\"><\/span>Reducing use of plastic<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I am minoring in human geography at Brock, and the courses I have taken so far have a lot to do with environmental and climate change. I have been reducing my use of single-use plastic and recycling items properly. I have also tried to carpool with friends and family more often. I know some fast food restaurants have stopped providing plastic straws, which has been amazing to see, but there is a lot more that needs to be done. I think changes need to be made very quickly by the government to help save our planet. The longer we wait, the more damage is being done.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Meagan Johnston, 23, recreation and leisure studies at Brock University<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em>This article appears in print in the 2022 University Rankings issue of<\/em> Maclean\u2019s <em>magazine with the headline, \u201cChange agents.\u201d <\/em><br \/>\n<span class=\"ctx-article-root\"><!-- --><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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It\u2019s their future that\u2019s in limbo, they say, and they want companies and governments\u2014and their own schools\u2014to start listening. 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