Earth District
As a leader in energy and environmental sustainability research, Ontario Tech is excited to join our EaRTH District partners on research projects dedicated to the betterment of society and our planet. Utilizing our expertise, our contributions include strengthening local food systems through clean and sustainable technology applications, improving fuel economy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transit buses and waste-collection trucks, using smart Canadian materials for avenues to alternative fuels, and mobilizing the work led through our Brilliant Energy Institute.Dr. Steven Murphy, President and Vice-Chancellor.
As the global climate crisis accelerates, Ontario Tech University, Centennial College, University of Toronto Scarborough, Durham College and Trent University have joined together to advance clean, green, sustainable solutions, such as net-zero vertical farming and technology to reverse groundwater pollution.
The Environmental and Related Technologies Hub (EaRTH District) will be dedicated to fueling sustainable, resilient communities locally and around the world. EaRTH District will develop the eastern Greater Toronto Area’s sustainable technology sector through research, academic programming and commercialization of advanced technology.
Related links
- EaRTH District
- Learn more about how Ontario Tech is responding to the world’s energy crisis
- Alstom/Earth District memorandum of understanding