Canada's warming stripes depicting years 1850-2024, image developed by Ed Hawkins, 2025.
The climate emergency is arguably humanity's most pressing issue. This guide is a starting point for the KPU community to engage in learning about the climate crisis and ways we can contribute to solutions. The climate literature is vast and overwhelming and it can be anxiety- or grief-inducing; these pages highlight just a few significant sources of information and, wherever possible, reflect a local or provincial perspective. We also attempt to use as many freely available resources as possible in the hopes that readers will fill free to share widely.
This project is a collaboration between the Library and KPU's Climate + Challenge. Have feedback on what you find here or suggestions for additional links? Please contact KPU librarians Celia Brinkerhoff or Allison Richardson.
"We can't give in to despair...we have to go out and look for the hope we need to inspire us to act -- and that hope begins with a conversation, today."
~ Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe